Picture Book Resource Information

Read 2 or more picture books from each genre (due each Saturday the chapter is presented)

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  Poetry (10.2.2010)
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  Folklore (10.16.2010)
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  Multicultural Literature (10.30.2010)
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  Fantasy/ Science Fiction (11.13.2010)
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  Realistic Fiction (11.13.2010)
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  Biography/Autobiography (11.20.2010)
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  Nonfiction (11.20.2010)

Information to include

• Title
• Author
• Illustrator
• Unit Topic/ Theme
• Short Plot Summary (2 to 4 sentences)
• Teaching Ideas (can be in any curricular areas: Math, Science…)
• Small printout of picture of book cover (use the internet; you can google the book’s image)

Remember, this assignment is to familiarize you with the wealth of picture books available for use in your future classroom. Teachers who want to instill the love of reading in their students must be readers themselves.

Make this assignment useful to you! Think about the grade level you want to teach and how these books can be applied to your class.