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| something interesting about children's lit and what does this mean? |
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| only kind of lit written by people who will not be reading it so adults are deciding what children want to read |
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when did literature become big?
before this, who read? |
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| after invention of the printing press. before only men of the clergy read |
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| what were the first children's books like? |
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| they were purely instructional and had religious connotations |
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| when did the first picture book come to be? |
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| John Locke: who was he as why was he important? |
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| philosopher and physician who disagreed with the Puritans. He thought believed in the importance of literacy for intellectual reasons |
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| John Newbery: who was he and why was he important? |
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| publisher of children's books. believed in literature for entertainment. the Newbery award for children's books |
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| Jean Jaques Rousseau: who was he and why is he important? |
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| philosopher, writer, composer. believed in object lesson: hands-on learning |
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| what is the relevance of the year 1865? |
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| this is considered the beginning of the Golden Age of children's lit. in which imagination flourished and talented writers were writing for children |
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| Who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?" |
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| Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll |
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| What kind of plot stucture is found in Alice and what is its relevance? |
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| episodic plot structure to reflect a dream. in the end, we find that she does in fact wake up to find the whole thing had been a dream |
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| how do the mad hatter, march hare, and the doormouse relate to real life? |
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mad hatter: mercury was used to make hats causing hatters brain damage
march hare: march is mating season causing hares to get a little whacky
doormouse: nocturnal animal - explains falling asleep |
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| what political topics are seen in Alice? |
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| reference to the ever popular tea party as an actual tea party, the strange trial of the Knave of Hearts suggests that rules should be removed from rule-bound activities, caucus race shown as a literal race |
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| what is the moral of Alice? |
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| not everything needs a moral |
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| what does Alice suggest about the way the world works? |
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| it can be illogical - seology makes sense - and too strict - make things fun! |
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| Does Alice develop as a character? |
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| maybe a little. in the beginning she seems a little insensitive with the mouse but by the end she is sure not to offend the turtle |
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| confident, sometimes rude, insensitive |
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| award specifically for picture books' illustrations |
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| What is the significance of Where the Wild Things Are? |
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| showed how pictures can help to tell a story |
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| Molly Bang: who was she and why is che important |
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| illustrator. her abstract pictures carry the emotion of the text |
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| How is Frindle similar to Alice |
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| main character is curious and imaginative, the pictures are black and white sketches, and both question the meaning of words |
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| how is Nick different from Alice? |
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| gender, genre: fantasy v. realistic fiction, plot structure: episodic v. dramatic, parents v. no parents, school v. unimportance/uselessness of school |
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| u / : spooky tone : Marie |
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| u u / : lymric : Dr. Seuss : Mary Ann |
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| How did Theodore Geisl change children's books in the '50s? |
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| at the time, children's writers had to follow a list of 300 words. Geisl from a way to use 220 and still make his book more interesting than Fun With Dick and Jane |
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| four line stanzas, ABAB, narrative |
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| 3 lines, 17 syllables : 5, 7, 5; usually lyric |
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| 5 lines, usually funny, anapestic meter, AABBA |
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| images that appeal to the senses |
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| mataphor, simile, personification, onomatopoeia - all language comparisons |
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| Joseph Campbell: who was he and why is he important? |
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| psychologist who saw developmental arcs in mythological stories - the reason we are interested in these stories is because they tell our stories |
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| Piaget: who was he and why is he important? |
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| cognitive development. sensory motor : touch and feel books; preoperational : past present and future |
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| Erikson: who was he and why is he important? |
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| inter- and intrapersonal. trust v. mistrust : why hildren ask to read books over and over; autonomy v. shame and doubt : Peter Rabbit |
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| Kohlberg: who was he and why is he important? |
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| Vygostky: who was he and why is he important? |
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| a tale who's origins are in oral tradition |
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| 3 types of traditional tales |
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| myths, epic hero tales, folklore |
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| main characters of epic hero tales |
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| main characters of folklore |
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| relatively "normal" humans or animals |
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| why something natural is the way it is |
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| what are the 3 bodies of mythology? what are their characteristics? |
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| Greek + Roman : a lot of gods and goddesses with human characteristics; Judeo-Christian-Trinity: one god that is not particularly human; Norse: forces of good and evil are at war but evil will eventuall win (hang on no matter what- courage) |
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| what are the two mythological theories of the creation of humans? explain |
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| monogenesis (all began in one place but oral stories have shifted over time acording to area) and polygenesis (many beginnings but there is something in us that makes us want to tell the same story) |
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| what happens in a linear journey |
