EVERYTHING UNDERLINED  IN THESE DISCUSSIONS IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED. THEM BEFORE ASKING TO DO THEM. THIS IS A TWO PART DISCUSSION. TWO PAGES. I DO NOT NEED A TITLE PAGE. THE ONLY SOURCE NEEDED IS THE CHAPTERS I HAVE ATTACHED FORM THE TEXT BOOK.

PART 1

Picture books

The introduction for Chapter 3(SEE ATTACHED FILE) of the text discusses picturebooks and the important role this type of literature can have in helping children develop in their visual, spatial, and gestural literacies (Coats, 2013).  Our ability as teachers to understand the basics of picturebook design will assist us in our choosing of books.  

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PART 2

Story Plot

Section 4.2(SEE ATTACHED FILE) of the text discusses in detail the importance and the various types of plot we see in the stories we read.  Successful stories are those that have an identifiable plot or sequence of events (Coats, 2013).  Our understanding of the types of plot will help us to better identify the kinds of stories our future students gravitate towards.  

Plot 1 is any children’s book that has the character

Plot 2 is any children’s book where the character goes from

Plot 3 is any children’s book that has a

Plot 4 is any children’s book where the character goes on a

Plot 5 is any children’s book that is a

Plot 6 is any children’s book that is a

Plot 7 is any children’s book about