LESSON 1

Question 1

This combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children.

Answer 1

Picture Books (ex. alphabet books)

Question 2

This is also called “old tales” as much of this incl. “orature” short for oral literature or stories handed via word of mouth.

Answer 2

Traditional Literature (ex. fables, folklore, myths and legends)

Question 3

This generally is a narrative form, in any medium, consisting of people, events, or places that are imaginary.

Answer 3

Fiction

Question 4

Any document or content that represents truth and accuracy regarding information, events, or people.

Answer 4

Non-fiction (may be presented objectively or subjectively, sometimes in a form of a story)

Question 5

It is a detailed description of a person’s life.

Answer 5

Biography and Autobiography

Question 6

This presents a subject’s life story, highlighting various aspects of his or her life.

Answer 6

Biography

Question 7

It is a self-written account of the life oneself. It highlights one aspect of the person’s life.

Answer 7

Autobiography (ex. Confessions by Saint Augustine of Hippo)

Question 8

It is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language–such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and meter–to evoke meanings.

Answer 8

Poetry

Question 9

Picture books

Answer 9

Pre-readers or ages 0-5

Question 10

Designed to help children build their primary reading skills. Examples are early reader books.

Answer 10

5-7

Question 11

Examples are chapter books, which are divided into 2.

Answer 11

7-12 (Short are for 7-9, longer are for 9-12)

Question 12

Examples are Harry Potter Series or Hunger Games. It is developed to soften the transition between children’s novels and adult literature.

Answer 12

12-18

Question 13

What are the characteristics of Children’s Lit?

Answer 13

1. Repetition
2. Didacticism
3. Illustration
4. Optimism
5. Imaginative
6. Children as Characters
7. Innocence

Question 14

Children’s literature is full of repetitive words, pictures, and plots in order to assist the children’s understanding of the story. It’s no wonder why nursery rhymes and other songs as such are full of them too. It helps in the vocabulary building of the learners by making these elements repeat in their minds.

Answer 14

Repetition

Question 15

Children’s literature isn’t just written to entertain kids—it’s written to teach them. Children’s literature helps make children learn right from wrong and wrong from evil. This has something to do with building the morale of the children in order for them to grow up to be good and functional citizens of their respective communities

Answer 15

Didacticism

Question 16

It helps keep kids’ attention and stimulate their imagination. It also helps children understand the stories much better due to visualization.

Answer 16

Illustration

Question 17

Notice how things always end with “happily ever after” in children’s books? That _ perspective is a big part of what we consider to be children’s literature. When we grow up, we may realize that life doesn’t always end happily which also explains why children’s stories are full of heroic acts.

Answer 17

Optimism

Question 18

In children’s literature, people fly. They grow into giants. They talk to animals. They cast spells and transform into magical beings. This emphasis on the fantastic, of course, reflects the imagination of children. This will also help children become creative individuals in the near future.

Answer 18

Imaginative

Question 19

Given that this literature is written for kids, it’s not surprising that it reflects the identity of its readers. Part of the reason is that it mirrors their concerns and their perspective on the world through the characters that it depicts.

Answer 19

Children as Characters

Question 20

Children’s literature seeks to answer these questions by showing kids out in a strange world, encountering new things and new people, and figuring out how to handle it all. This also explains why literary works for children somehow have a kind of censorship. Such censorship applies to the choice of words, as well as in the photos or illustrations used in a literary work intended for children.

Answer 20

Innocence