Template Task 1
EDU 213/767
Template Task 1
Response to Children's Literature
Book (APA style): Carle, E. (1969). The Very Hungry Caterpillar. London: Penguin Books Ltd.
Year level: Foundation
Alignment with Australian Curriculum - English:
Foundation Year Here you will place the literature strand reference
Here you will place two language strand references.
Genre: Early Childhood/Concept Book.
Discussion: (Provide a short summary of the story and justify the text selection according to how the text can contribute to childrens English development. In your discussion, mention the alignment between the chosen text, the language and literature descriptors in the Australian Curriculum: English, and particular features of the Four Resources Model here).
A brief example:
This award winning Eric Carle picture book features a caterpillar who eats its way through a wide variety of foodstuffs (over a week) before going into his cocoon and emerging as a beautiful butterfly. Because of the texts repetitive phrases and predictable narrative (which includes the concepts of sequential counting and days of the week) it can be used effectively with children in the Foundation year to practise phrasing and fluency and to teach and reinforce concepts about print. This text can add to a Foundation Year childs English development because it (specify the language and literature features that will be developed and their relationship to the Four Resources Model here).
Book (APA style):
Year level:
Alignment with Australian Curriculum - English: Here you will place the literature strand reference
Here you will place the language strand references.
Genre:
Discussion: (Provide a short summary of the story and justify the text selection according to how the text can contribute to childrens English development. Mention the relationship between the chosen text, the language and literature descriptors in the Australian Curriculum: English, and particular features of the Four Resources Model here).
Book (APA style): (As Above).
Year level:
Alignment with Australian Curriculum - English:
Genre:
Discussion: (Provide a short summary of the story and justify the text selection according to how the text can contribute to childrens English development. Mention the relationship between the chosen text, the language and literature descriptors in the Australian Curriculum: English, and particular features of the Four Resources Model here).
Book (APA style):
Year level:
Alignment with Australian Curriculum - English:
Genre:
Discussion: (Provide a short summary of the story and justify the text selection according to how the text can contribute to childrens English development. Mention the relationship between the chosen text, the language and literature descriptors in the Australian Curriculum: English, and particular features of the Four Resources Model here).
