literature 2
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- What are the values of poetry for children?
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share feeling, experiences adn visions
new understanding
play with words
see power of words
enjoyment
knowledge of concepts
appreciate language/expand vocab.
insight on self and others - What is poetry?
- importance of original combination of words, distinctive sound, emotional impact
- What are characteristics of poems that children prefer?
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contemporary
familiar and enjoyable experiences
stories or strong elements of humor
rhythm and rhyme
no complex imagery or implied emotion - What is a criteria for seeking poetry?
- capacity to grow/unfold
- What is rhythm?
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flow, movement of words
to increase enjoyment
highlight/emphasize specific words
dramatic effect
to suggest a mood - Rhyme or other sound patterns?
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to emphasize sound
alliteration
assonance
onomatopoeia - Repetition
- to enrich or emphasize words, phrases, lines, or whole verses
- Imagery
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encourages children to see, hear, feel, taste, smell and touch
figurative language - Shape
- words placed in ways to supplement meaning and create greater visual impact
- Lyric
- brief and discontinuous, emphasizing sound and picture imagery rather than narrative or dramatic movement
- narrative
- poem that tells a story
- ballad
- form of narrative folk song
- limerick
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short, witty poem
Edward Lear
lines 1-2-5 rhyme with 3 pronounced beats
lines 3-4 rhyme with 2 pronounced beats - concrete poems
- emphasizes meaning by shaping into form of a picture
- haiku
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Japanese nature poem
brevity, spontaneity, imagery
5-7-5 - nursery rhymes, nonsense adn humor
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absurd or no meaning at all
Edward Lear, Shel Silverstien - nature poems
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reverence/respect
Robert Frost - characters, situations and locations
- familiar experiences
- moods and feelings
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love, friendship, loss
Langston Hughes - animals
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Eric Carle
T.S. Elliot - Listening to poetry
- practice, read naturally
- moving to poetry
- encourage physical response
- dramatizing poetry
- encouragement to identify with characters and situations
- refrain arrangement
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1 reads/recites body of poem
others respond in unison - line arrangement
- line by line, one person or group
- aniphonal/dialouge
- alternate speaking voices
- cumulative arrangment
- crescendo, build to climax
- unison arrangement
- entire group speaks together
- motivations
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ongoing activities
every day experiences
new, adult-introduced experiences - oral exchange of ideas
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questions/answers to extend stimulation
brainstorming - transcription
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individual dictation
teacher interaction
adult assistance when required
revision/editing through small group/teacher interaction - sharing
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reading to group
audience development
permanent collections
poetry extensions - post-transcription
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permanent writing folders
writing conferences
modeling of writing process - Why should reading and literature programs for children include literature by and about members of all cultural groups?
- appropriate for building respect across cultures, sharpening sensitivity toward the common features of all individuals, and improving the self-esteem of people who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups
- How can multicultural literature programs be accomplished?
- through preservice or in-service education of teachers and librarians
- What is multicultural literature?
- literature that focuses on people of color, on religioius minorities, on regional cultures, on the disabled adn on the aged
- What main groups of people do multicultural books include?
- African Americans, Native Americans, Latino Americans and Asian Americans
- How does literature affect children from racial or minority groups?
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culutral heritage of which they can be proud
culture has made important contributions
improve self-concept and develop cultural identity - Majority?
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respect values and contribution of minority
broaden understanding of history, geography and natural history
understanding of social change - How do some authors perpetuate racism and stereotypes in their writings?
- illustrations, themes, characterizations, and language
- African Americans
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not physically attractive
musical
combine religious with superstitious
required to select life goals that benefit black people
dependant upon white people - Native Americans
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savage, depraved and cruel
noble, proud, silent and close to nature
inferior, childlike and helpless - Hispanic Americans
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poverty
learn English, problems solved - Asian Americans
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look alike
quaint communities
cling to old customs
success by assimilation - Five criteria fro evaluating literature to make sure it portrays the culture in a fair manner
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authentic setting
culture accurately portrayed
characters as individuals
physical diversity
solve problems without white intervention - What can you do to encourage appreciation of multicultural literature?
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point out similarities
read them
explore
encourage