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Childrens Literature
Chapter 10
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Education
Undergraduate 4
12/08/2008

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Nonfiction
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is usually classified as either biography or informational literature
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Biography
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gives factual information about the lives of actual people, including their experiences, influences, accomplishments, and legacies
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Autobiography
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is similar in every respect to biography, except that the author tells about his or her own life.
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Informational books
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give factual information about, or explain, any aspect of the biological, social or physical world, including what is known of outer space
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Its primary purpose is to inform
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The content emphasis of children’s nonfiction is documented fact about the natural or social world.
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expository writing
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Nonfiction writing is often referred to as
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Narrative writing
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fiction writing or writing that tells a story
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Faction
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presents accurate factual information on an entertaining ribbon of fiction
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Faction is part of nonfiction
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In North America
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Authentic biography
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is also based all factual information is documented through eyewitness accounts,written documents, letters, diaries, and more recently, audio and videotape recordings
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for people that lived long ago
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Details such as conversations, are often difficult to document
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Biographers devices
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as interior monologue indirect discourse, their stories lively and appealing and worth the children’s time to read.
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Fictionalized Biography
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is also based on careful research, but the author creates dramatic episodes from known facts by using imagined conversation.
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Complete biography
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covers the entire life of the subject from birth to death
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the rest is a work of fiction.
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In biographies known acheivements are reported factually but other than that
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partial biography
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covers only part of the life of the subject
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collected biography
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life stories of several people in one book
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Biography series
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a multivolume set of books with each book containing one separate biography
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Theme
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in informational literature is the main point made in the work.
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“What’s the point?”
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The theme of the work will answer the question
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Style
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is how authors and illustrators, with their readers in mind, express themselves in their respective media.
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50-85 percent of the circulation in children’s libraries
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In school and public library records indicate that nonfiction makes up?
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the lack of classroom experience with nonfiction in early grades
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Studies show children in the US have trouble reading and writing expository texts, partly because of
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since parents and caregivers traditionally select only fiction as read-aloud material
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Particularly in the early grades, teachers and librarians may have to take the lead in introducing nonfiction to their students
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can be used across the curriculum in various ways
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Nonfiction can be included and promoted as options in students self-choice reading, can be added to classroom library collections and
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Informational literature
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must distinguish between fact, theory, and opinion
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Captions and labels
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must be clearly written and informative
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Facts
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must be accurate and current
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Personification
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should be avoided because the implication is factually inaccurate
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Works of nonfiction
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must be attractive to the child
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Presentation of the information
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should be from known to unknown, general to specific, or simple to more complex.
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Stereotyping
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must be avoided
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Format and artistic medium
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should be appropriate to content
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Depth and complexity of subject treatment
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must be appropriate for the intended audience
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Nonfiction Chapter book
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this format features a large amount of text that is organized into chapters
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Nonfiction Picture book
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This format features large, uncomplicated illustrations and brief text
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Science and Social Science Concept Picture Book
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Originally conceived for 4 to 8 year olds, this type of book presents one or two scientific or social concepts via brief, uncomplicated text accompanied by numerous
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Photo Essay
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Presentation of information in the photo essay is equally balanced between text and illustration
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Fact Books
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Presentation of information in these books is mainly through lists, charts, and tables
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Today’s nonfictional literature for children
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is able to meet the needs and interests of young readers in quality, variety, and reader appeal
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Experiment or how to book
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from directions for conducting various scientific experiments to cookbooks, guides, to hobbies, and directions for small construction projects, like clubhouses
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Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
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In 1990, the National council of Teachers of English Established the
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