Benefits of Reading
What is a potential long-term benefit of reading?
Increased Verbal Fluency
or
Increased Reading Automaticity
or
Better Understanding of Other Cultures
Which type of poem has 7 lines, starts with a noun and ends with a noun, and the nouns are opposites.
Diamonte
Saturation
the brightness or dullness of a color
A piece of folk literature that features exaggeration
Tall Tale
Not a suitable critical element to consider in order to make a sound evaluation of a book's quality.
Hint:
The story's central idea
The style and language of the book
The pacing of a story
How old or new a book is
How old or new a book is
What is a poem called when it is written or printed on the page in a shape representing the poem's subject?
Concrete Poem
Bright colors, short brushstrokes, and blurred edges to show how light and shadow change and how things look from a certain viewpoint
Impressionism
Recent trends in folk literature publishing include
"twisted" or "re-envisioned" versions of folk and fairy tales
When students self-select a book to read, they consider a couple of things...name one.
Students choose a book at their reading level
Students select books about a topic they are interested in
The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.
Protagonist
A pop-up book that includes pull tabs or flaps to be lifted is an example of what type of picture book?
Engineered book.
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
Children's books often have children as protagonists
Because readers need to identify their own lives in the books they read
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 reading experience changes the reader
Representational style is also referred to as
Realism
Magic, Heroism, Fantastic Objects
Basic Fantasy Motifs
Which of the following statements is true for motivated readers?
HINT:
Motivated readers read for their own purposes.
Motivated readers refuse to discard a book they have not finished.
Motivated readers like all books.
Motivated readers remember everything they read.
Motivated readers read for their own purposes.
Which of these categories of contemporary realistic fiction grew out of the age of new realism in children's literature?
Hint: Mystery Stories, Problem Stories, Animal Stories, or Sport Stories
Problem Stories
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?
HINT:
Imaginary Worlds
Expanded Traditional Tales
Time-warp Fantasy
Supernatural Tales
Imaginary Worlds