EDU 298 Lecture 8: Children's Literature Notes 4-26
20 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Hannah Cheyney
Children’s Literature
In Class Notes
April 26th, 2018
Historical Fiction
Events that happened years ago (over 10)
Author works with and might embellish time period to make more engaging
oMay play around with setting *illustrator is key
Well written story line
Twist of fantasy (just enough to keep engaged) with true story
*Setting is key
oAuthentic, really happened
oDoes the fantasy throw the whole thing off?
Story may be told from narrative perspective (1st person point of view)
oExp: From Paul Revere’s point of view
Story line gives enough information but not too much
oDon’t want to overwhelm children
Make sure dialogue works with illustrations
Biography
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Document Summary
Author works with and might embellish time period to make more engaging: may play around with setting *illustrator is key. Twist of fantasy (just enough to keep engaged) with true story. Story may be told from narrative perspective (1st person point of view: exp: from paul revere"s point of view. Story line gives enough information but not too much: don"t want to overwhelm children. As true to form as possible but may take liberties: exp: maybe michael jordan practiced in a high school gym. Might include: family, childhood, turning points. Needs to be credible (why people write about themselves) Types: birth death: (including life moments, milestones, schooling, marriage, kids, segment/partial biography: (exp: obama"s white house years, collective/series: multiple books about different stages of life. Must be able to do lots of research (& interviewing if person is still alive: must use people to fill in gaps. Key topics in science, ss, geography, etc: exp: rocks.
