Novel Study Assignment

CDP 222

Novel Study Assignment

Due: Nov 25

Presentation: during class 7:00-10:00 (EST)

Select a novel from the list, or receive approval for another title – consider what the children you teach and/or are connected to are reading for school and/or for pleasure?

Some examples include:

Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling

Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S Lewis

The Theory of Hummingbirds by Michelle Kadarusman

Geronimo Stilton series by Elisabetta Dami

Inkling by Kenneth Oppel

Charlotte’s Web by E.B White

The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Outsiders by S.E Hinton

Trumpet of the Swan by E.B White

Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins

Divergent series by Veronica Roth

Boy in the Stripes Pajamas by John Boyne

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

A Separate Peace by John Knowles

Walkabout by James Vance Marshall

Your own selection…

These are the steps to complete the assignment:

1. Read the article: https://www-tandfonline-com.libaccess.senecacollege.ca/doi/pdf/10.1080/00094056.2004.10522794?needAccess=true

2. * Read the novel and complete the chart (Table 1) from the article (p. 150)

3. * Select quotes from the novel and create a chart similar to Table 3 (p. 154)

4. *Connect reading your novel to the support of School Age development in the social, emotional, cognitive, and moral domains. Use the course PPTs and textbook Children by Santrock

5. *Conduct other research to support your analysis and connections. Use articles, newspapers, media posts, podcasts… or something else you find.

6. *Write a reflection about how this novel study assignment has impacted your teaching.

7. Present your Novel Study to your classmates (maximum 10 minutes).

Worth 20%

Grading:

Completion of Table 1 /5

Completion of Table 3 /5

Connect novel to the developmental domains (social, emotional, cognitive, moral) using course PPT and textbook /5

Connection to outside research /5

Reflection /5

Presentation /5

APA /5

Spelling and grammar /5

/40

= 20%