Development of an Illustrated Book

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LTCY 320 Syllabus

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Bookmaking in the classroom allows our students to:

a) Participate in the art of bookmaking;

b) Appreciate the time and craftsmanship involved in creating a book;

c) Highlight and preserve their own writing in the form of a book;

d) Read and appreciate other students' writings.

Your bookmaking efforts in this assignment:

1) Your book may be narrative or expository text. It may also be in the form of an illustrated poem or song (see # 7 below).

2) You should target a specific age group of children (somewhere between 5 and 11).

3) You must select a topic for your book that is age and interest level appropriate.

4) You must write it yourself ... you must illustrate it yourself. You may use any form of media for the illustrations.

5) You may use whatever media you think best compliments your words (computer generated graphics, pen and ink, watercolor, pastels, etc.).

6) Accuracy and neatness are SUPREMELY important in this assignment.

7) The text for this book MUST come from the writing you do on Task 2, section "c" from the LTCY 320 syllabus. If you do not understand this requirement, ask.

Click HERE for step-by-step instructions on how to construct your book.

Other resources/readings of interest related to bookmaking:

Page by Page: Creating a Children's Book
This website takes you through the process of how children's books are made. A MUST for sharing with children!!

Scoring Guide:

BookMaking

Student Name ___________________

CATEGORY

50-46

41-45

35-40

1-34

Writing - Organization

The book has a clear beginning, middle, and end and is based on the writing from Task 2, section "c".

The book has a somewhat clear beginning, middle and end and is based on the writing from Task 2, section "c".

Little evidence of the book having a clear beginning, middle and end and is based on the writing from Task 2, section "c"..

Missing either a distinct beginning, middle or end and is NOT based on the writing from Task 2, section "c".

Graphics/Pictures

Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics.

Graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text.

Graphics go well with the text, but there are too few and the book seems "text-heavy"

Graphics do not go with the accompanying text but appear to be randomly chosen.

Writing - Grammar

There are no grammatical mistakes in the book.

There are 1-2 grammatical mistakes in the book.

There are 2-3 grammatical mistakes in the book.

There are several grammatical mistakes in the book.

Attractiveness & Organization

The book has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information.

The book has attractive formatting and well-organized information.

The book has well-organized information.

The book's formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader.

Sources

Careful and accurate records are kept to document the source of 95-100% of the facts and graphics in the book.

Careful and accurate records are kept to document the source of 94-85% of the facts and graphics in the book.

Careful and accurate records are kept to document the source of 84-75% of the facts and graphics in the book.

Sources are not documented accurately or are not kept on many facts and graphics.

Construction

The following criteria are all met with excellence: a. opens and closes well b. edges properly glued (no gaps) c. stitching neatly done d. appropriate materials used per directions e. appropriate size of book

Most of the following criteria were met: a. opens and closes well b. edges properly glued (no gaps) c. stitching neatly done d. appropriate materials used per directions e. appropriate size of book

Some of the following criteria were met: a. opens and closes well b. edges properly glued (no gaps) c. stitching neatly done d. appropriate materials used per directions e. appropriate size of book

Several of the following criteria were not met: a. opens and closes well b. edges properly glued (no gaps) c. stitching neatly done d. appropriate materials used per directions e. appropriate size of book

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