ENGL 403: Children's Literature @ WVUP: Choose your Hypertext!!

Hello everyone. Here is a list of titles and links for a number of children's hypertext books. You will use the book you choose to complete the Hypertext Exploration Report that's due on 2/14.

Here is the assignment again:
Hypertext Exploration Report [Due 2/14/11]: You will choose an online children’s book (also known as a hypertext) that you will explore/read. Then you will write a 2-3 page report containing the following information: (a) A summary of the story in your own words (1-2 paragraphs)
(b) Analysis of your assigned digital book based on the section “Exploring digital books” that begins on page 116 of the Peterson textbook (1-2 paragraphs)
(c) A list of the options available within the book and/or alongside the book. For example: Playable game during loading screens or ability to choose an event that changes the story. (this can be a list or a paragraph)
(d) Your opinion of whether this is a worthwhile digital text to share in your classroom, and why. (1-2 paragraphs)

And here are the books you can choose from. Choose any one that you want, feel free to explore them before making the choice. You MUST put the title of the book at the top of your paper when you turn it in.

The Farm Animals

http://www.magickeys.com/books/farm/page1.html

Little Miss Mary and the Big Monster Makeover

http://www.magickeys.com/books/marymakeover/index.html

The Fisherman and the Little Fish

http://www.umass.edu/aesop/content.php?n=8&i=1

Clifford: Where is Emily?

http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/flash/story_1.htm

Winged Sandals (go to site and click “Navigate” then choose “Storytime”) http://www.abc.net.au/arts/wingedsandals/sandals_fixed.html

The Nightmare Room http://www.thenightmareroom.com/

Secrets @ Sea

http://www.secretsatsea.org/story/1a.html