1. Thursday, November 10, 2011

2. 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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4. http://weheartit.com/entry/13165042 http://www.behance.net/gallery/Selected-Fashion-Editorials/322219 http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/black-and-white- photography/ http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/black-and-white-photography/ http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2008/01/15/102004_winter-fun-ways-to-enjoy-the-snow-for-little-money.html http://www.123rf.com/photo_7180844_girl-on-bicycle-at-sunny-day.html

5. 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

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

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

8.  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

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