Children's Literature
Are adults generally more visually aware and observant than children? - correct answer-no
Are TV shows such as Spongebob and prolonged video game exposure activites likely to
dull childrens visual perception? - correct answer-yes
At what age have children acquired most of the elements of fully developed language,
including sentence structure, word order, subject-verb agreement, verb tenses? - correct
answer-by age 4
Books began to deal with topics such as death, divorce, alcoholism, and child abuse in what
decade? - correct answer-1960s
def of aliterate - correct answer-unwilling to read or write, but they can do so
def of illiterate - correct answer-unable to read or write
Does the word "was" take longer to learn than the term "elephant" when children are first
learning to read? - correct answer-yes
Elements of quality illustrations - correct answer-line, shape, color, texture, composition,
Elements of strong writing - correct answer-precise vocabulary, figurative language,
dialogue, music in language, understatment, unexpected insights, drawing a line in the sand
Grimm Brothers Tales vs Disney tales - correct answer-told orally, dark vs written down,
happy endings
how did the 2001 passage of the No Child Left Behind Act affect trade book sales in the
public school system in America? - correct answer-the emphasis on teach to the test
deemphasized trade books in the literacy curriculum
How will you create engaged, life-long readers who enjoy reading in your classroom? -
correct answer-let them read what interest them
In the 1980s did illustrator Chris Van Allsburg negotiate an $800,000 advance for the book
Swan Lake? - correct answer-yes
Subgenres of Folklore genre - correct answer-Folktale-animal, fairy, or human tale passed
down by word of mouth
tall tale- exaggerated narrative of characters that perform impossible feats
fable-brief story that points clearly to a moral or lesson
myths- symbolic story created by an ancient people to explain their world
legends-traditional narrative of a people,often based on historical truth
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