Reading Literature: How and Why
This takes into account human nature, human experience and social influences when understanding literature.
What is when understanding literature.
Readers do this by gathering information, making hunches and predicting what will happen next in a text.
What is stepping into the text.
The first novel written, especially for children, with the primary purpose of entertainment according to the sources was this work by Lewis Carrol.
What is Alice's Adventure in Wonderland.
This term coined by G. Stanley Hall, describes a period of significant biological, emotional and social changes.
What is adolescence.
This term refers to the system of ideas and procedures for organizing learning in the classroom.
What is pedagogy.
This term describes the aims, beliefs and aspirations of teachers concerning their work with literature.
What are aims.
This stage involves readers immersing themselves in the text world and trying on multiple perspectives.
What is moving through the text.
According to one definition in the sources, children's literature spans the age group from birth through this age.
What is 13.
Unlike children's literature, adolescent literature tends to have this type tone.
What is less positive.
Reading primarily to enjoy the beauty or style of language rather than just for information is known as this type of reading experience.
What is aesthetic experience.
According to Rosenblatt, this type of reading focuses on information to be acquired after reading such as facts or solutions.
What is efferent reading.
When readers do this they mentally cast themselves out of the text to reflect on their own lives and learn from what they read.
What is rethinking.
These types of children's books generally lack a main character, problem or plot and focus on concepts like alphabet or numbers.
What are concept books.
This literary term, meaning novel of education, or novel of formation often describes the development of a main character from childhood to maturity and is relevant to both children's and adolescent literature.
What is Bildungsroman.
Reflecting on a text by considering perspectives such as critical, feminist, or political falls under this literary concept.
What is objectifying the text.