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%
