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Children’s Literature By: Paige Turpin TR 11:00-12:30

By: Paige Turpin TR 11:00-12:30 Different Types of Biographies: Biography Autobiography Memoirs Biographies can be: Individual Partial Complete Collective

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Page 1: By: Paige Turpin TR 11:00-12:30 Different Types of Biographies: Biography Autobiography Memoirs Biographies can be: Individual Partial Complete Collective

Children’s LiteratureBy: Paige Turpin TR 11:00-12:30

Page 2: By: Paige Turpin TR 11:00-12:30 Different Types of Biographies: Biography Autobiography Memoirs Biographies can be: Individual Partial Complete Collective

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

Page 3: By: Paige Turpin TR 11:00-12:30 Different Types of Biographies: Biography Autobiography Memoirs Biographies can be: Individual Partial Complete Collective

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

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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

Page 5: By: Paige Turpin TR 11:00-12:30 Different Types of Biographies: Biography Autobiography Memoirs Biographies can be: Individual Partial Complete Collective

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

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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

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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

Page 8: By: Paige Turpin TR 11:00-12:30 Different Types of Biographies: Biography Autobiography Memoirs Biographies can be: Individual Partial Complete Collective

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

Page 9: By: Paige Turpin TR 11:00-12:30 Different Types of Biographies: Biography Autobiography Memoirs Biographies can be: Individual Partial Complete Collective

Folklore/Traditional Literature

• Trickster Tales

• Variants of Folktales• Fables • Mythology • Hero Tales; Epics & Legends • Folk Songs • Fractured Fairy Tales & Literary Folklore

Page 10: By: Paige Turpin TR 11:00-12:30 Different Types of Biographies: Biography Autobiography Memoirs Biographies can be: Individual Partial Complete Collective

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

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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References• Children’s Literature Notes: Dr. Murphy

• Textbook: Literature and the Child by Lee Galda/Bernice E. Cullinan/Lawrence R. Sipe