EDFD quiz 2

What are informational books?

Books that provide verifiable facts or explain an aspect of the biological, social or physical world

What is style?

How the authors/illustrators, with their readers in mind, express themselves in their respective media (features and structure)

What is POV? (Point of view)

Perspective in which a story is told

What are some of the books read in class?

• Pete the cat , James Dean

• Hey, little ant, Phillip and Hannah Hoose

• Little house on the prairie, Laura Elizabeth Ingalls

• Anne of Green Gables, LM Montgomery

What is the ‘mirror’ metaphor?

All readers need books that are mirrors, reflecting their lives and cultural communities, validating their connections

What is the ‘windows’ metaphor?

View both real and imagined worlds, caution to a tiny pinhole or a warped misrepresentation which may lead to stereotypes

What is the ‘sliding glass doors’ metaphor?

Inviting readers to enter and imagine themselves living within that world, try new perspectives and experiences, to live,feel, think within a story

What are the different topics of informational books?

• biological science

• Physical science

• Applied science

• Social science

• Humanities

What is the biological science topic about?

Living organisms

What is the physical science topic about?

Non living materials, rocks, land, oceans, stars

What is the applied science topic about?

Practical applications designed by people

What is the social sciences topic about?

Functioning of society, relationships, both historical and current

What is the humanities topic about?

Cultural and artistic, fine arts

What are the structures and features in informational books?

• features

• Table of contents

• Maps, diagrams, graphs

• Glossaries

• Fonts and type size

• Structure

• Description

• Sequence

• Comparison

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

What are features ?

Tools to understand information books

What is a table of contents for?

The organization of books

What are maps, diagrams and graphs for in informational books?

Visual display

What are glossaries for?

Understanding definitions

What are fonts and type size for?

Importance (e.g., bolded words = important)

What is structure of informational books?

How the author organizes the information

Description of informational books?

Main topic organized around subtopics

Sequence in informational books

Lists items in order, chronologically

Comparison in informational books

Juxtaposed with similarities and differences

Cause and effect in informational books

Stayed action and result

Problem and solution in informational books

• or question and answer

A biography provides?

Factual information about the lives of actual people

The book that tells the accountancy of someone’s life and is written by the same person is called?

An autobiography

In biological fiction there is freedom to?

Invent designs

Realistic fiction can be critical for involving the following traits….

Offering a heavy handed moral lesson

Great poems for children often….?

Consider the child’s perspective

Children enjoy realistic fiction because?

They can identify with the characters and the challenges they face

Characters in traditional literature are typically….

Easily identifiable as good or bad

Themes in traditional literature are…

Limited to a main theme

Two types of fantasy especially enjoyed by very young children are…

Historical fantasy and animal fantasy

A type of fantasy that is particularly prone to censorship attempts is the category focused on….

Science fiction

Fantasy of high quality has the following trait….

An imagined world with internal consistency and believability

To be effective, illustrations in children’s books must…

Contribute to the story’s meaning

Books that are mirrors are…

Books that reflect the experiences and cultural communities to the reader

Realistic fiction is often the target of censors because these books…

Portray the harsh realities of life and controversial social issues

The literary element of most significance in realistic fiction is…

A compelling and believable character

What is non fiction?

What is realistic fiction?

What is new realism?

What is fantasy?

What is science fiction?

What are literary tales?

What is steampunk?

What is high fantasy?

What are themes?

What standards does fantasy have to meet for fine fiction ?

What is traditional literature?

What are the types of traditional literature?

What are myths?

What are epics?

What are legends?

What are folktales ?

What are fables ?

What are sacred stories?

What are fractured tales?