Creating a Picture Book

Competitions

Competition 1: Kids Are Authors (Deadline Past)


Competition 2 : Student Treasures, Scholastic, and National Poetry Month                                              (Drafts to Mrs. Williams by March 29-April 1)
-must be poetic text

About http://www.scholastic.com/studentreasures/


********Suggested Steps
http://www.studentreasures.com/studentreasures/pdf/cls-tg-811.pdf 
Other: Start a list of the characters and traits,



Competition 3: Student Treasures 2nd Competition (Drafts by May TBA)
-prose or poetic text

Other Resources

Story Map
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/story-30008.html

Plot Diagram
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/plot-diagram-30040.html 


Book Review Guide:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1022/ChildrensBookReviewGuide.pdf



Other Resources
Short Fiction
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writeit/fiction/publish/competition.htm

Teacher Resources

Sample Lesson Plan: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/children-picture-book-project-1022.html 

Projects to Review: http://www.lwsd.org/school/ems/Library/Pages/PictureBookProject7thGradeTechI.aspx