REVIEWER-IN-MAJOR-7.docx

REVIEWER IN MAJOR 7 (CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT LITERATURE) 1. ELEMENTS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT LITERATURE (C,S, P, Con, T, M, POV, T, S) Characterization (MC, SC, RC, F/S C) - At the heart of every story is an array of characters. - A character is one of the most significant elements in...

REVIEWER IN MAJOR 7 (CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT LITERATURE) 1. ELEMENTS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT LITERATURE (C,S, P, Con, T, M, POV, T, S) Characterization (MC, SC, RC, F/S C) - At the heart of every story is an array of characters. - A character is one of the most significant elements in fiction. - A character is the \"who\" of the story. - Characters include the people and animals that are featured in the narrative. - *Main Character* - Central character of the story - Usually involved in the problems of the tale, the climax, and its resolution - *Supporting Character* - Who plays a role in the main character's story - Typically the people in your main character's life, life friends, family, coworkers, classmates, etc. - *Round Character* - Anyone who has a complex personality - Often portrayed as a conflicted and contradictory person - *Flat/Static Character* - Someone who does not change over time Setting - Describes when and where the story is being told - Being the time and place - Backdrop Setting - it could really take place anywhere. - Integral Setting - The setting is incredibly important since it provides context towards the actions of characters or the themes that are trying to be conveyed. Plot - the sequence of main events in a story. FIVE BASIC ELEMENTS OF PLOT 1. Exposition - It is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. - often the very first part of the plot. 2. Rising Action - the section of a story that leads toward its climax. - often what keeps you turning the pages. 3. Climax - The highest point of tension in a storyline - often depicted by a confrontation between the protagonist and antagonist - resolves the main conflict of the story 4. Falling Action - the period of time in a story that follows the climax and leads to the resolution - can be used to clarify the events of the climax, ease any built-up tension, or wrap up loose ends 5. Resolution - The conclusion of a story\'s plot. - Also known as the denouement - literary term for the final plot points that occur after a story\'s climax and falling action Conflict - occurs when someone or something gets in the way of a character achieving their scene or story goal - vary between social, internal and external, against nature or against another person Theme - the main idea that is often intertwined with the story that has a point to get across in it - Explicit Theme - When the theme of the story are laid out of the reader to plainly see the intension of the author - Implicit Theme - Themes hidden underneath the surface which often times need further examination and reading to see Point of View - Refers to who is telling a story, or who is narrating it - The narration of a story or novel can be told in three main ways: first person, second person, and third person. - *First-Person* -- Is told by a character that is involved in the story. - *Second-Person* --A narrator who addresses the reader. - *Third-Person* --This one is told by a narrator that sees all, could either be a limited or omniscient entity. Mood - the feeling you get while reading a story - This could be happiness, sadness, darkness, anger, suspicion, loneliness, or even excitement. Tone - the expression of the author\'s attitude - the tone of a story may communicate amusement, anger, affection, sorrow, or contempt. Style - refers to the individual traits or characteristics of a piece of writing - It is a writer\'s particular way of writing words that readers recognize **ELEMENTS OF POETRY: SOUND** - Rhythm - is the repetition of sound patterns - describes the beat or sound that the poem produces - created in stressing the syllables - Assonance - refers to the repetition of vowel sounds - used to emphasize important words in the poem as well as create a recognizable rhythm - Consonance - refers to the repetition of consonant sounds or the presence of identical consonants in a sequence of words - Cacophony - uses words that give an unmelodious sound to achieve the desired outcome or create a different rhythmic effect to enhance the listening experience - Euphony - It is the use of vowels and consonant sounds that blend and create a pleasant effect - Opposite of Cacophony - Onomatopoeia - a sound device that is the careful use of words that - phonetically mimics and resembles the sound of nature or the sound that the author intends to describe. VISUAL ELEMENTS - These are illustrations, photographs, or diagrams to aid the reading process by providing context to things like the setting, characters, tone, etc. 1. Line - It is what defines the outline - It is used to lead the eye of 2. Color - provide a certain tone to settings or scenes by providing an array of colors to make a scene warm or appear cold, or to signify intense or soft moments in the story 3. Shape - Different forms that can provide a message or portray certain moods that can range from complex to simple 4. Texture - Can help provide context to a scene by having a sense of roughness or softness depending on what is intended to be felt 5. Composition - Refers to the previous visual elements and how they can complement each other to form full picture 2. CATEGORIES OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT LITERATURE **WHAT?** - Children and adolescent literature encompasses a wide range of genres, each serving a crucial role in shaping young minds and influencing their development. **IMPORTANCE (EYR, FCD, EWV, DEI, CCTS, ILRH)** 1. Engaging your readers 2. Fostering cognitive development 3. Expanding world view 4. Developing emotional intelligence 5. Cultivating critical thinking skills 6. Inspiring lifelong reading habits **CATEGORIES** \# Picture Books = Interdependence of art and text. Story or Concept presented through combinations and illustration. Classification based on format, not genre. All genres appear in picture books. Examples: Where the Wild Things Are Goodnight Moon Green Eggs and Ham \# Poetry and Verse = Condensed language, imagery. Distilled, rhythmic expression of imaginative thoughts and perceptions. Examples: The Crocodile Life Doesn't Frighten Me Mary Had a Little Lamb \# Folklore and Fairytales = Literary heritage of humankind. Traditional stories, myths, legends, nursery rhymes, and songs from the past. Oral tradition; no known author Examples: Jack and the Beanstalk Little Red Riding Hood \# Fantasy = Imaginative worlds, make-believe. Stories set in places that do not exist, about people and creatures that could not exist, or events that could not happen Examples Harry Potter The Edge Chronicles The Bartimaesus Trilogy \# Science Fiction = a fictionalized story wherein the setting and plot are centered around technology, time travel, outer space, or scientific principles. Examples: Ambassador by Will Alexander Sanity & Tallulah by Molly Brooks Cleopatra in Space by Mike Maihack \# Realistic Fiction = "What if" stories, illusion of reality. Events could happen in real world, characters seem real;contemporary setting. Examples: Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid Ruby Lu, Brave and True Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus \# Historical Fiction = Set in the past, could have happened. Story reconstructs events of past age, things that could have or did occur. Examples: Flashback Four Series Molly's Pilgrim Good Night, Mr. Tom \# Non Fiction = Facts about the real world. Informational books that explain a subject or concept. Examples: Good Queen Bess by Diana Stanley Joan of Arc by Diana Stanley Grow by Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton \# Biography = Plot and theme based on a person's life. An account of a person's life, or part of a life history; letters, memoirs, diaries, journals, autobiographies. Examples: The Boy Who Loved Math Shark Lady The Story of Harriet Tubman