Author profile and Picture Books

Fancy Nancy

By Jane O'Connor

Illustrated by Robin P. Glasser

This book is an interesting and exciting book to read to the students during the Christmas Holidays or to the class in the month of December. It is about a little girl who likes everything to be fancy, even her words. She loves all the fancy things about Christmas. But, when she breaks the Christmas tree topper that she bought with her money, she worried but then grandpa arrives and told her to improvise with what she has. We all know improvise is a fancy word.

This book would be used for Pre-K or Kindergarten students

http://childrensbooks.about.com/

20th Century Children's Poetry Treasury

By:Jack Prelutsky and Meilo So

This book is about all differnt kind of poetry that children love. This book is filled with lots of fun poetry to read and enjoy. The best age suitable for this book is children from 4-9 and sometimes even adults want to read poetry.

Nonfiction-Childrens Literature

Chicken Soup for the Child's Soul

By: Jack Canfield, Mark V. Hansen, Patty Hansen,

Irene Dunlap

This book is a fun filled story book for children ages 5-8 years old. It has stories about family ties, helping neighbors, and lasting friendships. This book can help guide the children as they explore their relationships with family, friends, and begin to develop thier own personal identity.

This book is good to be used with grades K-3

Shared Reading

Shared Reading had some interesting things. I noticed as I was reading the passage, that we as educators do that with our students at school. I for example, have read to one of my first grade classes that I work with and I asked them questions, they were able to make connections, to tell what was going to happen next, and also tell me what was going on at that moment in time.

One thing that I really enjoyed about the passage was it talked about a little girl from the age of 2 years old, and how she always carried a book. She would ask her family to read it to her. As her mom read it to her, she started to give inferences on the book. She pointed out to the illustrations and say some words. As time went by, she was able to enhance her learning and reading skills.

So overall, I thing it is a great idea to continue Shared Reading along with Read Alouds with our students and children at home.

Nonfiction books

I Am a Star by Inge Auerbacher

The book is about Inga Auerbacher's childhood was a happy and peaceful just as any other German child---Until 1942. By then, the Nazis were in power and she and her parents were rounded up and sent to a concentration camp. They defied death for three years until they were freed. This story allows the youngest reader to understand the Holocaust.

Reading a book is one thing but visiting the actual site is a lot more painful than just reading about it. But those who went through it experienced the real pain.

This book can be used for readers in grades 3-6

Chapter 10

In Chapter 10 William Sleator stated "Reading aloud is a great way to get kids into books-- I remember absolutely loving it when the teacher read aloud when I was a kid. I was completely lost in the story."


Reading Aloud is essential for all ages. Reading Aloud is essential because they are pure magic when you pick a book that really works and when read dramatically for the whole class. To older students it is critical because it helps them become better readers.

Chapter 9

According to Chapter 9... Nonfiction encompasses nonfiction or informational books as well as biographies. It also mentioned to us where to find the Copyright Page and what it contains. This chapter also gives us the elements of nonfiction, also nonfiction is a figurative language. Also in Nonfiction graceful, elegent language is an important aspect of the writing.

Chapter 8

Chapter 8 notes tells us the different Elements of Fiction, they are setting, plot, climax, conflict, character, point of view, etc....

In setting it involves the time, place, weather conditions, social conditions, mood or atmosphere. Plot has five essential parts that include: Introduction, rising action, climax, falling, action, and denouement.

The climax of the story is where the story gets really good. Conflicts are troubles and struggles with the characters.

Chapter 7

I know I haven't been keeping up but here is chapter 7 then I will post 8-9 plus all the books for the genres
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According to the powerpoing notes, Chapter 7 taught me that there are different types of picture books. Picture books is a form not a Genre. They can be placed or categorized into a genre. Many are classified as fiction, they can also be traditional literature, poetry, fantasy, science fiction, realistic fiction, and historical fiction. The ones that considered fiction they designated for juvenile fiction.
Picture books came from as early as the cavemen, because early humans left their picture stories ont eh walls of cavesk many still survive. Many ways to explore the writing in picture books are by characters, plot, setting, well-written prose, figurative language, leads, dialogue, understatement.
Some of the picture books that I would use are Alphabet books, Pop up books, wordless picture books, and predictable patterned picture books.

Chapter 6

I know I am late on blogging... however going over the powerpoint notes from chapter 6.... One thing that I noticed is that this chapter was mainly on the different elements of traditional literature. Also another thing is that the intertexulaity refers to a stroy, book, but also it is referring to the story.

TEKS for Elementary Grade Levels

This is the website that helps and gives the TEKS for elementary grade levels for reading...

check it out it also offers TEKS for middle school and high school...

http://www.angelo.edu/services/library/govdocs/lessonelem.html

Chapter 5 Poetry

CHAPTER 5,

Poetry is wonderful, I had a great time growing up and learning about poetry all, my teachers made it interesting. In chapter 5 I was remembered that there are different types of poetry that are used in the classroom for the students to learn. The terms that teachers use are:

Narrative- A poem that tells stories, it can be in rhyme or in free verse, however I have seen most people do it in rhyme

Lyrical- A peom that is in melody and focuses on description or observations...Most Children's poetry is written in this form

Free Verse- A nonrhyming poem, but usually rhymes although it is not always patterned

Limericks- A poem that has 5 lines that is thought to be Irish and the 5th line is usually a humorous concluding statement

Haiku- A Japanese ancient three line form poem where the 1st and 3rd lines have 5 syllables and the 2nd line has 7 syllables

Concrete- Written in the shape of the poem's subject

Acrostic- Form in which a word is written vertically, and each letter starts a line

Poetry Novels- Series of free verse that tell a continuous story

The one thing that I did not enjoy learning from the poetry notes that we went over in class was where it mentions to revise all ready written poetry... If students were to do this we as educators would not be doing our job and the students wouldn't be turning in their own work.

