Literary Elements/Devices:
The section literary
elements taught me that there is a name for every little thing in the
story. I did know a lot, however there
were a lot that were new to me as well. For example an archetype (literary
device) is something that is used over and over again. When I read the definition and example for
this I knew that, but didn’t know that it was called archetype. It used Romeo and Juliet as an example. I did understand all the literary elements,
but I liked reading the different definition and all the detail it
involved. I teach all these in my
classroom. We mainly focus on character,
conflict, plot, setting, and mood and tone in the second grade classroom. Themes are not the main idea or the summary
of the story. It is a message that is
stated in the book by the author. For it
to be a theme it must be a truism. A
truism is something that has to apply to the world outside of the story. When I think of themes I think they are kind
of like lessons or a way to live your life.
I really enjoyed learning this because I think it could be a teaching
method in the classroom. You can teach
theme and talked about how it is a lesson.
This is something that your students can go out and use. You learn so much through reading and this
opened a whole new door.
Awards:
There are so many different
awards that a book can receive. You can
find all the different types of awards at ala.org. I only knew a few that you could
receive. I am going to discuss some that
I learned about. There is the Printz
Award, which is named after a librarian named Michael L. Printz. A Printz Award exemplifies literary
excellence in young adult literature.
The Edgar Award is for best mystery.
I want to look into what books have won this award because I love
mysteries. There is an award for the
best graphic novels, Great Graphic Novel.
I enjoyed seeing that there was an award for this because they are so
detailed and I see so many kids that just love them. The Sibert Award is given to the most distinguished
informational book. I didn’t even know
there were awards for nonfiction books, so that’s pretty cool. Then there is the Reader’s Choice, this award
is chosen by librarian, teens, educators, and young adult enthusiasts. I really enjoyed reading about all the awards
because I had no idea so many existed.
Poetry:
WOW! When I read and listened
to everything about poetry it made me love and appreciate it even more than I
already do. I loved all the different
resources that were given to make poetry such an easy task for everyday. Poetry is not a genre. It can be found in all different types of
literature. This is something that I did
know because I use poetry for different subjects in the classroom. I obviously use it in language arts, but I
also try to find poems for whatever we are doing in math. Poetry is often neglected or overlooked
because people don’t feel comfortable with it usually because of the way they
were taught. I think this is very true
because my first year of teaching I wasn’t as comfortable, but the more I teach
poetry and integrate it I find myself using it more and more. What some don’t understand is that poetry has
no rules and can be whatever you want it to be.
This is what I try to stress to my students. The more I understood this the better poets
my students became because we practiced writing poetry any way we wanted. Kids love funny poems, poem with sounds,
narrative poems, poems about animals, and poems about themselves or their
experiences. When I heard this I thought
about all my students and they do love all of these things. Also, when I read poems out of picture books
they love the pictures that go along with them.
I really enjoy catchy poems that teach something. I think this is another wonderful reason to
share poems with different subjects.
Something that I really took away from this chapter was sharing poems
whenever you get the chance to throughout the day. One of my favorite things that I would like
to incorporate this coming up school year is pocket poems. Always having one or a couple handy to share.
These would be poems that you know they will love, be interested in, and can
connect with. I love all the resources
you gave us in the second poetry video.
All different types of poets for different types of situations and just
about anything you can think of. I loved
hearing Nikki Grimes because last semester I read POEMS IN THE ATTIC, which was
very touching. Just the way you
described the type of poems she writes.
I really would like to look into Valerie Worth’s work because I think
those would be great go to poems to read throughout the day. Another thing that I learned was the some of
Prelutsky’s poems go to the beat of songs.
I thought that was pretty cool.
Overall, I really enjoyed everything about the poetry chapter. I plan on going back to the video when I need
resources for poetry.
Historical Fiction:
“Reading historical fiction
allows readers the opportunity to vicariously experience what it might have
been like to live in a previous time and place.” I loved reading this because recently
historical fiction has been one of my favorite types of books to read. One reason being to read what the past was like
and how people lived. Seeing how
different it was it so intriguing to me. As teachers we see how different other lives
can be from our own. I think we should
share historical fiction with our students when we can, so we can show them how
different things used to be. There is
some criteria that needs to be met to make sure it is in fact a historical
fiction. It needs to be a good story
that blends with history itself. You
need to make sure that the facts are accurate.
Is the whole story consistent with social milieu, the clothing,
architecture, music, and speech patterns?
You also want to make sure that your story relates to your readers. I am excited to read more and more historical
fictions. One that I really enjoyed
reading last semester was PAPER BOY.
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