Final exam Flashcards
(26 cards)
Flying and Birds Motif
- Blakckbirds
- Mina
- Icarus
- Streetnames (crow road, etc)
- Owls
SEE PAST WHAT IS ASSUMED TO BE TRUE
Marvels Motif in Skellig
- Mina is free-spirit, daring, creative
- Mina and Skellig are “extraordinary” to Michael
- find owl pellet, hoot like owls
- Skellig starts transforming
Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Feels like it is set today (in present)
- can be picture books, chapter, novels
- emphasis on acute detail
- emphasis on contemporary problems
- happy endings optional
- designed to help readers through problems
Didacticism
Designed to teach; conveys instruction and information as well as pleasure and entertainment
Bibliotherapy
- books for teens, often deal with several different issues
- many of the issues dealt with in this genre are also dealt with in other genres, especially Literary Animal Tales and Non-Fiction
Implicit vs Explicit
Implicit: under the surface
Explicit: straight forward
Issues about Divorce
-is it my fault?
-will they get back together?
-will my parents still love me?
-whose side should I be on?
Long Term Effects:
•feeling like a traitor •parents dating
•starting new family •low livin standard
Issues about Death
- it’s okay to cry -alive in memory
- cycle of nature -value of rituals
- it’s okay to be sad
- religious implications
Wordless Story Characteristics
- empowers children
- plot sequencing
- teaches interpretation
- used as writing prompts
Skellig: Michael’s Dreams
- used as foreshadowing, symbolic
- pg112: liminal: was it a dream?
- pg118: miraculous, Skellig and evolutionary being?, making Skellig eat and act like an owl instead of an angel
- Shake up the way we see the world
Skellig (himself)
- gets stronger from Michael and Mina
- helping others helps you (theme)
- Michael tries to see the science
- could have been a fallen angel
- relates to myth of Persephone
Fantasy Literature
- Heroic or High fantasy
- Swords and Sorcery
- Horror (supernatural, psychological)
- Religious Fantasy -Sci Fi
- Rural Fantasy -Urban Fantasy
- Animal Fantasy -Humorous
Sex Education Approaches
Younger kids: -good touch bad touch -basic animal reproduction (birds/bees) Older kids: -Abstinence -Informational -Self-esteem (girls) -Responsibility (boys)
Science Books
- Why Science Matters
- Factual Accuracy, up to date
- religious conflicts
- avoid oversimplifying
- use scientific method
- use diagrams and exploded views
Geography Books
- Why geography matters
- factual accuracy, up to date
- freedom from prejudice
- possible racial/cultural/ethnic connections with children
- use maps, glossary, specialized illustrations, charts and tables
- other countries are different but same
History Books
- Why history matters
- Historical Accuracy
- Importance of interpretation (when history written by side of winner)
- dramatized scenes -good illustrations
- not leaving out minorities
- past was different but also the same
Biographies
- Saint’s life/puff piece vs Historical accuracy (pros and cons)
- has it kept up with person?
- Fictional dialogue
- mixing important facts with things of interest to the child
Non-Fiction books for young children
Concept books:
- general concept books
- animal books
- baby books
- naming and word books
- alphabet and letter books
- counting and number books
Non-Fiction for older children
- informational (magic school bus)
- photographic essays
- craft/activity books
- experiment books
- biographies and autobiographies
- serious issue books
- sex ed -geography -career -history
Alphabet Books
- Use uppercase and lowercase
- simple w/familiar illustration-concrete visual examples
- use multicultural books
- avoid examples where sounds are confusing (h is for hour)
Counting Books
- Make sure it is obvious what’s being counted
- use multicultural books
- use concrete visuals
- clear and easy to see the numbers
- counting with actual objects works better
- use familiar illustrations
Rowdy
-Junior’s best friend from the reservation
Gordy
Junior’s best friend at Reardan High School. Likes books and knowledge.
Books arouse him. Non-violent.
Roger
Basketball star at Reardan. Arnold punches him in the face after his racist comments. He gains respect for Arnold, loans him money at the dance
