Misc.
First instructional material used in american schools. notice the types of illustrations, the language used, and the subject matter.
New England Primer
Acrostic
childlike; coloring book style
Naive
A piece of folk literature that features exaggeration is an example of
tall tale
A story antagonist is...
...a character who creates the major conflict in a story.
A picture book that begins, "A is for the Answer" most appropriately belongs to which category of picture book?
ABC Books
a poem or stanza with five lines that follows a specific pattern of syllables and stresses
cinquain
With regard to color, saturation refers to
the brightness or dullness of a color.
Recent trends in folk literature publishing include...
reduced publishing of traditional folk and fairy tales for children
OR
publishing of "twisted" or "re-envisioned" versions of folk and fairy tales.
OR
publishing of fairy tales and folk tales in novelized forms.
a complex, multifaceted character in a fictional work that feels like a real person
Round character
A pop-up book that includes pull tabs or flaps to be lifted is an example of what type of picture book?
Engineered Books
Which type of poem has 7 lines, starts with a noun and ends with a noun, and the nouns are opposites.
Diamonte
With regard to an illustrator's use of the visual element of line, generally speaking, what do diagonal lines suggest?
Movement
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an example of which category of modern fantasy?
Imaginary worlds or secondary location
Children's literature is often said to provide for children windows, mirrors, and sliding-glass doors. In the role of a sliding-glass door, children's literature...
provides impetus for change because the reader is changed by the reading experience.
Name one of the basic fantasy motifs.
magic
OR
heroism
OR
fantastic objects
What is a poem called when it is written or printed on the page in a shape representing the poem's subject?
Hint: ______ Poem (Diamonte, Cinquain, and Acrostic are under this type of poem)
Concrete Poem
Objects are shown as they actually appear. Representational style is also referred to as
Realism
A story that contains deviations from natural physical law (e.g. a story in which there are things like magic and/or time travel) is an example of
fantasy
Because it is important for readers to identify their own lives in the books they read...
children's books often have children as protagonists.
What is the term used to describe a book if those from within a culture feel the book has accurately and honestly reflected their experiences and viewpoints?
Hint: Cultural _________
Cultural Authenticity
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the more formal name for the "I Do," "We Do," "You Do." approach to lesson planning?
The Gradual Release of Responsibility Model
Visual reality is altered or skewed in some way
surrealism
The distinction between science fiction and modern fantasy is
that in science fiction, "other wordly" elements have a "scientific" explanation, whereas in modern fantasy such things just are, or come about by magic.
The children's literature genre that attracts most controversy is typically
contemporary realistic fiction