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Must demonstrate an understanding of literary terminology we have studied, should demonstrate a thorough and accurate understanding of children’s poetry.

GHUM 1017 – Children’s Literature Critical Response Assignment #1 (5%) DUE BY MIDNIGHT ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 29th, 2021 Submitting your work: Submit your final copy via the submission link on Blackboard (in the Critical Response Assignment #1 folder). To ensure I can comment on your assignment to provide feedback, please ensure you submit Microsoft Word documents (DOCX) or PDF documents. Please do not email me your assignment. Please do not submit links to Sharepoint files. Late Penalty: -10% per day; late submissions more than 5 days late will not be accepted. You will receive a “0” on the assignment if you plagiarize. If you are still unsure what plagiarism is, please ask me, consult your textbook, and see college guidelines. General Instructions • You will demonstrate your skill with literary analysis by responding to the question below. Be sure to use specific examples from your selected children’s poem; analyze those examples with your own original ideas and demonstrate the literary analysis skills and terminology you are building in this class. • Your response should be approximately 400 words and must be organized into proper paragraphs (ie one idea per paragraph; whenever you start a new idea, start a new paragraph). • Plan, draft, write, edit, and revise your complete assignment. • See Critical Response Assignment #1 topic and rubric below: understand how your assignment will be graded before you submit your work. • Assignments must demonstrate an understanding of literary terminology we have studied, should demonstrate a thorough and accurate understanding of children’s poetry (ie must use and analyze specific quotes/examples from a poem), and should display college-level writing techniques. • Assignments must have accurate APA or MLA in-text citations. Use either entirely APA or entirely MLA – please don’t mix and match! If you need help with either, please click here. If you are unsure how to cite, please reach out and ask me for help. See next page for assignment topic. Critical Response One Topic: Chapter One of your textbook ends with this sentence: "Words are merely words, pictures merely pictures, but literature for any age is words and pictures chosen with skill and artistry to give readers delight and to help them understand themselves, others, and the world" (Lukens, Coffel, and Smith, 2012, p. 9). Please choose one children’s poem from the Children’s Poetry Foundation or The Children’s Poetry Archive and write a response that discusses how you think your chosen poem might "help [readers] understand" either "themselves, others, [or] the world" (Lukens, Coffel, and Smith, 2012, p. 9). Don’t forget to use specific examples from your chosen poem as part of your analysis. How your work will be graded: Below Target Target • • • • • • • • • • • • • Examples (quotes/paraphrases) support each point, are logical, and fit within paragraph. Excellent integration of quoted/paraphrased material into sentences. Demonstrates clear understanding an analysis of course texts/children’s literature. Assignment uses specific quotes/paraphrases from children’s literature/course textbook Assignment analyzes quotes/paraphrases using college-level insight and literary terms covered in class modules. Assignment adheres to APA or MLA citation style In-text citations (APA or MLA) for all summaries, paraphrases, and quotes No errors using in-text citations or References/Works Cited page. Sentence structure, grammar, and voice excellent Correct use of punctuation Minimal to no spelling errors Appropriate tone and level of formality throughout. No slang/contractions, etc. Above Target /3 /2 ...