Kaileen's+Assignment+Sheet

Kaileen’s assignment sheet: They were supposed to write paragraphs to show that they met each competency—or to write a couple of paragraphs for each bulleted competency. Book Title: Author: Pick five literary elements form the handout and write about each as it relates to your books. (Assume that any that the student chose to discuss were on the handout.) 1. When were your books published? 2. What were some of the major social and political issues of the time period? 3. What were some of the major historical moments of the time period? 4. How are those events, in any way, portrayed in your stories? 1. After reading the stories, what would you say are some of the values the characters have? 2. What perspectives are represented? 3. After learning about your author, can you identify any of the values of the author in your stories? 1. Identify the conflict in one of the stories. 2. Identify the resolution in one of the stories. 3. Identify how one of the characters changes over time. 1. What kind of structure or format does the writer/illustrator use to communicate the meaning of the story? 2. How would you characterize the author’s style?
 * Determine how literary elements support meaning**
 * Analyze social, political and historical context of novels**
 * Analyze Values and Perspectives in Novels**
 * Trace character growth and plot development in novels**
 * Analyze author’s style and structure in novels.**

The items in bold are the competencies. For each competency, determine if you think the student met the competency. You may need to get the children’s book out of the library to check the student’s understanding.