Carmen's plan

Name: Carmen Hanaer
Title of Planning sequence and Grade Level: Creating a picture book, Grade 4
Purpose & Rationale: My main purpose in teaching this sequence is so the students in my classroom get the chance to experience making their own picture books. This activity can possibly open doors to some students who dread writing; this is a mode of writing that the students have probably never tried and will hopefully enjoy.
Rationale: I have chosen to teach this sequence to my grade four class as they are ready to learn about others’ point of view. I have also chosen to use the classic story of “The three little pigs”, as it is a well known story to many students and is easy enough to introduce the story to others who have not heard it before. The students will experience the writing process to help their stories come alive, and have the chance to create pictures for their stories as well. I think that the students will enjoy making their “own” picture book as I will bind their published copy so they can show their stories to others. I will provide a few different assessment strategies throughout this process, students will evaluate themselves, and they will participate in peer conferences and teacher conferences as well. There will be no formal evaluation at the end of this project as the students will be evaluated throughout the picture book process.
Overview: My lesson was creating a picture book of a story we already know. The students were writing the story from a different perspective, I used the Three Little Pigs as an example but the students could choose which story they wanted to use. The students went through the writing process as well as writing conferences with the teacher and fellow students. The students helped in editing others work as well. The students in the end received their own bound copy of their published piece of work.

Annotated Bibliography

Rayner, M. (1997). The Small Good Wolf. London: MacMillan Children’s Books.
This story is told to three little wolves by the wolf mother. It is about a good little wolf that gets into mischief, and how a mean old woman changed and spread the story of the big bad wolf. I think that this book could be used by children up to the fourth grade; the pictures are bright and they compliment the writing style as well.

Scieszka, J. (1989). The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs. (L. Smith, Illustr). New York, NY: Penguin Group.
This story provides the reader with the wolf’s side of the story of The 3 Little Pigs. The wolf is in prison and is explaining that it all started with a sneeze and a cup of sugar. He admits to going to the houses of the 3 little pigs to borrow sugar, but while at the houses he sneezes because of his cold. These sneezes causes the houses to fall down, the pigs perish in the incident and the wolf thinks it a waste to leave perfectly good meat to go bad. I think this book could be enjoyed by many readers. The drawings are very well done and help make the book a hit.
Trivizas, E. (1993). The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig. (H. Oxenbury, Illustr). New York, NY: Scholastic Inc.
This delightful story is a twist on the original “Three Little Pigs”. The 3 little wolves leave home to go and find their place in the world. The wolves find other animals who lend them materials to build their houses. Once there house is built they relax and visit, but a big bad pig makes his round and destroys everything in his path. The last house that the wolves build is made out of flowers, the big bad pig goes to destroy it but finds the smell of the flowers beautiful. The pig moves in with the wolves and they live happily ever after. I think this book can be enjoyed by all people, and children can begin to understand different perspectives. The pictures are very kid friendly and an easy read.