: Creating an Alphabet Book
(Small Group Project)

Draft Workshop 1: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTENT & STYLE

Apply the following questions to EACH annotation.  Give as much feedback as possible.

The Summary: a neutral report of text's content

begin the annotation with a reference to the authors' last name.

establish the author's purpose

establish the claim/ thesis & type of evidence (text & illustration)

if possible. . . provide answers to the journalistic questions (who, what, when, where, why, and how).

represents the book fully

If the annotation runs on and on, what can the author delete?

If the annotation is too short, what can the author add?

The Evaluation

To what extent does the author address the elements that make-up an effective evaluation for this particular type of work (see A & B)?

Evaluate the interconnections between the text and the illustration

Do you get this is an effective or ineffective text? Why?

Style (precision and clarity)

• Considering the word limitations (see the assignment sheet), has the author used the most precise words?
• Has the author used the correct tense (PRESENT)?
• Help the author eliminate "to be" verbs. [am, is, are, was, were, be, being, become, been]

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Draft Workshop 1: ABC TEXT

Evaluate the text:

• If the group has only single letters, WARN THEM TO ADD MORE TEXT!

• Do you consider the approach interesting?  Why or why not?

• If the text appears "run of the mill," give the author a few ideas to make the text original

• Can the children understand the language and the concepts?  (avoid too many complex, multi-syllabic words).  How can the authors simplify the language, if necessary? List specific areas / pages that you consider problematic.

• On the other hand, do you consider the text to simplistic, uninspiring, of "been there & done that quality"?  If so, give the author some creative ideas.

Other advice you have for the author(s)