Exam Flashcards
(30 cards)
Characterization
How author presents the characters
Theme
Meaning behind the story
Plot
Action of the story
Setting
Where takes place time
Style
How words are written
Point of view
How the story is told from which perspective
Caldecott award
Given annually
Award describes importance of illustrations
Given to artist with most distinguished picture book
Haiku
Unrhymed poetry, Japan origin
Consists of 17 syllables
5,7,5
Usual subjects nature,seasons,moods
Ciniquain
Comes from cinq French for five
2 styles and 5 lines each
Concrete poem
Also known as shape poetry
Meant to be seen not heard
Words for picture representation of the subject of poem
New berry medal
Award given annually
By American library association
To author who made greatest contribution to children’s literature
Named after John newberry
Informational books
Characteristics
Terms are clear
Easy to follow
Designed to catch your eye instead of text books
Informational books broad categories
History/culture: geography
Science/nature: animals, plants
Human development/behaviour: family, relationships, growing
Culminating tale
Repetitive
Children enjoy memorizing these tales and can participate in the telling by predicting what will happen next
Pourquoi tales
French for why
Stories seek answers to popular questions
Controversial books
Censorship reasonings
Be school boards ban one dad two dad brown dads because they despite same sex
History behind books
Originally stories were passed down orally
Folktales
Talk about
Beasts
Woodcutters
Princesses
Wishes
Monogenesis
Story’s inherited from a single culture
Polygenesis
Stories from multiple places and people
Fairy tales
Happy endings
Make popular movies
Conflict between good and evil
Cinderella snowbird Aladdin
Fables
Brief stories that teach a moral or lesson
Usually use animals to get message across
Tootsie and the hare “slow and steady wins the race”
Myths
Stories of gods and heroes
Greek myths are most known
Often tell us how the world began
Picture books
Provide clues to future action of story
Help create mood of the story