Assignment 4 Worksheet

Table 1: Questions for Evaluating Children’s Stories

Questions Yes No NA
Does the story reflect your students' interests?
Is the story humorous and unique?

Does the story contain action?

Is the story predictable in some way?

Does the story have a happy ending?

Is the plot simple enough to be understood by your students
given their social and emotional maturity?

Does the story enrich your students’ vocabulary?

Does the length of the story match your students' attention
span?
Is the story something your students can relate with?

Are the characters believable?

Are the characters given dialogues that allow their readers
to know them better?

Are the characters free of stereotypes?

Is the theme relevant to your students?

Does the theme avoid moralizing or sermonizing?

Does the author use vivid imagery to invite your students to
activate their senses?

Is the language rich and concise?

(Does it avoid unnecessary details?)

Are words and phrases used and repeated to delight the

child with their pleasing sounds and rhythms?
Are the illustrations colorful and vivid?

Are the illustrations accurate?

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Table 1: Questions for Evaluating Children’s Stories

Questions Yes No NA
Are the illustrations situated beside the text they represent?
Do the illustrations help tell the story? Do they aid in
comprehension?

Table 2: Benefits of Children’s Books

Possible benefits for my students Yes No Explanation

It contributes to their language

development.

It prepares my learners for learning

by developing inquisitiveness and by

It helps in my learner's socio-

emotional development.
It develops creativity in them.

Table 3: Criteria for Self-assessment

Question Yes No Reflection

1. I have read the book.

2. I have fully understood the

features of good quality children’s
literature.
3. I have analyzed the book’s
features with a specific set of
students in
mind.
Give yourself a pat on the back for every YES answer, and review relevant parts of the lesson if
your answer is NO.