Students create children's books about a topic of their choice. Students must choose a real life topic to base their book on; for example, segregation, 9/11, civil rights, mythology, the Holocaust, etc. Students then research their chosen topic, annotate their research, and summarize their research. Once it is clear that the student understands their topic, they begin writing their children's book. Students must decide whether they will strictly tell the facts or if they will make up fictional characters who will tell us about the event they studied. Students are focusing on audience and tone with this assignment, communication and collaboration, as well as working on the writing process.
Materials students receive:
Children's Book Reflection Questions
Student Samples 2019-2020:
Athena the Wise and the Warrior by TC
Surviving the Concentration Camps by VP
The Little Flower Named Daisy by YG
Where Have all the Rhinos Gone by CP
Student Samples 2018-2019:
The Adventures of Victor by MG
Athena's Surprising Birth by EP
The Battle of Titanomachy by KG
What Happened with Hurricane Maria by KC
Student Samples 2016-2017:
How Antoine is Respectful by KE
Student Samples 2015 - 2016:
What's Killing the Coral by MD
The Birth of the First Spider by NT
Aphrodite: Goddess of Love by DT & HB
Student Samples 2014 - 2015:
The Story of Her Name by Mykah Knight
Student Samples:
Auschwitz: The Children's Book
UbD Unit Overview: