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Picture Books: an Annotated Bibliography with Activities for Teaching Writing DOCUMENT RESUME ED 417 410 CS 216 233 AUTHOR Culham, Ruth TITLE Picture Books: An Annotated Bibliography with Activities for Teaching Writing. (Fifth Edition.] INSTITUTION Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. SPONS AGENCY Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. PUB DATE 1998-00-00 NOTE 178p.; "With contributions from Vicki Spandel and teachers across the country." AVAILABLE FROM Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Document Reproduction Service, 101 SW Main Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97204 ($15 including shipping/handling); phone: 1-800-547-6339. PUB TYPE Reference Materials Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC08 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Annotated Bibliographies; *Class Activities; Elementary Education; Internet; Lesson Plans; *Picture Books; *Writing Instruction; *Writing Skills IDENTIFIERS *6 Trait Analytical Scoring Model ABSTRACT This book presents bibliographic annotations of 202 picture books and 53 activities for teaching writing. The first part of the book is arranged alphabetically by author within categories of six traits of writing in the analytical assessment model: ideas and content (clarity and focus, rich and vivid details, and a clear sense of purpose), organization (enticing lead, strong transitions with easy-to-follow sequencing, and a powerhouse conclusion), voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. Picture books annotated in the bibliography were published between 1976 and 1997. The second part of the book is a collection of teaching activities and lessons organized by trait as well. Contains three general references and two web pages as a start to "surf the net" for other resources. (RS) ******************************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ******************************************************************************** e VP h.. 1,== 111 tr 1% Atio-1 P U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDU ATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION ONq CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it Minor changes have been made to Am' improve reproduction quality Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy TS Pita Ic ) PICTURE F4301(1) An Annotated Bibliography With Activities for Teaching Writing Ruth Culharn with contributions from Vicki Spandel and teachers across the country Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory 101 SW Main Street, Suite 500 Portland, Oregon 97204 Copyright 1998, Fifth Edition All Rights Reserved Creeks Thank you to Harcourt Brace & Company and Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Company for allowing us to use their jacket art for thecover of Picture Books, fifth edition.And special thanks to Jane Washburn at Harcourt Brace & Company for her expertise and exceptional workas she connects children and their teachers to wonderful pieces of literature. Jacket Art Credits: Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson from A STREET CALLED HOME by Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson. Jacket illustration copyright ©1997. Reprinted by permission of Harcourt Brace & Company. All rights reserved. Camilla Filancia from JACK'S TALK by Ellen Stoll Walsh. Jacket illustration copyright ©1997. Reprinted by permission of Harcourt Brace & Company. All rights reserved. Kathryn Brown from THE OLD WOMAN WHO NAMED THINGS by Cynthia Rylant. Jacket illustration copyright ©1996. Reprinted by permission of Harcourt Brace & Company. All rights reserved. Jeanette Winter and Kaelin Chappell from JOSEFINA, by Jeanette Winter. Jacket illustration copyright ©1996. Reprinted by permission of Harcourt Brace & Company. All rights reserved. David Diaz from DECEMBER by Eve Bunting. Jacket illustration copyright ©1997. Reprinted by permission of Harcourt Brace & Company. All rights reserved. Les Chats Pei& from LONG LIVE MUSIC by Les Chats Pe les. Jacket illustration copyright ©1995. Reprinted by permission of Harcourt Brace & Company. All rights reserved. Janell Cannon from VERDI by Janell Cannon. Jacket illustration copyright ©1997. Reprinted by permission of Harcourt Brace & Company. All rights reserved. Leslie Staub from WHOEVER YOU ARE by Mem Fox. Jacket illustration copyright ©1997. Reprinted by permission of Harcourt Brace & Company. All rights reserved. Stephen T. Johnson from HOOPS by Robert Burleigh. Jacket illustration copyright ©1997. Reprinted by permission of Harcourt Brace & Company. All rights reserved. Kate Kies ler from TWILIGHT COMES TWICE by Ralph Fletcher. Jacket illustration copyright1997 by Kate Kies ler. Reprinted by permission of Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 