Lesson Plan

Here is a sample to the Lesson Plan from the TEA website....

I will send an email because I am having trouble posting... I will show all of you how to get there next week in class....

Chapter 3 and Chapter 4

Chapter 3, reminds us as educators that we have to teach the students the comprehension skills in what they read. It also tells us that building vocabulary goes hand in hand with comprehension. This chapter also shows us different ways in Assessing comprehension by using retelling, miscue analysis, and artistic renderings such as story mapping are all different ways to get the young readers to understand what they are reading.


In Chapter 4, Responding to Literature, I was reminded in the section Story Dramatization and Improvisation that when students dramatize a story, they reenact events of the story as they unfold. I also learned that responses are the rooting of lifelong loves of literature. Also, a reader can respond to the literature in many ways such as drama, art, and music.

Childern's book website

http://www.eleanorsbooks.com/ is a website for people to start at and visit. It provides differnt sources for different types of childern's books. It even provides information such as the author and the genre of the book. It also provides other websites that can be visited for more information.




The Title of the Website is called Children's Book Central.

The Little Engine that Could is about a little engine train that pulls cars full of toys and takes them to good boys and girls all over. The little engine never gives up. The moral of the story is to never give up and to tell yourself I think I can--, I think I can...

So when children hear that they can refer back and think about the little engine that could.

Books of Authors -- Author # 3 William Steig

Zeke Pippin
By William Steig

This book is about a young pig that becomes disappointed when his family falls asleep as he plays his newfound harmonica. Then he runs away'only to undergo harrowing adventures before he, with the aid of his magical sleep-inducing harmonica, can be reunited with his loving family.

By reading the Authors synopsis and looking at the cover, I think that the book is about a young pig who also gets lost but also has fun while on his adventures. But then gets lonely and then wants to go back home with his family.

This book can be used with 4-6 year olds which are K-1st grade levels and maybe 2nd grade. As and educator I would probably use the book with Pre-K as well to teach them about animals and colors.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&ISBN=9780062059246&ourl=Zeke%2DPippin%2FWilliam%2DSteig

Books of 3 Authors -- Author 2 Cynthia Rylant

Dog Heaven By Cynthia Rylant
Illustration by Cynthia Rylant

According to the cover of the book, I came to a conclusion that the book is about a Dog running around and playing in the fields and then one day he was probably in an accident and was sent to Dog Heaven. And in Dog Heaven the dog is able to fly and help other animals. This book will also be good for dog lovers who have lost their dogs. It has helped many people. This book is good for children becasue since the book is called Dog Heaven, the Author wanted the readers to see how God knows how dogs love children more than anything, so that is why this book is used for children ages 4-7 years of age.

Grade levels for the usage of this book is pre-k- 2nd grade maybe 3rd grade. I would also use this book in the Life Skills classroom in the Special ed. dept.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&ISBN=9780590417013&ourl=Dog%2DHeaven%2FCynthia%2DRylant

Books of 3 Authors--- Author 1 Jim Arnosky

Crocodile Safari
By Jim Arnosky

In this book he shares his adventures seeking and finding the elusive, once endangered North American crocodile. From the author's green canoe, young readers will travel on an exciting water safari and learn amazing facts about crocodiles, their habitat, and their behavior. Also by looking at the cover of the book, I can only guess that the book also explains how the crocodiles survive and stay safe and keep out of danger, and how to protect themselves.

This book can be used probably with 2nd-3rd grade. Becasue it shows how the animals can live. But the book might also be used with all other elementary grade levels with different content and different perspective.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ean=9780439903561

CHAPTER 2

Chapter 2 tells us that as educators, we should not have any type of predjuice, racial or any negative views of the students in our classrooms, because there are childeren of all nationalities and races in our classroom. The chapter also gives us some ideas in what to put in the classroom that way everyone can feel comfortable and be in a safe environment.

THREE AUTHORS OF CHILDREN BOOKS AND CHAPTER 1

FIRST OF ALL I HAVE BEEN SICK ALL WEEKEND.... SORRY...

IN CHAPTER 1, according to the notes and lecture I learned that We as Educators need to show that we enjoy reading, so that the students will learn to enjoy it also. Also, I really believe and think that all children have the capability of learning. Some children learn by hands on, listening, and others by reading.

The First Author that I came across was Jim Arnosky, he says on his site "Everything I See And Do I Put Into a Picture Book For You!", I have also noticed a book without words is exciting as well, because a child can be able to use his or her imagination. Also us as educators, we would be able to use our imagination to tell the story by looking at the pictures.

The second author is Cynthia Rylant, she is sympathetic to her characters, she has written picture books, poetry, short stories, novels, and nonfiction books. Short stories is one type that most writers have in common.

The 3rd author is William Steig, he died in 2003, however he was known as the King of Cartoons. Cartoon books is another form of style in getting children to read books. One of his books was Shrek.

EDRG 3321

Hi everyone,


This is Juan Gutierrez from EDRG 3321 Monday night with Anita Pickett