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El Ed 340 Children's Literature Dr. Tunnel
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02/19/2011

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Elements of composition in picture books
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Shapes, Line, Color, Texture, Composition
(SLC. T.C.)
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Elements of good writing in picture books
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Precise vocab, Figurative language, dialogue, musical, understatement, unexpected insights,develop characters,
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Purpose of Pictures:
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Establish setting, Re-inforce text, define and develop characters, provide a differing viewpoint,extend and develop plot, provide interesting asides, establish mood,
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Types of Picture Books
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ABC/Counting/Concept, Participation, Wordless, Predictable, Beginning Reader, Picture Storybooks, Engineered, Baby/Board
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What is literature according to Rebecca Lukins?
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Literature offers info and or vicarious experience, pleasure, and understanding of the human experience.
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Bad Writing
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Stereotypes (I'm glad I'm a girl...)
Condescending tone
Overly didactic
Overly controlled vocabulary
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Media (2 types)
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painterly, graphic
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Styles of Artwork
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Impressionism, Naive, Cartoon, Realism, expressionism,surrealism
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Lines
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diagonal (suggests movement), horizontal (tranquility), vertical (static)
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~Shape
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curve-nature, angular-human (buildings)
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Color
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Hue(cool or warm), saturation(bright, dull), value(lightness or darkness of color)
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Texture
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One element of pictures - collage, etc.
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Two important parts of illustration
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Action and Detail
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Teaching ABC- three checks need to do
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1)words used to represent each letter must begin with common sound associated with that letter. A is for apple= good. A is for Ark= bad
2) illustrations are example of the word
3) illustrations don’t show other objects to confuse readers
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Counting books are...
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Good for teaching ZERO
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beginning reader
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-give early independent readers well-written but easy to read books
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First Book Published for Children
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Orbis Pictus 1657
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1700's
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chap books, king arthur, children began being thought of, no longer as DIDACTIC
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John Newberry
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First English Children's Book Publisher
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1800's
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Fairytales collected.
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Little Women
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First time that family life was presented in reality.
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Ralph Caldecott
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First children's book illustrator to show ACTION - 1800's - American
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1900's
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Wizard of Oz, Peter Rabbit = story picture books...
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Wanda Geig
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First American Publisher (Millions of Cats)
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1950's
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Series books and Dr. Seuss
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1960's
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Children went against parents (where the wild things are), First African American published,
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1990's
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informational books take a step towards works of art instead of boring crap
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21 Century
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Young adult lit is huge (more edgy). Teachers have to be careful with books and what they choose (junk book). Political correctness is important. Celebrity authorship(celebrity names sell).
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Traditional Fantasy
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anything that was orally passed down doesn't have a definite author - is usually found in more than one culture, etc.
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Tolkien’s facets of a good fairy tale:
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1. Fantasy
2. Recovery (from deep despair or weariness of life)
3. Escape (from great danger)
4. Consolation (happy ending)
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Judging Informational Books
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Attractive design, compelling details, Fascinating Comparisons, Unusual subjects of viewpoints, Personalized content(first person account, a good informational book will: examine subject, think about things, make discoveries,and then share a personal view of what they have learned, new perspective, must be factual and dependable
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Cobblestone
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History
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Cricket
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Literary (poems, non-fiction pieces)
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Hopscotch
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Magazine for young GIRLS- stories, poems, non-fiction pieces, activities...etc.
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Kids Discover
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Diverse and fascinating subjects--amply illustrated.
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Muse
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Smithsonian magazine for children--music, technology, paleontology, physics...etc.
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Odyssey
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Physical and natural science
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best contribution to children’s literature
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Newberry
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best illustrations
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Caldecott
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UK illustrator’s award
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Kate Greenaway
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Mystery
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Edgar Allan Poe
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NCTE
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National Council of Teachers of English
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ALA
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American Library Association
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IRA
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International Readers Association
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CBC
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Children's Book Council
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Major Great Britain Medal
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Carnaige Medal
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Life Time Achievement in Literacy
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Laura Ingles Wilder Award
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A major dramatic question…
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a)Is related to story conflict
b)Will be answered yes or no by the end
c)Usually surfaces toward the beginning of the story
ALL OF THE ABOVE
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“Great potato of a woman” is an example of…
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Figurative language
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In When the Relatives Came, when the relatives arrive at the family reunion and the illustration shows their car plowing down the picket fence, this is an example of which of the following picture book illustration functions?
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Extend or develop plot
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Which picture book is often credited with ushering in the Age of New Realism
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Where the Wild Things Are
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Which of the following is credited as being the first of the beginning reader picture books (along with Dr. Seuss)?
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Little Bear
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Photographs are …
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A medium of art
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Who is the current king of the pop-up book?
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Robert Subuda
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Which of the following is not a type of picture book?
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Cultural
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Which of the following is a science magazine?
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a) Cricket
b) Odyssey
c) Spider
d) Boy’s Quest
e) Faces
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How Informational Trade Books Can Help Compensate for Textbook Shortcomings
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1. Content can be particularized
• Specific topics looked at in more detail
• Isolated facts de-emphasized in favor of bigger ideas
• Various perspectives may be entertained
2. Writing is more accessible, understandable, and engaging
3. Formats more appealing; variety in size, design, use of color, etc.
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A trade book aimed at the same age group as a textbook will score a lower readability level making it more accessible
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true. fact. period
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Which of the following is NOT a type of informational book?
Definition
a) Religious
b) Activity
c) Photo essay
d) Reference
e) Pop up
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2.Which of the following is NOT a nonfiction series?
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a) Don’t Know Much about series
b) Brown Paper School Book series
c) What makes a Artist a Artist series
d)Who’s Your Mama series
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That textbooks written to please Texas are virtually the only ones available to the rest of the country
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“as Texas goes so goes the rest of the nation”
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a beast tale is a type of
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folktale
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Character, Style, Theme, Plot, Setting, Tone
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Things in a book...?
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SHOW don't TELL!!!
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don't tell... SHOW!!! - i.e. Marsupial Sue
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1484 - Aesop's Fables - illustrated by William Caxton - for adults,
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• One of the first known illustrated books enjoyed by children
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First American modern picture storybook
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Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag
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1963 - The Snowy Day
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First recognition of a picture book with a black protagonist.
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1967 - A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog by Mercer Mayer
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Popularized the wordless picture book.
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Which artistic style emphasizes light, movement, and color over detail?
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Impressionism
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Weston Woods
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Movie Maker - books to movies... etc.
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Nonfiction children's book award given by NCTE
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Orbis Pictus
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Monogenesis
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start in one point and spread, as opposed to Polygenesis where it started everywhere at the same time cause it's so universal
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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
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Germanic Folklore
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Lloyd Alexander's four qualities of fantasy
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i. Spirit of playfulness BECAUSE you are setting your disbelief aside to have fun with an adventure… that obviously doesn't have place in our real world
ii. Ability to work on our emotions with the same vividness as a dream: "Realism walks where fantasy dances."
iii. The ability to believe
1) Fantasy fosters belief
iv. The ability to foster hope
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Traditional Fantasy types
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heroism, good vs. evil, special character types, fantastic objects, magic, secondary worlds, hero's round
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