Children’s History Book Project
Due Dates:
Bell 1: June 8th
Bells 2, 4 and 6: June 11th
THIS WILL BE GRADED AS A TEST!!!! PLEASE REFER TO THE
ATTACHED RUBRIC FOR GRADING CRITERIA.
You will be creating a children’s book on a world history
topic of your choice. You should be creative and write a
story intended for a child while incorporating world
history into the storyline.
Decide what kind of book you would like to write. Your book
must be on a topic covered in World History I class. It must
contain factual information about your chosen topic. The story
must include at least 8 facts about the historical topic. These
facts should be a part of the story and not just simply stated.
(Think along the lines of historical fiction.)
Steps to follow to write a great children’s book:
1. Brainstorm and write down your ideas. What topics from world history
class would you be interested in writing about?
2. How can you adapt one of these topics into a children’s book? How can
you make it kid friendly? Think about what you like about children’s books
from when you were younger.
3. Read and collect information that is relevant to your book. Use books,
class notes, magazines, Internet, newspapers, etc.
4. Begin writing your first draft. Don’t worry about making mistakes; you
will correct and edit your work later. Refer to the list of questions below.
They will help you form the skeleton of your story, characters and setting
(time and place) and more.
5. Keep in mind that you are writing a book for a child so it should not
sound like a textbook. You must use proper grammar and spelling, but it
should be written in “kid friendly” language.
a. What is your historical topic? What do you already know about your
topic?
b. Who is/are the main character/s?
c. What does he or she look like?
d. What is his/her personality like? Is he/she a “good guy” or “bad guy”?
e. What are the relationships between the characters in the story?
f. Where does the story take place?
g. When does it happen?
h. What is the “problem” in the story?
i. What is the solution to the “problem”?
j. Does the story have a good or bad ending?
5. Illustrate your book. You may draw or print illustrations, but if you
print you ARE NOT printing here in room A215. If you choose to print your
pictures instead of drawing them you will have to print in the library or at
home on your own time!!!
Alternatively, use photographs to illustrate the book. Illustrations may be in
color or black and white. If you “borrow” artwork, you must give credit to
the artists in your bibliography.
6. Cover your book. You must have some sort of cover for your book.
(Be creative, you could use cardboard from a cereal box, poster board,
construction paper etc.)
DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!!!
Rubric for Children’s Book
(This is how it will be graded!!!)
Criteria
Points Possible
Points Earned
Topic and Plot of story are World History based
20
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10-12 pages are included
10
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Book has a cover
10
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Book contains 8 illustrations
15
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Proper Grammar and Spelling are used
15
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Plot of story is well developed
10
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Book is neat and well put together
5
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Book incorporates 8 historical facts into the story
15
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