Nonfiction Form (Biography and Information Books)

Your Name: Renata Couyette Title: She Persisisted

Author: Chelsea Clinton Illustrator :Alexander Boiger
Publisher/Date: Penguin Random House Genre: Biography

EVALUATE THE BOOK USING THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS

Explain how the cover and first pages of the book attract and hold the reader’s interest. Give 3examples from
the book

1. The cover has a picture of three little girls of different race and each of them are holding something they
enjoy doing.
2. he first two pages of the book shows a little girl standing around other children in a museum setting
3. The colors are very vibrant and bright
STYLE AND LANGUAGE – Explain how the book shares information with children. Examples: “little-known
facts;” new vocab sprinkled in the text; and selection of information to create/maintain reader’s interest.
Give 3 examples from the book
1.Persisted -is a word use throughout the book it talks about each woman and what they did and how they
stayed persisted.
2. Determined -was another word use in the book Virginia Apgar lost her brother at an early age, so she was
so determined to be a Doctor but although she was qualified to be a surgeon at her hospital. The male
surgeon at her hospital tried to discourage her because she was a woman but she was persisted becoming
anesthesiologist.
3.Refused- Claudette Colvin refused to give her seat to a white women she took a stand for her rights which
inspire Rosa Parks to make that same choice 8 months later.
ACCURACY – up-to-date research, any sources or references provided, no mixing of fact and fiction.
Explain:

INFORMATION –Explain how the book captures a child’s interest: unusual subjects or viewpoints -
personalized content – new perspectives, first-person accounts, and fascinating comparisons.
Give 3 examples from the book.
1. Colors of the book is vibrant.
2. The pictures look real life.
3.
ILLUSTRATIONS-- Select a 2-Page Spread to evaluate the book with following:
Media (paints, pencils, pen, watercolors, charcoal, photographs, crayon, acrylics, chalk, oils ): Explain the media choices used:
Water colors
illustration and text combine to share the information:
What does the text explain and how illustrated? The text explain everything and went with the pictures of the story
What do illustrations show that text does not explain?

Page design – Describe the following: use of borders; text placement and font size; use of information boxes, charts or
identification of vocab use of white and dark space; types of illustrations and placement on both pages:
Some boarders are white they have some white and dark spaces, Illustrations and writing is on both pages of
the book.
Child Development Theories –Select 1 theory:

Identify the stage______________________ and age level_____________________ from the theory.

Select one trait from the developmental stage/level.
Explain and give 3 specific examples from the book that fit the development al stage/level.
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1. OVERALL RATING (3 high, 1 low) 1 2 3
Explain the rating: