Contemporary Realistic Fiction- Everything in a realistic story including plot, characters, and setting is consistent with the lives of real people in our contemporary world. (per the book)
The contemporary realistic fiction is great in the classroom for young and middle children even young and older adults. They are able to identify with the characters their own age who have similar interests and problems. The children will understand that they are are not alone with their problems and desires and the emotions they are feeling are OK. Realistic fiction will also broaden their interests, allowing them to experience new adventures, and showing them different ways to view and deal with conflicts in their own lives.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Modern Fantasy Literature
Modern Fantasy refers to literature, written by an identifiable author, set in imaginative worlds and make-believe. These stories contain places, people and creatures that could not exist or events that could not happen such as animals talking. Science Fiction is considered Modern Fantasy since it is impossible at this time but could happen in the future.
I would defiantly use Modern Fantasy in my classroom. Learning and writing about fantasy help children expand their curiosity, become observers of life, learn to be sensitive to rules and open their minds to new possibilities.
I would defiantly use Modern Fantasy in my classroom. Learning and writing about fantasy help children expand their curiosity, become observers of life, learn to be sensitive to rules and open their minds to new possibilities.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Traditional Literature-have no identifiable author, they are child base story's that have been passed down from storyteller to storyteller.
In the classroom traditional literature can be used to help children understand the world, Identify with universal human struggles, and can be read for pleasure. They can use these books to understand other children in there classroom. Maybe you have a student who is of a different culture, you can find a book about there culture and present it to the class. This will give them a better understanding of things.
Yes I would use traditional Literature in my class. Its a way for children to escape into a different world. These kinds of books give children great understanding of how to image new things and different ways of seeing one story. I remember growing up with traditional literature and I loved it so much, and I still love it. To teach children to have the love for this is a great thing.
In the classroom traditional literature can be used to help children understand the world, Identify with universal human struggles, and can be read for pleasure. They can use these books to understand other children in there classroom. Maybe you have a student who is of a different culture, you can find a book about there culture and present it to the class. This will give them a better understanding of things.
Yes I would use traditional Literature in my class. Its a way for children to escape into a different world. These kinds of books give children great understanding of how to image new things and different ways of seeing one story. I remember growing up with traditional literature and I loved it so much, and I still love it. To teach children to have the love for this is a great thing.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Per definition: Picture books "communicate information or tell stories through a series of many pictures combined with relatively slight texts or no texts at all".
You can use picture books anytime. They are fun to read to the kids during reading time or fun for them just to look through. You can use them to teach a lesson or to inform your students on a certain topic you are teaching. They would also be good for quite reading so there imagination can go wild and they would think of there own stories. I don't think there is any kind of limitation on picture books. Pretty much anything goes as long as it is appropriate.
To chose a picture book you must make sure it is age appropriate for your students. Make sure the pictures and text match. If you are teaching a certain topic you want to make sure you have the correct one. Make sure to read the book before you allow your students to read it so there is nothing in there you will have to be alarmed about later.
I personally like picture books. Of course they are always fun to look at no matter what your age is. Kids like looking and books and making up there own story. The best part about that is hearing the stories they come up with. I would defiantly use them because there is limitless activities to do with picture books.
You can use picture books anytime. They are fun to read to the kids during reading time or fun for them just to look through. You can use them to teach a lesson or to inform your students on a certain topic you are teaching. They would also be good for quite reading so there imagination can go wild and they would think of there own stories. I don't think there is any kind of limitation on picture books. Pretty much anything goes as long as it is appropriate.
To chose a picture book you must make sure it is age appropriate for your students. Make sure the pictures and text match. If you are teaching a certain topic you want to make sure you have the correct one. Make sure to read the book before you allow your students to read it so there is nothing in there you will have to be alarmed about later.
I personally like picture books. Of course they are always fun to look at no matter what your age is. Kids like looking and books and making up there own story. The best part about that is hearing the stories they come up with. I would defiantly use them because there is limitless activities to do with picture books.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Multicultural and International Literature
What is International Literature?
By definition: it is the body of books originally published in a country other than the United States in a language of that country and later published in this country.
How is it different from multicultural Literature?
Multicultural is writing about different cultures that we have. Writes go into the different ethnicity's and share this in literature for others to read. International literature on the other hand is actually the author being from or living in a different country and writing their book in that language and later getting it translated into English language and share it with people in the United States.
Why is it important to have in the classroom?
Multicultural and International literature is very important to have in the class room. For some students this is the closes thing they will get to either one. Its good that the students are aware of the different kins of cultural we have so they can understand that not everyone is the same because we all have different upbringings and that some people come from different parts of the country.
Activity in Multicultural:
By definition: it is the body of books originally published in a country other than the United States in a language of that country and later published in this country.
How is it different from multicultural Literature?
Multicultural is writing about different cultures that we have. Writes go into the different ethnicity's and share this in literature for others to read. International literature on the other hand is actually the author being from or living in a different country and writing their book in that language and later getting it translated into English language and share it with people in the United States.
Why is it important to have in the classroom?
Multicultural and International literature is very important to have in the class room. For some students this is the closes thing they will get to either one. Its good that the students are aware of the different kins of cultural we have so they can understand that not everyone is the same because we all have different upbringings and that some people come from different parts of the country.
Activity in Multicultural:
- Food is always popular to do when learning about multicultural. This grabs the students attention and it is always fun.
- You could have the students mail a paper person to family member that live in different city's or even states and have them dress up the paper person with something related to that town and they can see how different each place is.
Activity in International:
- You could again do the mail out of a paper person (maybe a student has a family member living out of the country or if you know somebody) you can ask that person to dress it in something related to the International area.
- Doing a compare and contrast with the students would be good and then having the students share with the class or in groups.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Describe how to effectively evaluate books for children. Is this value-bases?
When you are evaluating books for children you should always ask your self:
What point is the book trying to make
Would the students enjoy reading the book
Is there any profanity
Is it age appropriate
I would say yes that it is value-based. If any of the books went against my values I probably would not allow them to read it. Remember values are very important to to keep and stand by a lot of times the values make you.
Why do character/setting analysis on children's books? Purpose? What did it accomplish.
Its good to do analysis on children's books to make sure it is appropriate material for the students in the class. It comes back to the values. If it doesn't meet your standards then the children should not be reading that material. This gives us the opportunity to pick and choose what our students should and should not be reading.
When you are evaluating books for children you should always ask your self:
What point is the book trying to make
Would the students enjoy reading the book
Is there any profanity
Is it age appropriate
I would say yes that it is value-based. If any of the books went against my values I probably would not allow them to read it. Remember values are very important to to keep and stand by a lot of times the values make you.
Why do character/setting analysis on children's books? Purpose? What did it accomplish.
Its good to do analysis on children's books to make sure it is appropriate material for the students in the class. It comes back to the values. If it doesn't meet your standards then the children should not be reading that material. This gives us the opportunity to pick and choose what our students should and should not be reading.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Ch 2 Summary
This chapter is mainly about how literature came about. It goes into detail how children's literature was developed. When children's books did come about it was mainly how children should behave and present themselves. For the most part children were not to touch the books.
Milestones in The History of Children's Literature
The oral tradition was long before books came around. People told there story's around campfires to tell about there experiences, developing mythologies, storytellers, folktales, which were Incorporated into the complex mythologies and philosophical tenets. These tails then became widely influential in the Roman Empire.
Early Printed Books came around in the mid-1400's. This books were very costly and prized possessions of nobles and priests. These books were teach children literature but children were rarley trusted with these books.
In the 1740s Newbery's books for children were developed and the idea of children's books began. Many family's centered there attention to the children and they should not have to grow up so fast. It was then children got to be children.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau came with an idea of letting children should learn naturally with very little assent's from adults.
The Fairy Tales of Andersen and the Brothers Grimm was the development of folktales. They are the fairytale story still read today.
Early Illustrators of Children's Books is unsure of who did the first one but there are many who geared it to children. Johann Amos Comenius is created for writing the first non alphabet picture book.
In the Victorian Influence it talks of Plight of Children. The focused mainly on life of poor children.
Standard for Evaluating Young Adult Literature
I like the chart for Evaluation Criteria. It focuses on young adults being able to put themselves in the story and relating to it so they could resolve the problem if it happened to them in real life.
The History of Censorship
Censorship has been in existence since 411 B.C. in some form. In the late 1960s and early 1970s it gears mainly to censoring racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination. In the 1980s it was material alleged to be anti-American, anti-family.
Children and The Family in Children's Literature
Literature has changed drastically for children from the centuries past. Before the middle ages children not learning anything and not valued. During the Middle Ages children shared the burden of there parents and worked threw poverty. Not till recently did children and story's become close family interaction.
Personal Connection
I think literature connects with people no matter what. To me it is good to know the history of literature so you can get a better understanding of what it was and what it has become. The knowledge literature can give you is great and to think not so long ago it was not valued at all.
Applies to the classroom
The History of literature applies to the classroom on many different levels. Its gives us as teachers the power to enrich younger generations and how learning today was very different for them and everyone else. It gives us great insight that may be useful in teaching styles and bring it to a different level.
Milestones in The History of Children's Literature
The oral tradition was long before books came around. People told there story's around campfires to tell about there experiences, developing mythologies, storytellers, folktales, which were Incorporated into the complex mythologies and philosophical tenets. These tails then became widely influential in the Roman Empire.
Early Printed Books came around in the mid-1400's. This books were very costly and prized possessions of nobles and priests. These books were teach children literature but children were rarley trusted with these books.
In the 1740s Newbery's books for children were developed and the idea of children's books began. Many family's centered there attention to the children and they should not have to grow up so fast. It was then children got to be children.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau came with an idea of letting children should learn naturally with very little assent's from adults.
The Fairy Tales of Andersen and the Brothers Grimm was the development of folktales. They are the fairytale story still read today.
Early Illustrators of Children's Books is unsure of who did the first one but there are many who geared it to children. Johann Amos Comenius is created for writing the first non alphabet picture book.
In the Victorian Influence it talks of Plight of Children. The focused mainly on life of poor children.
Standard for Evaluating Young Adult Literature
I like the chart for Evaluation Criteria. It focuses on young adults being able to put themselves in the story and relating to it so they could resolve the problem if it happened to them in real life.
The History of Censorship
Censorship has been in existence since 411 B.C. in some form. In the late 1960s and early 1970s it gears mainly to censoring racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination. In the 1980s it was material alleged to be anti-American, anti-family.
Children and The Family in Children's Literature
Literature has changed drastically for children from the centuries past. Before the middle ages children not learning anything and not valued. During the Middle Ages children shared the burden of there parents and worked threw poverty. Not till recently did children and story's become close family interaction.
Personal Connection
I think literature connects with people no matter what. To me it is good to know the history of literature so you can get a better understanding of what it was and what it has become. The knowledge literature can give you is great and to think not so long ago it was not valued at all.
Applies to the classroom
The History of literature applies to the classroom on many different levels. Its gives us as teachers the power to enrich younger generations and how learning today was very different for them and everyone else. It gives us great insight that may be useful in teaching styles and bring it to a different level.
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