We know that young students benefit when teachers choose quality materials with characteristics that support reading. An annotated bibliography includes descriptions and explanations of sources beyond the basic citation information you usually provide on a references page. It should include your citation and an explanation of your sources’ content and assess their usefulness in a classroom. Please provide information such as a description of the illustrations, the book’s overall tone, plot, and character information, if each book supports reading and literacy characteristics. Answer questions such as:
Is there a good text-picture match? Does it provide non-linguistic visual cues?
Is the book interesting or imaginative? Are students engaged in the text?
Do situations and characters represent diverse cultural groups?
Is the book predictable? Is there use of rhyme, alliteration, repetitive patterns?
Does the book support phonological awareness concepts such as songs, rhymes, poems, and matching pictures to words?
Choose one of the following topics and include 8–10 children’s books under your selected topic.
List, cite, and describe children’s books that enable children to learn about other cultures. Provide detailed examples of multicultural picture books and types of cultural differences. (Example: books portraying children with disabilities, African-American children’s books, books on culture-based holidays, Latin America, other countries, etc.)
List, cite, and describe picture books that address current social issues. Provide detailed examples of picture books and types of social issues. (Example: divorce, death, terminal illness, bullying, nighttime fears, events of 9/11, etc.)
List, cite, and describe audiovisuals that present children’s literature. Please note that the media’s root must be a children’s book. (Example: Peter Rabbit cartoon, children’s book apps, online/social media, podcasts, voice recordings of children’s books using celebrities, etc.)
List, cite, and describe examples of children’s poetry. Provide detailed sources and notes on each poem or poetry book. (Example: Where the Sidewalk Ends, poems by A.A. Milne, poems by Christina Rossetti, Mother Goose rhymes, etc.)
All Annotated Bibliography papers must adhere to the following criteria:
Cite 8–10 children’s books in APA format
Length requirement: 4–5 full pages, double spaced
Documentation format: APA format
Typing format: 12-point, Times New Roman font, 1” margins on all sides
All documents will be submitted to Turnitin.com to check for plagiarism
