lesson 4

Question 1

Who is 21st Century Reader?

Answer 1

Capable of navigating and interpreting digital formats and media messages
Possesses literacy skills which include technological abilities, interpretation of technological speak, ability to communicate and interpret coded language and decipher graphics.

Question 2

What is 21st Century Literature?

Answer 2

• New literary work created within the last decade

-Written by contemporary authors

-Deals with current themes/issues and reflects a technological culture

-Often breaks traditional writing rules

-Emerging genres like IM and blog format books, digi-fictional, doodle fiction and graphic novels

Question 3

Story through text and illustrated images

Answer 3

illustrated novels

Question 4

• Generally, 50% of the narrative is presented without words. The reader must interpret the images in order to comprehend the complete story.

-Textual portions are presented in traditional form.

-Some illustrated novels may contain no text at all.

-Illustrated novels span all genres.

Answer 4

illustrated novels

Question 5

triple media literature

Answer 5

digi-fiction

Question 6

• It is a literary experience that combines three media: book, movie/video and internet website.
• In order to get the full story, students must engage in navigation, reading, viewing, in all three formats.

Answer 6

digi-fiction

Question 7

Narratives in Comic Book Format

Answer 7

graphic novel

Question 8

• It is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using comic form.
• The term is employed in a broad manner, encompassing nonfiction works and thematically linked short stories as well as fictional stories across a number of genres

Answer 8

graphic novel

Question 9

It is used in the English speaking world as a genetic term for all comic books and graphic novels originally published in Japan.
It is considered an artistic and storytelling style.
The term “Ameri-Manga” is sometimes used to refer to comics created by American artists in a manga style.

Answer 9

manga japanese comics

Question 10

Japanese manga is to be read from right side to the left (pages and panels) opposite of traditional American books.

Answer 10

true

Question 11

hand scribed font and images

Answer 11

doodle fiction

Question 12

• A literary presentation where the author incorporates doodle drawings and handwritten graphics in place of traditional font.
• Drawings enhance the story, often adding humorous elements that would be missing if the illustrations were omitted.

Answer 12

doodle fiction

Question 13

Blog, email, and IM format narratives

Stories told almost completely in dialogue simulating social network exchanges.

Answer 13

Text talk Novel

Question 14

A narrative that addresses issues of modern womanhood, often humorously and lightheartedly.

Answer 14

chick literature