Thursday, November 10, 2011

frabjous \FRAB-juhs\, adjective : Wonderful, elegant, superb, or delicious.  He bombarded her with imported candy and American beauties, and cluttered up the spring with a series of whist parties, which butted into the social calendar something frabjous. -- George Fitch, At good old Siwash  If there's a more frabjous pairing of writer and director than Lewis Carroll and Tim Burton, I can't imagine it. -- Mike Scott, "'Alice in Wonderland' movie review: Callooh! Callay! Tim Burton creates a frabjous delight," The Times- Picayune, March 2010  Frabjous is one of many words coined by Lewis Caroll in Through the Looking-Glass.

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1. Journal Write 2. Finish story time 3. What makes a great children’s story? 4. Create criteria 5. Brainstorm ideas for children’s story

 Enjoy the stories  Listen for what makes great children’s stories, commonalities, etc.

 What children’s books do you remember most?  What makes those books memorable?  How do you target a young audience?

 In small groups, establish the criteria for a great children’s story  Think about the major areas of criteria.  Next, think about how to determine level of success in each area.  Put these on a 4 point scale and describe each level.  4 is the best, the wow!, the above standard  3 is the standard  2 is just below standard  1 means major revision or help is needed

 Start creating images or brainstorm ideas for your children’s book