Week 6: Mon 2.25/Wed 2.27

Week 6: Mon 2.25/Wed 2.27
Read: Yo Soy Muslim
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
Due: BOOK REFLECTION 5: YO SOY MUSLIM (FORM A)

Upcoming:

Week 7: Mon 3.4/Wed 3.6
Read: Just Juice
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
Due: BOOK REFLECTION 5: JUST JUICE (FORM B)

Week 5: Mon 2.18/Wed 2.20

Week 5: Mon 2.18/Wed 2.20
Read: The Different Dragon
Class: Reading discussion; Guest speaker: TBA
Due: BOOK REFLECTION 3: THE DIFFERENT DRAGON (FORM A)

Upcoming:

Week 6: Mon 2.25/Wed 2.27
Read: Yo Soy Muslim
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
Due: BOOK REFLECTION 5: YO SOY MUSLIM (FORM A)

Week 4: Mon 2.11/Wed 2.13

Week 4: Mon 2.11/Wed 2.13
Read: The Name Jar
Class: Reading discussion; Lecture—“Building a Better Multimedia Presentation: An Annotated Look;” Multimedia presentation partner and topic assignments
Due: BOOK REFLECTION 2: THE NAME JAR (FORM A)

Upcoming:

Week 5: Mon 2.18/Wed 2.20
Read: The Different Dragon
Class: Reading discussion; Guest speaker: TBA
Due: BOOK REFLECTION 3: THE DIFFERENT DRAGON (FORM A)
 

Multimedia Presentation

This semester, you and a partner will be responsible for a 10-minute multimedia presentation.

Requirements:

• The presentation must be no more than 10 minutes in length.
• There should be 10-12 slides (including introduction and conclusion) and should contain least one video clip—absolutely no more than two minutes in length.
• On the day of your presentation, email your presentation (or a link) to me at dhdelao@gmail.com.

Also:

• You must provide your own laptop.
• You may utilize any presentation program you like (e.g PowerPoint, Keynote). However, please sort out any technical issues BEFORE your presentation date (our room's projection system can be found throughout campus).
• Macs will require an Apple-specific adapter to connect to the university’s projection system. Newer model PCs with HDMI-only connections will also require special adapters. 
• You must present from a downloaded version of your presentation (e.g. PowerPoint, Keynote); DO NOT present directly from Google Docs online.
• Presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot score higher than a C You may be docked for a lack of preparedness 

Topics:

1. Literature Circles: A Teacher’s How-To
2. Anatomy of a Banned Book: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
3. This is Your Brain on Books: On Reading and the Brain
4. Dishonored: The Laura Ingalls Wilder Controversy
5. Classics of the Canon: AA Milne’s Winnie the Pooh
6. Literacy and the ELD Student
7. Hello God, It’s Me, Judy Bloom
8. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: The Role of the Illustrator in Children’s Literature
9. Classics of the Canon: Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
10. Digitized: Screen Time and Adolescent Development
11. Why the Third Grade Matters So Much
12. Graphic Novels 101 
13. ADHD in the Classroom 
14. Why Middle Grade Literature?
15. Where the Girls Aren’t: Why Are There So Few Female Characters in Children’s Literature?
16. Classics of the Canon: EB White’s Charlotte’s Web
17. Inside the Macabre Children’s Literature of Roald Dahl
18. Helping Parents: How to Encourage Literacy at Home
19. Why Are Children’s Books So Expensive?
20. Understanding Dyslexia
21. Anatomy of a Banned Book: The Harry Potter Series
22. P. L. Travers: The Mother of Mary Poppins
23. Racism in Classic Children’s Literature—And How How Teachers Can Deal with It
24. Classics of the Canon: Madeleine L'Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time
25. Anatomy of a Banned Book: Heather Has Two Mommies 

Teams:

Guadalupe, Kasey

Adrian, Carolina,

Amber, Michelle P.

Amanda, Annika

Jia (Daisy), Keirstyn

Deisy, Yadira, Megan

Marmar, Diana

Stephanie, Alyson

Joanne, Mary

Aimee, Joseph

Stephanie, Nelida

Makda, Jerod, Paloma

Amy, Trevor, Dalena

Yifan, Alyssa

Manuel, Vanessa, Michele
Erin, Marcus

Schedule:

1. Week 5: Mon 2.18/Wed 2.20
1. Stephanie, Nelida: Helping Parents: How to Encourage Literacy at Home
2.  Guadalupe, Kasey: Racism in Classic Children’s Literature—And How How Teachers Can Deal with It
2. Week 6: Mon 2.25/Wed 2.27                                    
1. Deisy, Yadira, Megan: Why Are Children’s Books So Expensive?
2. Amber, Michelle P.: Hello God, It’s Me, Judy Bloom
3. Week 7: Mon 3.4/Wed 3.6                          
1. Erin, Marcus: Digitized: Screen Time and Adolescent Development
2. Marmar, Diana: This is Your Brain on Books: On Reading and the Brain
4. Week 8: Mon 3.11/Wed 3.13
1. Adrian, Carolina: Understanding Dyslexia
2. Yifan, Alyssa: Literacy and the ELD Student
5. Week 9: Mon 3.18/Wed 3.20
1. Jia (Daisy), Keirstyn: Classics of the Canon: AA Milne’s Winnie the Pooh
2. Stephanie, Alyson: Anatomy of a Banned Book: The Harry Potter Series
6. Week 10: Mon 3.25/Wed 3.27 
1. Aimee, Joseph: ADHD in the Classroom
2. Makda, Jerod, Paloma: Why the Third Grade Matters So Much            
7. Week 12: Mon 4.8/Wed 4.10
1. Amy, Trevor, Dalena: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: The Role of the Illustrator in Children’s Literature
2. Amanda, Annika: Classics of the Canon: Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
8. Week 13: Mon 4.15/Wed 4.17
1. Manuel, Vanessa, Michele: Classics of the Canon: Madeleine L'Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time
2. Joanne, Mary: Anatomy of a Banned Book: Heather Has Two Mommies
9. Week 14: Mon 4.22/Wed 4.24
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Week 3: Mon 2.4/Wed 2.6

Week 3: Mon 2.4/Wed 2.6
Read: Ada Twist, Scientist
Class: Reading discussion; Lecture—“The Canon of Children’s Literature: A Closer Look;” Watch—“Why We Need Diverse Children's Books” (Fusion) and “Missing Adventures: Diversity and Children's Literature” by Brynn Welch (TED)
Due: BOOK REFLECTION 1: ADA TWIST, SCIENTIST (FORM A)

Upcoming:

Week 4: Mon 2.11/Wed 2.13
Read: The Name Jar
Class: Reading discussion; Lecture—“Building a Better Multimedia Presentation: An Annotated Look;” Multimedia presentation partner and topic assignments
Due: BOOK REFLECTION 2: THE NAME JAR (FORM A)