Exam Flashcards

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Characterization

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How author presents the characters

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2
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Theme

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Meaning behind the story

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3
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Plot

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Action of the story

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4
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Setting

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Where takes place time

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5
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Style

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How words are written

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6
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Point of view

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How the story is told from which perspective

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7
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Caldecott award

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Given annually
Award describes importance of illustrations
Given to artist with most distinguished picture book

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8
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Haiku

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Unrhymed poetry, Japan origin
Consists of 17 syllables
5,7,5
Usual subjects nature,seasons,moods

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9
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Ciniquain

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Comes from cinq French for five

2 styles and 5 lines each

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10
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Concrete poem

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Also known as shape poetry
Meant to be seen not heard
Words for picture representation of the subject of poem

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11
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New berry medal

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Award given annually
By American library association
To author who made greatest contribution to children’s literature
Named after John newberry

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12
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Informational books

Characteristics

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Terms are clear
Easy to follow
Designed to catch your eye instead of text books

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Informational books broad categories

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History/culture: geography
Science/nature: animals, plants
Human development/behaviour: family, relationships, growing

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14
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Culminating tale

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Repetitive

Children enjoy memorizing these tales and can participate in the telling by predicting what will happen next

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15
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Pourquoi tales

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French for why

Stories seek answers to popular questions

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16
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Controversial books

Censorship reasonings

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Be school boards ban one dad two dad brown dads because they despite same sex

17
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History behind books

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Originally stories were passed down orally

18
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Folktales

Talk about

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Beasts
Woodcutters
Princesses
Wishes

19
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Monogenesis

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Story’s inherited from a single culture

20
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Polygenesis

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Stories from multiple places and people

21
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Fairy tales

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Happy endings
Make popular movies
Conflict between good and evil
Cinderella snowbird Aladdin

22
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Fables

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Brief stories that teach a moral or lesson
Usually use animals to get message across
Tootsie and the hare “slow and steady wins the race”

23
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Myths

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Stories of gods and heroes
Greek myths are most known
Often tell us how the world began

24
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Picture books

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Provide clues to future action of story

Help create mood of the story

25
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Nursery rhymes

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Contribute to language cognitive development through sounds and rhymes of language and repetition
Lullabies, games, rhymes

26
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Figurative language : simile

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Comparison using like or as

27
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Metaphor

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An implied comparison

Example fog the fog is compared to a cat (quiet and purring)

28
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Personification

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Human qualities are given to an inanimate object

29
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Culturally diverse

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Includes different cultures
Provide exposure about misunderstanding
Provide minority cultures with positive role models

30
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Multicultural

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Must be correct information about culture
Avoiding racial culture stereotyping
Correct language terminology
Respect cultures