Your research essay must use a specific and credible children’s author as an authority. You may use an early children’s book or a young adult book for this essay. This assignment is best accomplished with a favourite book from your own childhood or early teen years.
Before making your choice, be sure that you can find some credible online references about your author. You will properly cite your author in your essay using APA guidelines. (You may use the online Seneca APA Style Guide for this assignment from Seneca Libraries.)
DUE: Wednesday June 16th*
TOPICS: (Choose ONE of the following topics for your essay):
1. Discuss how ONE children’s (or young adult) author writes about a difficult or challenging family problem.
2. Discuss how a children’s (or young adult) author talks about gender identity in a way that gives the reader a sense of belonging and pride.
3. Discuss a children’s book that deals with the new Canadian’s immigrant family experience coming to Canada and adapting to a new life.
4. Discuss a good book that deals with a childhood experience adapting to a physical or emotional disability or challenge.
5. Discuss an excellent children’s (or young adult) book that teaches us about environmental protection in a creative and unique way.
