Literature: Introduction and Importance
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What is one of the ways literature benefits readers?

  • Improving language proficiency (correct)
  • Increasing travel opportunities
  • Enhancing cooking skills
  • Boosting athletic abilities
  • Which of the following is NOT a benefit of studying literature?

  • Comparing personal experiences with others
  • Increasing physical strength (correct)
  • Learning about different cultures
  • Entertainment and leisure activity
  • What aspect of students does literature help to develop?

  • Building vocabulary (correct)
  • Improving dancing skills
  • Enhancing physical appearance
  • Mastering car mechanics
  • What is one of the factors that affect a student's interest in literature?

    <p>Literary merit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way does literature enhance students' skills?

    <p>Teaching critical thinking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does literature help students do according to the text?

    <p>Evaluate and relate to characters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which area does literature NOT provide useful information for according to the text?

    <p>Athletics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The CARRY ON strategy provides an effective way for all the learners in a classroom to share their ideas about a ______.

    <p>question</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the CLOSING VIEWING PROTOCOL, students are asked to write their general thoughts and reactions after ______.

    <p>viewing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ROUTE-TO-LIFE strategy helps students to better understand key life events of ______ figures by focusing attention on many factors.

    <p>historical or literary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the CARRY ON strategy, students typically share their ______ but they are allowed to say pass.

    <p>ideas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the CLOSING VIEWING PROTOCOL, students practice focused viewing through a ______ that should be answered to make the film more clear.

    <p>lens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the ROUTE-TO-LIFE strategy, students need to have information about the person and the ______ in which he/she lived.

    <p>context</p> Signup and view all the answers

    To make their poem, students select a word from the poem and make it the focus of their ______.

    <p>poem</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Read Aloud procedure provides a way to help all students access the ______ and develop their skills as active listeners.

    <p>material</p> Signup and view all the answers

    CHUNKING involves breaking down a difficult ______ into more manageable pieces.

    <p>text</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A STORYBOARD is a graphic representation of the sequence of the ______.

    <p>literary piece</p> Signup and view all the answers

    You have to fight through some bad ______ to earn the best days of your life.

    <p>days</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The students will draw a map about someone's life, including stop signs, traffic lights, dead ends, and detours. This activity is part of the brainstorming session focusing on constructing life ______.

    <p>journeys</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During the activity of sealing a time capsule, the students were allowed to write and predict the ending of the story based on their understanding of the first part of the story. Their ability in story writing will be ______.

    <p>tested</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the 'Read and Feel' activity, students are assigned a small portion of the text to present to their peers, following the procedures of preparation, grouping students, performance, reading selections, and ______.

    <p>reflection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The 'Master Poem' activity allows students to stimulate their ideas by brainstorming and create their ______.

    <p>masterpieces</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the journaling activity, the journey mapped out by the students should represent important decisions and events that have shaped a persona's ______.

    <p>life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the 'Sealing a Time Capsule' activity, the teacher will read the story aloud, distribute index cards for predictions, collect them, seal them in a time capsule, and guide a discussion about ______.

    <p>the ending</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Literature Lesson Plans

    • Procedures for teaching literature include Preparation, Writing, Making Connections, Read Aloud, Chunking, Character Chart, and Storyboard.
    • Making Connections involves Text-to-Self, Text-to-Text, and Text-to-World.

    Read Aloud

    • Provides a way to help all students access the material and develop their skills as active listeners.
    • Procedures: Select a text, Read Aloud, Pause for comments, Reread sections.

    Chunking

    • Involves breaking down a difficult text into more manageable pieces and having students rewrite these chunks in their own words.

    Character Chart

    • Involves using graphic organizers to help students organize information about major and minor characters in text.

    Storyboard

    • A graphic representation of the sequence of the literary piece.
    • Helps students to visualize the different events and flow of the story.

    Constructing Life Journeys

    • Represents important decisions and events that have shaped a person's life.
    • Procedures: Brainstorm, draw a map about someone's life, Constructing Life Journeys, Sharing and debrief.

    Sealing a Time Capsule

    • Students write and predict the ending of the story based on their idea of the first part of the story.
    • Tests students' ability in story writing.

    Read and Feel

    • Students are assigned a small portion of the text to present to their peers.
    • Procedures: Preparation, Read Selections, Performances, Reflection.

    Master Poem

    • Allows students to stimulate their ideas by brainstorming.
    • Enables students to create their masterpieces.

    Importance of Literature

    • Improves command of language.
    • Provides information about other parts of the world.
    • Teaches about the life, cultures, and experiences of people in other parts of the world.
    • Entertains and provides useful occupation in free time.
    • Makes a person wiser and more experienced by forcing them to judge, sympathize with, or criticize characters.
    • Gives information useful in other subjects like Geography, Science, History, and Social Studies.
    • Helps compare own experiences with those of other people.

    Importance and Aim of Literature among Students

    • Cultural Values
    • Building Vocabulary
    • Expanding Horizon
    • Improve Writing Skills
    • Teaching Critical Thinking
    • Enhances Writing Skills

    Factors Affecting Interests in Literature

    • Ability
    • Motivation
    • To Relate to Student's Thoughts and Feelings
    • Literary Merit
    • Entertainment
    • Choice

    Instructional Strategies in Teaching Literature

    Carry On

    • Provides an effective way for all learners in a classroom to share their ideas about a question, topic, or text.
    • Procedures: Provide a Prompt, Students Share Responses, Closing.

    Closing Viewing Protocol

    • Viewing and reviewing a video clip to focus on what the filmmaker has made.
    • Ensures that students become critical viewers of film about the content and what they understand.
    • Procedures: Viewing Protocol, Students answer film-dependent questions, Small groups practice focused viewing.

    Route-to-Life

    • Helps students to better understand key life events of historical or literary figures by focusing attention on many factors that have contributed to the array of choices they have made.
    • Procedures: Preparation, students need to have information about the person and the context in which he/she lived.

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    This quiz covers the introduction to literature, including its definition, purpose, and importance in enhancing language skills and cultural understanding. It also touches on how literature can provide insight into different societies and experiences around the world.

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