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• RDG 350 Entire Course

• RDG 350 Week 1 DQ 1

• Define childrens literature. (Please use our
  text's definition.) Cite two or three books you
  would label as childrens literature and explain
  your reasoning.

• RDG 350 Week 1 Individual Assignment Favorite
  Book Share
• RDG 350 Week 1 DQ 1
• RDG 350 Week 1 DQ 2
• RDG 350 Week 1 DQ 3
• RDG 350 Week 2 Individual Assignment Newbery and
  Caldecott Awards Summary
• RDG 350 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Standards
  Based Presentation
• RDG 350 Week 2 DQ 1
• RDG 350 Week 2 DQ 2

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• RDG 350 Week 1 DQ 2

• RDG 350 Week 1 DQ 3

• What books do you regard as childrens classics?
  Explain your reasoning.

• What are at least three ways childrens
  literature facilitates students learning of
  content, language development, and improved
  reading abilities?

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• RDG 350 Week 1 Individual Assignment Favorite
  Book Share

• RDG 350 Week 2 DQ 1

• RDG350 Week 1 Individual Assignment Favorite Book
  Share Prepare to discuss one of your favorite
  books you read as a child . Post this in the Main
  Forum as well as to the Assignments page.

• Traditionally, picture books have been primarily
  used in the early years of school (K2).
  Recently, picture books have creatively explored
  concepts in all areas of the curriculum and at
  all educational levels. Can picture books be used
  successfully and effectively in middle or high
  school curriculum? Why or why not?

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• RDG 350 Week 2 DQ 3

• RDG 350 Week 2 DQ 2

• Identify an award-winning book you have read that
  you could imagine to be an award winner, or one
  you believe should not have received an award.
  Discuss and support your evaluation.

• If a parent were visiting your class and asked
  you why you were using literature in the science
  class they observed, what would you choose as
  your three most valuable reasons? How would you
  support your choices?  

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• RDG 350 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Standards
  Based Presentation

• RDG 350 Week 2 Individual Assignment Newbery and
  Caldecott Awards Summary

• Resources American Library Association Web site
  (http//www.ala.org/) or the International
  Reading Association Web site (http//www.reading.o
  rg/General/Default.aspx) and Childrens
  Literature.
• Caldecott Medal and Newbery Medal Book
  Summaries (350 word minimum for each award) -
  Research the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery
  Medal Awards.  Choose and read one book honored
  by each of the awards (two books total).

• Review the book each team member selected in Week
  One.
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• Create an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft PowerPoint pr
  esentation demonstrating how each team members
  chosen book could be used to integrate
  performance objectives in a content-area state
  standard (such as social studies, science, or
  math) with a performance objective in a language
  arts state standard.

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• RDG 350 Week 3 DQ 2

• RDG 350 Week 3 DQ 1

• Is it important to expose your students to all
  genres of literature? Why or why not?

• If a parent challenged a particular book you were
  using with your class, what would you do?
  Describe the steps you would take.

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• RDG 350 Week 3 Individual Assignment Censored
  Book Reflection

• RDG 350 Week 3 DQ 3

• What are some critical issues relating to the
  selection of childrens literature in the
  classroom?

• Individual
• Censored Book Reflection
• Research the American Library Association website
  or the International Reading Association website
  to find children's books that have been censored.
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• Choose a censored book.
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• Research why it was censored.

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• RDG 350 Week 4 DQ 1

• RDG 350 Week 3 Individual Assignment Genre
  Presentation

• Choose and research a childrens literature
  genre. Construct a narrative paper (350-word
  minimum) on the genre detailing the following
  characteristics, well-known authors, and two
  examples of quality childrens literature in the
  genre. Try to choose a genre that is unfamiliar
  to you.  Evaluate the examples that you will
  provide with guidelines from our textbook.

• According to the chapter in our text, what are
  the creative responses that could be used by
  students to respond to a book?

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• RDG 350 Week 4 DQ 3

• RDG 350 Week 4 DQ 2

• What are the benefits of having students respond
  to the literature they read?

• Provide an example of how literature could be
  used to reinforce a lesson on values or life
  skills. 

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• RDG 350 Week 4 Individual Assignment Caldecott
  and Newbery Award Book Summaries

• RDG 350 Week 4 Individual Assignment Book
  Response and Reflection

• Read a childrens book and prepare a creative
  response to the book. (See examples in Ch. 4 of
  the text.).
• Write a 350-word paper reflecting on how the form
  of response you chose contributed to your
  understandings of the book.

• Research the Caldecott and Newbery awards.
• Choose and read one book honored by each of the
  awards (two books total).
• Write a 350- to 700-word summary for each of the
  books, including your brief evaluation of each
  book.

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• RDG 350 Week 5 DQ 1

• RDG 350 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Genre
  Comparison Chart

• Genre Comparison Chart (Learning Team)-Develop a
  chart that compares the similarities and
  differences of the genres in childrens
  literature.  You must use a minimum of 4 genres
  and can design the comparison chart any way you
  wish.

• How would you deal with a book that portrays
  negative values?

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• RDG 350 Week 5 DQ 3

• RDG 350 Week 5 DQ 2

• What might a response to a book through art,
  music, drama, writing, or movement demonstrate
  about involvement and understanding of the books?
  How might these kinds of responses stimulate
  learning?

• Would you mind sharing something that you've
  learned during this class?  I use this
  information to see where I need to place more
  emphasis. It's also nice to know that you did
  learn something during our time together.

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• RDG 350 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment
  Anticipation and Reaction Guides and Summary

• RDG 350 Week 5 Individual Assignment Issue and
  Trend Interview Paper

• Issues and Trends Interview Paper-Interview a
  school librarian regarding the issues/trends in
  childrens literature. Submit your interview
  questions and answers as well as a brief summary
  of the session. Be sure to ask probing and
  follow-up questions. 

• Discuss each team members answers to the
  Anticipation and Reaction Guide
• Write a 350 word summary of your groups
  discussions covering any themes, similarities, or
  differences that you found.

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• RDG 350 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Genre
  Celebration

• Resource Genre Celebration Guidelines located on
  the Course Materials page.
• Submit the Genre Celebration project.

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• RDG 350 Week 6 Summary

• RDG 350 Week 6 Problem Set(New)

• RDG 350 Week 6 Problem Set, 9 Questions Set

• What three things did you learn this week? 2. Why
  are they important to you?  3. How do you plan to
  use them? 

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