4 V oci;c4t;07 So many good hearts have contributed to the fifth edition of Picture Books. Thank you to Sharon Northern, who patiently made change after change, page after page, and smiled through it all; to Mel Riggs who was there on the very first day, but stayed anyway; to Ralph Fletcher, who inspires, teaches, and helps us cherish the written word just that much more; and to the students and staff of El Toyon and New Horizons schools in National City, California, and their extraordinary principal, Rick Hanks, because they honor each other and celebrate the power of reading and writing every day. T-4Lleof Coptots Introduction 1 Background 2 Annotated Bibliography 4 Ideas 5 Organization 27 Voice 45 Word Choice 63 Sentence Fluency 75 Conventions 85 Teaching Lessons and Activities 86 Ideas 87 Organization 101 Voice 117 Word Choice 131 Sentence Fluency 151 Conventions 157 General References 161 Author Index 165 Title Index 171 6 Itit 1-0chtettr If this is your first connection with our picture book bibliography, welcome. If you ordered this fifth edition to get the latest, greatest 1998 copy, then you will see that we have been busy bookaholics again this year. We are delighted by the quality, the eloquence, and thecraftsmanship exemplified in the picture books we've collected in 1997. It is with great pleasure that we recommend these titles to you. There should be something in here to fit everyoneno matter what grade level, subject area, or interest. This year's edition adds many new books published in 1996 and 1997, and suggests a link to one of the traits in the six-trait model of writing. Don't limit yourself and your creativity by seeing the book as useful to teach only one quality/trait of writing, however. Once you read andwork with many of the titles in this collection, you will recognize their links to many if not ALL the traits of writing. Use the books to inspire yourself and your student writers in whatever way best suits you and your curriculum. And, thanks to your generous and kind response to the lessons that were includedin last year's edition, that section of this book has been significantly expanded to include more than 50 new lessons written by teachers at all grade levels K-14. The first part of the collection is arranged alphabetically by author within categories of the six traits of writing in the analytical assessment model: ideas & content, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. The second part of the book is a collection of teaching activities and lessons organized by trait as well. This volume is growing; more than 100 new titles this year alone, so we've added an author and title index at the end. Use them to find favorite authors, familiar titles, and the new classroom lessons for all ages. Another new feature: a link to the Internet. In the reference section we'veincluded several web sites where you can find even more information about picture books. We're pretty excited about the new books, creative lessons, expanded references, and this whole new edition in general. Let's get started with a short review of the six traits of writing... 1 A lade 1:14 of L4c1:81-oltrui otyiticsit ft:As of art4f;tr84s:cos:mart The traits referred to in Picture Bookscome from the combined wisdom of thousands and thousands of teachers andmore than 15 years of careful research and analysis of student work. We call them simply "The Six Traits of Writing" because time and time again, thesesame characteristics show up on teachers', parents', students,' and community members' lists of what makes effective writing. They are: Me/Atthe heart of the message, the content of the piece, themain theme, together with the details that enrich and develop that theme. OR.4ANIZATIONthe internal structure of the piece, the thread of central meaning, the logical and sometimes intriguing pattern of ideas. VOICE the heart and soul, the magic, the wit, along with the feeling and conviction of the individual writer coming out through the words. WORD miorcetheuse of rich, colorful, precise language that moves and enlightens the reader. SENTENCE rtiteNCYthe rhythm and flow of the language, the soundof word patterns, the way in which the writing plays to theear, not just to the eye. CONVENTIONS the mechanical correctness of the piece: spelling,grammar and usage, paragraphing, capitals, and punctuation. 2 These traits are the foundation of a shared language that enables teachers and students to talk and work together as writers. It is possible to consider the effect of all six traits on a piece of writing, or you can look at one trait at a time. And, the exciting part is that these criteria, this shared vocabulary, can be explained and taught to students of all ages so they become their own best
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