Children's Literature Part 2Learning Target Goals
Students will understand how to interpret and analyze children's literature as a group. Students will also understand how to bring literature to life by incorporating facial expressions, eye contact, gestures, tone, and body language when presenting. Common Core Standards Reading: Literature Key Ideas and Details: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. Speaking & Listening CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4 Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.6 Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. Writing CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. (Oral Interpretation)
Rubric: 400 Points Literature Analysis: 100 Points Partner or Group Collaboration: 100 Points Script or Scene Memorization: 100 Points Performance: 100 Points Presentation Categories Scripted Performance Improvisation Performance Video Performance Option A Directions: Research children's literature or young adult literature as a group or with a partner. Interpret the character and prepare a presentation. Bring the literature to life. Act out a script or a movie scene. Prepare a 3 minute presentation. Your presentation should be 3 minutes of content. Bloopers are an addition to your presentation. Option B Directions: Research a published monologue and prepare a one minute presentation. A monologue is a speech given by a single character in a story. You may select a monologue from a book, a play, a movie, or a television show. You may perform your monologue live or create a video. Literature Analysis 1. Identify the author of the literature? 2. What is the title of the literature? 3. When was it published? 4. Summarize the literature. 5. Discuss the main characters. 6. What is the purpose or objective of the literature? Is it to inform, entertain, or persuade? 7. What is the mood of the literature? 8. What is the theme of the literature? 9. Discuss the reason for your selection. 10. Would you recommend this selection?
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