Childrens Literature
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- Precise Vocabulary
- 800,000 in the english language. age 4-command of english language
- Figurative Language
- personification, similie, metaphor, imagery.
- Dialogue
- reveals character of characters
- Multiculturalism
- race, ethnicity, gender and exceptionality.
- Parallel Cultures
- the goal of equal status to all worlds populations
- Xenophobia
- fear/mistrust of people who are strangers or foreigners.
- Racial awareness is evident by what age.
- Age 3
- Racial attitudes crystallized by what age
- Age 10
- Adolescence is not too old for significant attitudinal change.
- Literature is one of the most powerful tools for combating xenophobia.
- First African American to win Newbery honor award
- 1949- Story of the Negro Arna Bontemps
- Significance of "The All White World of Childrens Books"
- 1965- Nancy Larrick. reported that almost no african american appeared in any childrens literature.
- CIBC founded and purpose
- 1966, pointed to racial stereotypes appearing in current books and helped promote minorities.
- 3 guidelines for handling book challenge
- 1. Material Selection Policy 2.Grievance Procedure 3. Steps to reduce emotional tension
- 10 characteristics of motivated readers
- 1. read for themselves 2. Have personal likes 3. feel rewarded 4. don't feel trapped. 5.Not hesitant to pass judegment. 6. read at own rate. 7.not obligated to remember everything. 8.read broad or narrowly 9.develop attachment 10.find time to read
- Get children into books
- 1. set example 2.provide books
- 2 reasons to read
- 1. pleasure 2. better vocab/knowledge/reading skills/ etc.
- Bibliotheraphy 3 kinds
- 1. feelings of recreation 2.sense of connectedness 3. particular insight
- Louise Rosenblatts Transactional reading theory 2 types of readers
- Efferent (gain info) Esthetic (participate in an expierience)
- 2 ways to determine book good or not
- quality taste
- Elements
- POV, Plot, Character, setting, theme, motif
- Music in Language
- sounds of words create emphasis cadence
- understatement
- facts & feelings presented clearly in writing.
- unexpected insights
- story with surprise
- weak writing may include
- didactisism-preachy condensation control vocabulary
- Purpose of Pictures(7)
- Establish Setting-Fortune Tellers Define and Develop Characters Reinforce Text Provide Different Viewpoint Extend of Develop. the plot. Provide Asides Mood .Extend of Develop the plot. The Relatives Came-Cynthia Rylant
- woodcut illustrations
- 1484 William Claxton
- Literature in 16th and 17th century intended to...
- endoctrinate children
- Hornbooks-lesson paddles
- made of wood. bible verses printed on them
- Charles Perraults significance
- 1657 - Mother Goose/Cinderella for royalty.
- Categories of Picture Books
- 1. ABC 2. Counting 3. Concept 4. Participation 5. Wordless 6.Predictable 7. Beginning Reader 8. Picture Story books 9. Engineered 10. Babyboard (books available in AV format)
- Newbery Award
- ALA 1922, chapter book. Announced in 08, book published in 07.Winner-Gold Honor-Silver.
- 1st Newbery Winner
- The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
- Caldecott
- ALA Best American Illustrator Established 1936
- 1st Caldecott Winner
- "Animals of the Bible" Dorothy P Lathrop
- Sequoyah Award
- OLA children choose from list. 1953-Old Yeller-Fred Gipson.
- First Day Jitters
- Auth: Julie Danneberg Illus: Judy Love Plot: Sarah didn't want to go to school. Sarah was the teacher. Category: CRF
- Julius Baby of the World
- Auth: Kevin Henkes Illus: Kevin Henkes