(SPK101) II. LITERATURE (3) American Lit Fa08 (Children’s Literature for the Elementary Teacher LAL252 required for elementary majors) III. HUMANITIES (6) Humanities electives are marked with an asterisk (*) in the course descriptions for the following disciplines: Art‚ Drama‚ Foreign Language‚ History‚ Literature‚ Music‚ and Philosophy. The required six hours must represent a mini- mum of two disciplines. Art and/or Music Appreciation are suggested. Children’s Lit Music of
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| | |Gender Roles in Children’s Literature | | | |Kate Moore | |11/22/2010
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Children’s Literature Children carry potential to learn from a variety of methods. Children’s literature often includes age-appropriate and suitable content that help learning development and understanding. This paper includes information describing a timeline that illustrates the history of children’s literature in Western culture. More specifically‚ this paper includes descriptions of major trends and developments‚ including social functions‚ of children’s literature in various times and cultures
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Tan-Related Text For Run Lola Run Shaun Tan’s The Red Tree almost defies any rational classification. To the ear it reads as a sparsely written children’s book‚ but to the eye the book’s lavish depictions of isolation and despair require a much deeper analysis. The basic story of a little girl having a particularly horrid day is not uncommon in children’s literature. What separates this book from others of the same genre is Shaun Tan’s wholly idiosyncratic artwork. The slender story line depicts
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Social Equality in Children ’s Literature To begin with‚ we should say what social equality is in general. Social equality is a state of social affairs where all the people within the same group or any other formation have the same rights and‚ what is more important‚ the same status in certain respects. Some basic differences may divide people in social hierarchy. The main ones are gender‚ race‚ or wealth. But why is it so significant especially in children literature? To my mind‚ the second question
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Fantasy and Poetry in Children’s literature The two selections of literature are Cinderella for the fantasy story and a poem by Eloise Greenfield called “Tradition”. Both selections are from different cultural traditions‚ but portray positive messages to children and adults in today’s society. Every little girl dreams of finding her prince charming. There are more than 1500 different versions of “Cinderella” from cultures all over the world. The story of Cinderella has been in existence since
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Title: Make Way for Ducklings Author: Robert McCloskey Illustrator: Robert McCloskey Publisher: The Viking Press Date of Publication: 1941 Genre: Picture Book Short Synopsis: Mr. and Mrs. Mallard fly north to look for a place to live. Their first choice is the Public Garden in Boston‚ but when Mrs. Mallard is almost run over by a bike she decides that it is not a good place to bring up a family. They finally decide on a spot on the Charles River and meet a Policeman called Michael
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University of Phoenix Material Timelines of The Great War and Russian Revolution Worksheet Directions: For each of the four timelines that follow (1914‚ 1915‚ 1917‚ and 1918–1919)‚ complete the timeline replacing the words “[Paste description here]” with the text of the correct description from the table beneath it. 1914 Timeline June 28‚ 1914 | The event that triggered World War I | Sarajevo | The heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and his wife are assassinated by Gavrilo Princip‚ a
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In the history of humanity‚ violence in fairy tales or children’s books is not a recent phenomenon‚ these dates back from the first stories for children when violence was used in the narrative as a didactic element‚ where the wicked were punished often with physical violence and the virtuous were rewarded (Creasey). For centuries‚ the violence has played an important role in children’s literature‚ but in recent decades‚ this issue has been questioned with great vigor (Creasey). This is evident in
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Most critics agree that children’s literature is a diverse paradoxical area of study combining different literary genres. Like the concept of childhood‚ children’s literature is a social and cultural concept that evolves over time. Since the fourteenth century‚ children’s literature has gone through different literary periods each defined by its own divisions and genres. Many children’s novels‚ such as J.M. Barrie’s Peter and Wendy‚ and C.S. Lewis’s The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe were published
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