Picture Book Assignment Analysis

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Picture Book Assignment

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1. How is the text organized in the book that you have chosen to review? Explain whether this organization was sufficient for the story that this book is telling. The text for my book is organized in a simple manner containing short paragraphs. This was sufficient for the story that this book is telling because it allowed me room to add just enough information to tell the story.

2. Identify three different areas in the text where a literary tool has been employed. For each example you identify, state the type of literary tool that is used and how the employment of the tool helps support the story.
On page 2 of my book, I used “Thud” as an onomatopoeia to help my book come to life as it adds sound into my book as
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Identify the illustration that in your opinion is the most effective in developing the story as a whole. Explain how two or more elements in the illustration help support and develop the story.
In my opinion, the illustration on page 6 is the most effective in developing the story as a whole. I believe this is the case because it clearly shows the turning point in the story as it shows that Clarke and Sasha have slowly started to get along. The illustration shows this by having Clarke and Sasha smiling at each other for once and by having a heart in between them that shows a growing friendship,
4. Identify two elements that are repeated throughout a majority of the illustrations. Explain how these elements support the story.
One element that is repeated throughout a majority of the illustrations is that for the most part, the characters are unhappy with each other which is represented by them looking upset, but of course this changes towards the end of the book. Also, the fact that the story is illustrated with nature in the background of every page helps support the story because it sticks with the setting being outdoors and it also shows that the characters need to survive in the wild.

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