Final Project (Children's Picture Book)

Children’s Literature and Literacy (TCEN214)
Final Project: Children’s Picture Book Project (Group Assignment)
This assignment is aligned with the following CILO(s):
• 5. Employ generic conventions of picture books to communicate meaning.
For the final project, you are required to write and illustrate a children’s picture book. A picture book
is one which utilizes both text and illustrations simultaneously to present the story (the pictures and the text
together tell the story). You will complete this project in groups of five to six students. Follow the guidelines
below when creating your book:
• Target Audience: Select audience between Kindergarten and Grade 3.
• Text Structure: Narrative.
• Genre: Traditional / Picture Story Book.
• Topic & Theme (choose one):
o Retelling of a traditional Bahraini tale.
o Fictional story set in modern times in Bahrain, heavily conveying aspects of the Bahraini
culture.
Ensure that that theme is suitable for the target audience, in alignment with the MOE
curriculum.
• Characters: At least one main complex/dynamic character who is relatable to the target audience, in
addition to any number of supporting characters.
• Language:
o Text must be original and written by you for this specific assignment.
o The readability of the book and the length of the sentences should be in alignment with the
language abilities of the target audience.
o Utilize rich vocabulary, while maintaining the accessibility and comprehensibility of the text
to the target audience.
o Use one of these literary devices in many of the pages: dialogue, parallelism, repetition, or
rhyme.
o Use one of these literary devices in some parts of the book: onomatopoeia, alliteration,
metaphor, personification.
• Illustrations:
o Illustrations must be original and created by you for this specific assignment.
o Illustrations must be expressive and crucial in communicating meaning (e.g., emotions,
reactions, actions).
o Illustrations must be colorful, with colors which communicate meaning (e.g., red for anger).
o All pages should be illustrated, and each illustration should take up the entire page.
• Cover Page:
o The cover page should include the title of the book, and the authors’ and illustrators’ names.
o The title of the book should tell the reader something important about the book and
encourage speculation, without giving away the story.
o The illustration on the cover page should directly relate to the theme of the story without
giving away the story.
• Font:
o Font should be clear and legible for young readers.
o Font must be incorporated within the illustrations.
o Vary the font in some parts of the text to enhance the readers’ experience and guide oral
reading expression (e.g., smaller font to indicate whisper, wiggly font to indicate confusion,
all caps to indicate screaming, etc.).
Children’s Literature and Literacy (TCEN214)
• Length: 16, 24, or 32 pages.

• Submission:
o Due date: November 20/21, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.
o Submission format: PDF and hardcopy.
Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• You may use AI to research your theme (e.g., to find information about how the National Day is
celebrated in Bahrain).
• You may use common standard spelling- and grammar-check tools such as Microsoft Word and
Grammarly.
• You may NOT use AI to generate the text of your story.
• You may use AI to help create the illustrations of the story provided that the generated images are
original for your work, and that you use AI responsibly and avoid copyright infringement. If you
choose to use AI, adhering to copyright regulations is your responsibility.
Ethical Collaboration:
Given that this is a group assignment, it is important to ensure ethical collaboration between all group
members. This involves setting clear intentions and expectations for the roles of all group members,
completing individual tasks in a timely manner, putting your best effort forward, ensuring effective
communication among team members, and communicating clearly and respectfully among one another. As a
university student, it is your responsibility to adhere to these ethical practices. The following measures are
put in place to facilitate this process.
1. You will be asked to submit an outline to your instructor which highlights the roles of all group members.
You must seek approval from your instructor before you begin working on your project.
2. Your group members will be asked to confidentially rate your group work efforts on a scale from 1-5. You
will accordingly receive a percentage grade based on the average rating you receive from your group
members.
Example:
A group of students scored 18/20 on the book project assignment.

• Student A received an average rating of 5:
o This student will be assigned 100% of the final grade, which is 18/20.
• Student B received an average rating of 4:
o This student will be assigned 90% of the final grade, which is 16.2/20.
• Student C received an average rating of 3:
• Student D received an average rating of 2:
• Student E received an average rating of 1:
Group members can also report noncontributing members, and the instructor has the discretion to assign a
zero in extreme circumstances. It is vital to note that these circumstances are best remedied earlier in the
semester as opposed to days before the deadline.

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Children’s Literature and Literacy (TCEN214)

Final Project: Children’s Picture Book Project (Group Assignment)

This assignment is aligned with the following CILO(s):

• 5. Employ generic conventions of picture books to communicate meaning.

• Length: 16, 24, or 32 pages.

Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A group of students scored 18/20 on the book project assignment.

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