Picture Books
Chapter 7
"Children's [picture] books
are a short literary form, like
a sonnet."Rosemary Wells
Background
• Description
• History
Elements
Visual Elements
• Line
• Color
• Shape
• Texture
• Design / Composition
Media
Writing
• Characters / plot / setting
• Well-composed prose
• Elements of POOR writing
Forms
Using Picture Books
in the Classroom
Selecting Quality Books
• Awards
• Building a library
• Younger students
• Intermediate and middle schools
Ways of Using Picture Books
Talking about picture books
• Talking about the art
• Character education
• Writing models
• Parodies
• Teaching literacy
• Higher level thinking
Strategies
Webbing
Writing in author's
style
Sketch-to-
stretch
2nd grader
Media
Projects
The main points in
Eric Carle's
Very Hungry Caterpillar
Projects
Ukrainian eggs made after reading Polacco's Reschenka's Eggs
Projects
Response to Brett Harvey's
Cassie's Journey
Projects
Performance
More strategies
• Accordion books
• E-mail, chat rooms
• Board games
• Book boxes
Considerations for Younger Children
Considerations for Older Students
Visit the CD-ROM for this entire unit.
See the CD-ROM which came with this text for:• Searchable database of children's literature• Author and illustrator profiles• A history of children's literature• Bibliographies
Visit the COMPANION WEBSITE for:• Related websites • Picture book awards
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