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| in order for the main haracter to be successful, he or she must end up in a different place |
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| what happens in a circular journey |
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| a character may leave (departure), change (through a series of trials), and come back (return) |
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| what may be the reasons for departure in a circular tale? |
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| accidental, by choice, by force |
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| what is the threshold in a circular tale? |
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| where the old life becomes the new life |
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| give an example of a circular tale. explain |
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Harry Potter
departure: sort of by choice
threshold: platform 9 3/4
guide: Hagrid
called to adventure: letters |
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| the trial that chages. can be death and resurrection, death of a loved one, birth of a child, marriage, tragedy, etc |
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| 4 rewards for hero that makes it throught the trials |
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| sacred marriage, father atonement, apotheosis, elixer theft (promethius: fire) |
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| what kind of journey is Arrow to the Sun? explain |
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Circular
departure: wants to find father
threshold guide: arrow maker turns him into arrow and shoots him to sun god
trials: lions, snakes, bees, lightning
return: successful
reward: father atonement, apotheosis, boon (rain) |
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| what are the two types of folklore? define |
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traditional: oral in origin (no author, only retellers)
literary: author uses motifs of traditional folklore but claims authorship |
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| Charles Perrault: who was he and why is he important? |
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| reteller of folklore - Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood |
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| the same story is found in different cultures |
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| similar story line adapted to a different time or place |
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| smallest element in a tale, having the power to exist in tradition |
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| what are the 3 types of motifs? define |
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character motifs: flat and arguable dynamic (evil stepmother, damsel in distress, rescuer)
setting motifs (castles, woods)
plot motif: (girl treated poorly, misusing wishes, going through great lengths to have a child) |
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| character must do the same thing over and over but the activity gets more and more intense: trials |
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| any tale that contains magic. Cinderella |
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| any tale that has animals as the main characters. The Three Little Pigs |
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| Noodlehead tales. example |
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| main character is not too bright. The Three Sillies |
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| cummulative tale. example |
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| repetitive and builds on itself. The Twelve Days of Christmas |
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| over exaggerated to exaggerate the heroism. doesn't need basis in reality fore humorous exaggeration. Birth of Paul Bunyan |
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| over exaggerated to exaggerate the heroism. about someone who was or is thought to be real. Legend of John Henry |
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| Who gave Little Red Riding Hood her name? |
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| Paul Delarue's version of Red |
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"The Story of Grandmother"
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- little girl can take care of herself |
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| "Little Red Riding Hood" by Perrault |
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- story is prettied-up for the court and targeted toward the wealthy (no blood, red hood)
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- wolf eats her
- if you are a nicel brought up pretty girl, beware of "wolves" because if you are seduced, no one will marry you
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Grimm brothers
- country-fied (cap)
- written to raise up German culture and lit
- more violent
- can learn from mistakes |
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| "The Chinese Red Riding Hoods" |
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| Cinderella-type stories motif |
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- evil family situation
- neglected child
- rescuer/love interest
- magic help
- "meeting place"
- "shoe test"
- outcome |
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Perrault
- evil family sit: step-mom and 2 mean sisters
- neg child: Cinderella
- rescuer/love interest: prince
- magic help: fairy god mother
- "meeting place": ball
- "shoe test": glass slipper
- outcome: HEA, stsers married to lords |
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Grimm
- evil family sit: step-mom and 3 mean sis- meet real mom
- reg. child: Aschenputtel
- rescuer/love interest: prince
- magic help: birds and tree @ mom's grave
- "meeting place": festival
- "shoe test": gold slipper
- outcome: HEA, sisters eyes pecked out + feel mutilated |
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| compare two cinderella tales |
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| grimm has a wider range of emotion, focuses on revenge, and appeals to "normal" people. Perrault shows more "elegance" |
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Madame Beaumont
- intended to be instructional (even if you are married off to an ugly man, he could turn out to be a real prince)
- could have originated from the story of Cupid and Psyche |
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Joseph Jacobs
- violent but only because its a girl character
- very similar to Jack and the Beanstalk
- active woman role |
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Perrault
- youngest son gets cat
- cat uses tricker to gain power wealth and love for the boy |
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| give a brief summary of Max Luthi's "The Fairytale Hero: The Image of Man in the Fairytale" |
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| The male characters are usually the hero by the end. They are often wanderers, isolated, gifted, and led through an unsafe world. Luthi also tells us that we tend to be partial to the underdog, who ultimately rises up |
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| give a breif summary of Bruno Bettelheim's "The Struggle for Meaning" |
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| Bettelheim worked with mentally disturbed children. he felt that they search for the meaning of life through folklore and fairytales. he feels that these types of stories are more relateable to children and are more straightforward and real - they don't lie or leave out "bad" things. a struggle in life is inevitable. just don't give up and you will persevere |
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| give a breif summary of Karen Rowe's "Feminism in Fairytales" |
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| Rowe believes that fairytales cause a girl to be passive, dependent, and self-sacrificing. She says that the only way we can get around this is by looking past the story or being educated |
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| give a breif summary of Betsy Hearne's "Disney Revisited, or, Jiminy Cricket, It's Musty Down Here" |
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| Hearne asks the question is it a good or bad thing that Disney was so good at what he did? (shaping children's minds into one mold. his films were meant to sell). Disney cut out the bad and literally claimed the stories as his own but many stories would not be as well known if not for him. |
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