ASSESSMENT 2 – Children's Literature Analysis

TITLE: Cultural Competence and Children’s Literature

WEIGHTING: 40% LEARNING OUTCOMES: a.

LENGTH: 2500 words DUE: W

For the assessment task you will need to:

 Critically analyse the following pieces of children’s literature in relation to key messages that represent diver
and challenge prejudice and bias.
 Explain how you would use each piece of literature to teach young children about the key messages in a mea
inclusive way.
 Identify another piece of children’s literature (for example storybook, poem, song, movie, documentary, child
resonates with you on diversity, equity, prejudice, or bias and critically analyse the key messages and how yo
piece of literature to teach young children.

 Just the Way We Are – Claire Robertson and Jessica Shirvington

Digital reading of the story:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvBiKRTygt0 (Li

external site.)

 Hello Around the World: Say hello in 15 Different Languages – Kizcastle

Digital recording of the song and written lyrics:https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=472AnCrHYVs (Links to an external site.)

Children’s Acknowledgement of Country – Tina Albert, Milestones Early Learning

Digital recording:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSa-1bquKZc (Links to an e
Your assessment must draw on and demonstrate your understanding of the subject resources as well as current an
literature, reports, and documents.

Rubric
EPRO104 Ass 2: Children's Literature Analysis

EPRO104 Ass 2: Children's Literature Analysis

Criteria Ratings

This criterion is
linked to a
Learning 10 to >8.5 pts 8.5 to >7.5 pts 7.5 to >6.5 pts 6.5 to >4.
OutcomeUse of High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass
Academic Outstanding organisation, Superior organisation, Above average organisation, Satisfacto
Conventions - presentation, structure and presentation, structure and presentation, structure and presentati
following of assessment following of assessment following of assessment following
Organisation, requirements. requirements. requirements. requireme
Presentation and
Structure

This criterion is
linked to a
Learning
OutcomeUse of 10 to >8.5 pts 8.5 to >7.5 pts 7.5 to >6.5 pts 6
High Distinction Distinction Credit P
Academic
Evidence of in-depth research, Evidence of in-depth research, Evidence of research, E
Conventions - reading, analysis, original and reading, analysis, and reading, and evaluation is a
Research, creative thought is demonstrated. evaluation is demonstrated. demonstrated. d
Reading,
Resources and
Literature
 EPRO104 Ass 2: Children's Literature Analysis

Criteria Ratings

This criterion is
linked to a
Learning 10 to >8.5 pts 8.5 to >7.5 pts 7.5 to >6.5 pts 6.5 to >4.5
High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass
OutcomeUse of Outstanding use of academic Superior use of academic Above average use of Satisfactory
Academic referencing system with referencing system with academic referencing academic r
Conventions - minor in-text and no minor in-text or reference system with minimal in-text system wit
Referencing reference list errors. list errors. or reference list errors. or referenc
Protocols

This criterion is
linked to a
Learning 10 to >8.5 pts 8.5 to >7.5 pts 7.5 to >6.5 pts 6.5 to >4.5
OutcomeUse of High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass
Academic writing and Academic writing and Academic writing and Academic
Academic language use are language use are superior language use above average language u
Conventions - outstanding with minor with minor grammatical, with minimal grammatical, with sever
Academic grammatical, spelling, word spelling, word choice, spelling, word choice, spelling, w
Writing and choice, syntax errors. syntax errors. syntax errors. syntax erro
Language Use

This criterion is
linked to a
Learning 20 to >17.0 pts
High Distinction
OutcomeContent Outstanding critical analysis
Understanding of the selected pieces of
and Synthesis of children’s literature in
Knowledge relation to key messages that
represent diversity and
equity and challenge
prejudice and bias.
17 to >15.0 pts 15 to >13.0 pts 13 to >9.5 p
Distinction Credit Pass
Superior critical analysis of Above average critical Satisfactory
the selected pieces of analysis of the selected of the selec
children’s literature in pieces of children’s children’s l
relation to key messages literature in relation to key relation to k
that represent diversity and messages that represent represent di
equity and challenge diversity and equity and equity and c
prejudice and bias. challenge prejudice and prejudice an
bias.
 EPRO104 Ass 2: Children's Literature Analysis

Criteria Ratings

This criterion is
linked to a
Learning 20 to >17.0 pts 17 to >15.0 pts 15 to >13.0 pts 13 to >9.5 
OutcomeContent High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass
Understanding Outstanding explanation of Superior explanation of Above average explanation Satisfactor
how each piece of selected how each piece of selected of how each piece of how each p
and Synthesis of
literature could be utilised to literature could be utilised selected literature could be literature c
Knowledge teach young children about to teach young children utilised to teach young to teach yo
the key messages in a about the key messages in a children about the key about the k
meaningful and inclusive meaningful and inclusive messages in a meaningful meaningfu
way. way. and inclusive way. way.

This criterion is
linked to a
Learning 20 to >17.0 pts 17 to >15.0 pts 15 to >13.0 pts 13 to >9.5
OutcomeContent High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass
Understanding Outstanding identification of Superior identification of Above average identification Satisfacto
and Synthesis of another piece of children’s another piece of children’s of another piece of another pi
Knowledge literature on diversity, literature on diversity, children’s literature on literature o
equity, prejudice, or bias; equity, prejudice, or bias; diversity, equity, prejudice, equity, pre
critical analysis of the key critical analysis of the key or bias; critical analysis of critical an
messages; and how this messages; and how this the key messages; and how messages;
piece of literature could be piece of literature could be this piece of literature could piece of li
used to teach young used to teach young be used to teach young used to tea
children. children. children. children.

Total Points: 100