For Presentation #3, each of you has been assigned a middle-grade book from either the late 19th century or the 20th century that was originally written in English. At one time each of these books has been praised, often through book awards, and been recommended for kids to read. These presentations are due on two separate dates. You will be responding to all of them.
You are responsible for presenting an excerpt of approximately 3-4 minutes from the assigned book that at one time has been considered a classic of youth literature. Your presentation should include a 2-3 minute introduction to your material.
Be sure to give us context for the excerpt. We need enough of the plot overview to know where this excerpt occurs and tell us any information that we might need. However, your introduction should be more than just a summary of the book’s plot.
Tell us about the book: When was the book written? By who? Was there a reason? What is the writing like? What are the themes found in the book? Why do you think it might have been a classic? Should it still be considered one and read by kids today?
Try to keep the whole presentation under 6 minutes.
Note that the list below includes the book’s original publication date. You may use any reprinted edition of the book.
First Due Date: With Module 10 – 4/20
| Sewell, Anna Black Beauty 1877 | BROWN, D’ELLA |
| Grahame, Kenneth The Wind in the Willows, 1908 | LOYFMAN, DANIELLE |
| Burnett, Frances Hodgekin The Secret Garden 1911 | WILLIAMS, JADA |
| Travers, P.L, Mary Poppins 1934 | CHOW, WINNIE |
| Warner, Gertrude Chandler The Boxcar Children 1924 | EBANKS, CRYSTAL |
| Atwater, Richard and Florence, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, 1939 | ARANA, JAIRY |
| O’Dell, Scott Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960 | IBRAHIM, SALMA |
| Fitzhugh, Louise Harriet the Spy 1964 | AMBROSIO, CINDY |
| White, E.B The Trumpet of the Swan 1964 | DAVIS, ZOE |
| Blume, Judy Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing 1972 | SPEZIO, CALISTA |
| Hamilton, Virginia, M.C. Higgins the Great, 1974 | SMITH, SHANIA |
| Taylor, Mildred C. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, 1976 | BELASOTO, ISABEL |
| Cleary, Beverley, Ramona and her Father, 1978 | MOJICA, SYNPHANIE |
| Myer, Walter Dean Scorpion 1989 | WONG, RACHEL |
Second Due Date: With Module 11 – 4/27
| Baum, L. Frank, The Wizard of Oz 1900 | SERRANO, JACKLYN |
| Travers, P.L, Mary Poppins 1934 | BLANCO, ANISMERY |
| Henry, Marguerite King of the Wind 1948 | SOLON, MALISSA |
| George, Jean Craighead, My Side of the Mountain 1960 | TALAVERA, LESLIE |
| Juster, Norton, The Phantom Tollbooth 1961 | AWAD, SOPHIA |
| L’Engle, Madeleine A Wrinkle in Time 1962 | WARREN, DENISE |
| Alexander, Lloyd The Book of Three 1964 | PARK, CHADEARY |
| Koningsburg, E.L. From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, 1967 | SINGH, KAJOL |
| O’Brien, Robert Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of N.I.M.H 1971 | ISKHAKOVA, ALIVIYA |
| Dahl, Roald, The Witches 1982 | ETTU, LAYLA |
| Morpugo, Michael War Horse 1982 | MERINO, AMY |
| McKinley, Robin The Hero and the Crown 1984 | GRALA, ALEKSANDRA |
| Lowry, Lois The Giver, 1994 | CHABER, OLIVIA |
These books should be easily found via any library. Anything before 1929 is available freely online and many of these books are also available to borrow at www.archive.org (don’t search the Wayback Machine, search the main collections.) If you have trouble getting ahold of any of them, please let me know.
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