Ultimately, we will write our own children's story!!!
Project Explanation:
Our first step, however, is to analyze some "classics" of Childrens' Literature. The meaning of the story goes much deeper than what simply happens in the story itself. Childrens' stories are intended to explain deeper and more mature ideas in a simple way- through a story with characters and an environment children are likely to respond to.
Instructions:
From the list of children's books below, choose two to research on the internet. After you have found the information, write your findings into a Google document that you will share with me by the end of this period that will be graded. Of the two books, you should complete the steps below for at least one book, by the end of this period. Ultimately, you will research two of the titles below.
For each of the books you research, include the following information:
1. a plot summary of the story- in your own words, not copied and pasted from a website or other electronic media.
2. an analysis of the story; what interpretations have other people come up with- what does the text really mean?
3. explain at least one of the characters in the story; what do they look like and what is their personality?
4. include work cited information on all of the internet sources you use.
List of Texts:
Where the Wild Things Are
The Legend of the Lorax or any other Dr. Seuss
The Giving Tree
Love You Forever
This information should be written into a new Google document titled Children's lit.
