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Children’s LiteratureBy: Paige Turpin TR 11:00-12:30
Biography • Different Types of Biographies:
• Biography• Autobiography• Memoirs
• Biographies can be:• Individual
• Partial• Complete
• Collective• Fictionalized• Authentic • Contemporary • Interpretive
• Biography in the Classroom: • Helps readers develop their concepts of historical time• Can see their lives in relation to those in the past• Also supports studies in other content areas • Can enliven social studies curriculum in conjunction with historical fiction & nonfiction
Biography Cont. Arranged by
Historical Periods
The colonial Period & the American RevolutionThe Civil War
Westward Expansion
Immigration, WWI, & the Great Depression
WWII
The 1950s to Present
Arranged by Type of Subject
Political & Military Leaders
Philosophers & Religious Leaders
Scientist & Inventors
Adventurers & Explorers
Practitioners of the Arts
Sports Heroes
Extraordinary “Ordinary” People
Contemporary Realistic
• Popular Formats of Realistic Fiction: • Chapter Books in a series• Novels in verse• Graphic Novels• Picturebooks, Short Stories, & Novels
• Distinctive Types of Realistic Fiction: • Adventure & Survival Stories• Animal Stories• Mysteries & Thrillers• Sports Stories• Humorous Stories
• Themes in Realistic Fiction: • Coming of Age• Peer & Family Relationships• Current Issues
Contemporary Realistic Cont. • Contemporary Realistic Fiction Provides:
• An opportunity to connect to children’s lives• Opens new paths of communication between students and teachers• Informs children with other cultures and communities
Fantasy/Science Fiction
• What is Fantasy/Science Fiction?• Imaginative narratives that explores alternate realities; set in worlds that
do not correspond to present realities. • Writers of fantasy & science fictions often write about issues & ideas that
are difficult to explore in realistic fiction for children. Such as the consequences of war, cruelty, enslavement, or greed. There are so many topics that can be explored.
• Science fiction differs from fantasy in that the future realities are based from science principles.
• Value of Fantasy & Science Fiction: 1. Opens doors to imagination2. Opens doors to other types of literature 3. Science Fiction is a vehicle for change
• Types of Fantasy:• Animal Fantasy• Miniature Worlds or Other Worlds
Fantasy/Science Fiction Cont.
• Time Slips & magic• Literary Lore• Quest Tales or Hero’s Quest
• Types of Science Fiction: • Mind Control• Life in the Future• Survival of Science
• Physical Survival • Survival of Science• Struggle of cultures• Struggle of physical & emotional survival
• Fantasy/Science Fiction in the classroom:• Provides flexibility & expansion of the imagination • Pushes readers to consider thought-provoking issues
Folklore/Traditional Literature
• Patterns of Folklore: • Conventions• Motifs
• Recurring obvious element• Magical objects, spells, curses, or wishes as the center of the plot• Trickery or outwitting someone else
• Themes
• Types of Folklore:• Mother Goose & Nursery Rhymes• Folktales
• Types of Folktales: • Cumulative Tales• Pourquoi• Talking Animals• Noodlehead Tales• Fairy Tales• Tall Tales
Folklore/Traditional Literature
• Trickster Tales
• Variants of Folktales• Fables • Mythology • Hero Tales; Epics & Legends • Folk Songs • Fractured Fairy Tales & Literary Folklore
Historical Fiction• What is Historical Fiction?
• Tells a story … imaginative stories grounded in facts from our past. • Does not focus on facts, but uses them to re-create a time & place. • Facts are thrown into a fictional story.
• Value of Historical Fiction: 1. Helps children discover their own place in the history of their family. 2. Helps them to discover their own place in history of their world.3. Can give them a sense of historical importance of their own lives. 4. Make the past alive, real, and meaningful.5. Gives children a sense of today’s issues: freedom, prejudice, self-
knowledge, or social justice.6. Strengthens their understanding of history.
• History can be studied in different ways:• As a genre or by theme• Chronological period • According to topics in a social studies curriculum
Nonfiction/Informational• Nonfiction describes books of information & fact.• Informational books that are nonfiction present current
knowledge and things, people, or events in our universe.• How do you determine if a book is nonfiction?
• Does the book have an illustrator or photographer?• Are acknowledgments included?• Does the book have the words juvenile literature on the front?
• These types of books usually have a negative responses. Why?• Not used for pleasure reading• Children find this section in the library unrewarding• Reputation of being boring
Nonfiction/Informational Cont. • These books are used across the curriculum.
• Science • Social Studies• Math• Language • Art
• Orbis Pictus Award is given to outstanding nonfiction children’s books. • The award is based on 4 different criteria:
• Accuracy• Organization• Design• Style
Poetry • Poetry can:
• Make us smile• Create images• Express feelings• Stir emotions• Promotes learning
• Uses only a few words to say a great deal • It sings as it says• Contains rhythm and repetition• Has layers of meaning • The natural language of childhood
• Categories of Poetry Books:• Generalized • Individualized• Specialized • Picture Book Poem
Children like poetry they can understand
easily!
Poetry cont. • Forms of Poetry:
• Narrative• Ballads• Verse Novels
• Lyrical Poetry • Form Poetry:
• Shape Poetry • Haiku • Free Verse
• Elements of Poetry: • Alliteration• Assonance• Onomatopoeia• Consonance• Rhyme• Rhythm• Personification • Figurative Language
• Simile • Metaphor
References• Children’s Literature Notes: Dr. Murphy
• Textbook: Literature and the Child by Lee Galda/Bernice E. Cullinan/Lawrence R. Sipe