MIDTERMS Flashcards
All books written for children (excluding reference books that are not meant to be read entirely)
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
what is a child
18 years old and below (UNICEF)
baby/infant
0 to 3 yrs.
preschool
3 yrs. to 6 yrs
6 yrs. to 11-3 yrs
school-age
11 yrs. to 16 yrs
adolescent
young adult
16 yrs. to 21 yrs
o Learn how to control their bodies
o Have a lot of energy
o Enjoy manipulating things
o Finds it difficult to handle small objects or perform fine motor skills
6-8 years old
o Enjoy being active
o Enjoy physical activities (dancing, sports, etc.)
o Can play until exhausted
9-10 years old
o Undergoes physical changes
o Energy levels vary
o Difficulty in controlling emotions
11-12 years old
o Learn best by doing
o Instructions must be few and simple
o Are easily distracted and have limited attention span
o Imaginative
6-8 years old
o Curious and enjoy new things
o Learn best when involved in a concrete project
o May become prostrated when things don’t turn out as expected
9-10 years old
o develop abstract thinking skills
o Learn well through imitating role models
o Adventurous and enjoy change
o Have good attention span
11-12 years old
o Self-centered
o Play better in pairs
o Needs to be constantly reminded of group rules
o Like to express themselves
6-8 years old
o Place importance on friendships
o Enjoy playing and participating in group challenges
o Competitive
o Can express their likes and dislikes but judgement is not that well developed
9-10 years old
o Enjoy working in teams
o Seek approval from peers
o Become more independent and starts to question authority
o Enjoy projects that involve helping others and social justice
11-12 years old
what are the 3 main stages of adolescence
early adolescence (9-13)
middle adolescence (14-15)
late adolescence (16-19)
o Growth spurt
o Development of secondary sexual characteristics
Early Adolescence (9 years-13 years)
o Development of separate identity from parents
o New relationships with peers and opposite sex
o Starts to experiment
Middle Adolescence (14 years-15 years)
o Have fully developed physical characteristics
o Have formed a distinct identity and opinions and ideas
Late Adolescence (16 years-19 years)
what are the general classifications of children & adolescent literature
children’s literature (birth-13)
middle grade/juvenile/junior literature (9-13)
adolescent/YA literature (13-18)
what are the characteristics of YA or adolescent books
- Protagonist should be the same age as the readers
- Young adults must be able to recognize themselves in the characters (same dreams, problems, etc.)
- Author’s chosen themes and topics are those that are of the interest of the adolescents
1st novel written for children that was purely entertaining
Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll in 1865)
prototype of the modern children’s picture storybook.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter in 1901)-
what are the genres of children and adolescent literature
early childhood books
traditional literature
fiction
biography and autobiography
informational books
poetry and verse
books written for children from birth-6 years
Early Childhood Books
types of early childhood books
concept books
pattern books
wordless books
presents concepts such as the alphabet, shapes, numbers, etc.
concept books
predictable books that contains repetitive words
pattern books
shows a sequence of pictures with little to no texts (if naay text, it only describes what is happening in the picture)
wordless books
stories, songs, or rhymes with unknown authorship that were passed down orally through generations
traditional literature
types of traditional literature
myth
fables
ballads
legends
tall tales
fairy tales
traditional rhymes
deities as characters
myths
stories that teach lessons w/ animals as characters
fables
stories that were sung as narrative poems
ballads
stories that combine history and myths (based in real people or historical events)
legends
exaggerated stories with gigantic or flamboyant characters
tall tales
stories with magical characters
fairy tales
what we get from fairytales or the reason why we consume fairytales
poetic justice
traditional verses for young children (nursery rhymes)
traditional rhymes
designed to entertain; from the imagination of the author
fiction
types of fiction
fantasy
animal fantasy
contemporary realistic fiction
historical fiction
speculative fiction
stories that are impossible in real life
fantasy
main characters are animals
animal fantasy
set in modern times with events that could actually occur
contemporary realistic fiction
the story is historical but is imaginative
historical fiction
encompasses different genres of fiction; aka What If Books
speculative fiction
types of speculative fiction
science fiction
science fiction (sci-fi) fantasy fiction
supernatural fiction
space opera fiction
urban fantasy fiction
utopian fiction
dystopian fiction
apocalyptic fiction
post-apocalyptic fiction
alternate history fiction
superhero fiction
imagined technology
science fiction
inspired by mythology that combined imagined technology
science fiction (sci-fi) fantasy fiction
witchcraft, hidden abilities, spiritualism
supernatural fiction
fantasy stories that take up in urban settings in real world
urban fantasy fiction
civilizations that are deemed perfect
utopian fiction
societies deemed problematic
dystopian fiction
take place before and during huge disasters
apocalyptic fiction
take place after an apocalyptic event (figuring out how to live in the new world)
post-apocalyptic fiction