Essay
Due Dates:
• By Friday of Unit 5, 11:59 p.m. EST – Post assignment to the forum.
• By Sunday of Unit 5, 11:59 p.m. EST – Respond to a classmate.
Points: 100
Overview:
Libraries are an integral part of every community in the United States. Not only do they preserve
history and contain vast collections of books and educational materials free for public use, but they
also provide free community resources, internet, youth programs, classes, and more to help grow the
economy and build healthier, smarter, and safer communities. However, with technology at our
fingertips, it seems as though many of us have forgotten the value of having free access to these
resources and have lost touch with our local libraries and all they have to offer us.
Instructions:
For this assignment, you will take a trip to your local library, take pictures, interview a children’s
librarian, and reflect on your experience.
By the Friday deadline, share your work with the class in this Unit 5 Assignment Forum. By the
Sunday deadline, review your classmates’ work and provide at least one (1) reply.
You can choose how you would like to present this information – perhaps by creating a PowerPoint, a
collage, creating an infographic poster, or attaching photos directly to the discussion. Whichever way
you decide to create it, your visual representation must include the following:
• Pictures: Include one (1) photo of the outside of the building, one (1) photo of the Children’s
Section of the library, and one (1) photo of your personal library card (now is a great time to
get one if you don’t have one already).
• Interview Children’s Librarian: How does the library select children’s books? What are
upcoming events/activities for children? What are some other programs and resources
available to the public through the library?
• Reflect on Your Experience: Reflect on your experience with this assignment. How has
your opinion on libraries changed? Why are libraries an integral part of our society? How can
schools make better use of public libraries?
CHS 203 – Children’s Literature & Language Arts
Unit 5 Assignment: Library Observation
Requirements:
• Provide at least one (1) peer response that elaborates on your classmate’s ideas with further
comment or observation, presents a relevant new idea or viewpoint for consideration, and
raises a question or politely offers an alternative perspective.
• Include at least three (3) reference citations in correct APA style formatting.
• Post the visual representation and your response to the Assignment Forum by the due dates
listed above.
Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again
after you write.
Evaluation Rubric for Library Observation Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient Development Needed Satisfactory Proficient
Pictures (0 Points) (6 Points) (8 Points) (10 Points)
Did not include
the required
photos.
Included one of the
three required
photos
Included two of the
three required
photos.
Included three total
photos – one (1) photo of
the outside of the
building, one (1) photo of
the Children’s Section of
the library, and one (1)
photo of personal library
card.
Interview
Children’s
Librarian
(0-17 Points) (18-23 Points) (24-26 Points) (27-30 Points)
Component is
minimally or not
addressed.
Component is
somewhat
addressed.
Component is fairly
well addressed.
Component is thoroughly
addressed.
Reflect on
Experience
(0-17 Points) (18-23 Points) (24-26 Points) (27-30 Points)
Component is
minimally or not
addressed.
Component is
somewhat
addressed.
Component is fairly
well addressed.
Component is thoroughly
addressed.
References
and APA
Formatting
(0-5 Points) (6-7 Points) (8 Points) (9-10 Points)
Reference
citations were not
present, or APA
style formatting
has significant
errors.
Some citations
were missing,
and/or citations
have some issues
with APA style
formatting.
Required amount of
references were
cited, but citations
have minor errors in
APA style
formatting.
Required amount of
reference citations were
included and correctly
formatted in APA style.
CRITERIA Deficient Development Needed Satisfactory Proficient
Peer
Response
(0-5 Points) (6-7 Points) (8 Points) (9-10 Points)
No response post
made to a
classmate’s
visual.
Peer response
provided, though
minimal and
lacking depth by
restating or
summarizing what
was already
expressed, details,
and new ideas
missing or lacking.
Peer response
elaborates on
classmate’s ideas
with further
comment but does
not raise a question
or offer an
alternative
perspective.
Peer response
elaborates on
classmate’s ideas with
further comment or
observation; presents a
relevant new idea or
viewpoint for
consideration; raises a
question or politely offers
an alternative
perspective.
Posting Due
Dates
(0 Points) (5 Points) (10 Points)
The assignment
and response
were not posted
by the due dates
of the unit.
Either the assignment or the response
was not posted by the due date of the
unit.
Both the assignment and
response were posted by
the due dates of the unit.
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