Assignment:
To clarify, assistance is needed to help jpstart my process. What is confusing is the headings being required/expected for the write up. I had to find a picture book for education in regards to racism and analyze.
Assistance is needed in writing a analysis of the Picture Book Chocolate Me by Taye Diggs.
Write a three-page analysis of the book. Use APA format, double spaced, 12 point font, and Times New Roman. Be sure to include citations.
Include the below items as subheadings focusing on the subject area in your write-up.
1. Look at Levels of Meaning (Sierschynki, et al, 2015)
-Do text and illustrations tell the same story?
-Do text and illustrations interact to build depth of meaning?
-How do the illustrations add to the meaning of the text?
-How are illustrations and text connected? How much information can we derive from the image compared to the text? Provide examples.
2. Structure (Sierschynski, et al, 2015)
-Is the textual structure unpredictable?
-Do the illustrations tell a coherent story?
-Does the textual structure or visual layout add to the depth of the book?
3. Language Conventionality and Clarity (Sierschynski, et al, 2015)
-Are the expressions in the text easy for children to understand? Explain.
-Are the illustrations realistic or abstract? Explain
-How is the meaning influenced by the images? Explain.
-Are the illustrations appropriate for the intended age group? Explain.
4. Knowledge Demands (Sierschynski, et al, 2015)
-What do students need to know in order to understand the text? What background knowledge should they have? Provide examples.
-What do students need to know in order to understand the illustrations? Provide examples.