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Realistic Fiction/Fiction |
Untrue but factually speaking. |
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Story |
Progression of events that lead to a conclusion, also called a narrative. |
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Novel |
Narrative of considerable length (approx. 150 pgs) |
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Conventions of realistic fiction |
-always possible (not fantasy)
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Novels of characters |
-old times -involve characters for intended readers -explore common problems for the children of the age. |
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Historical novels |
-take place in recent or distant past -involve characters of intended readers -explore issues like loyalty, family, identity, maturity, conflict, and self-knowledge
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International novels |
displaced in geography.. |
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Goals of realistic fiction |
to help children -better understand their own lives -empathsize with others -see the complexities of other relationships |
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Verisimilitude |
creating a "reality effect" through the accumulation of multiple details |
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What do coy and hoff sommers arguments have in common? how are they different? |
Coy and Sommers both talk about barriers that young men face in education, coy about Miles, and Sommers in The War Against Boys.
Sommers thinks boys do not think about the consequences of their actions, while as Coy thinks home life is so troubling that excelling at school is not an option.
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What is War Against Boys? |
A book, that Sommers argues "it's a bad time to be a boy in America." People believe that it is girls who struggle in school so they get more attention when really it is boys. It is a fascinating read. |
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Fantasy Fiction |
-author alters setting, characters, and/or time to create a different world -exaggerates literary elements, to make surprises or creates humor -ability to create a vivid reality |
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Types of Fantasy Literature |
-fantasy with folktale elements -tales of pure imagination -talking beast tales -personified toys and other inanimate objects -humorous fantasy -science fiction |
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Elements of Fantasy Fiction |
Fantasy with folktale elements: simple language, plot, and setting. adapted from original plots. ex. chronicles of narnia |
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Tales of Pure Imagination |
Characters have no direct literary precedents. ex. alice in wonderland |
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Modern Stories of Talking Beasts |
Animals talk and act like humans. Ex. charlottes web |
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Personified Toys |
Secret life of toys exposed. ex. toy story |
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Humorous Fantasy |
Absurdity,slapstick, or wordplay |
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Science Fiction |
Usually take time in the future, not always, ex. wrinkle in time |
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Major types of non-fiction |
-biography: deals with history of individual men, women, and children's lives. -history: deals with stories of groups f peoples lives. politically,ethnically, or culturally. -travel/geography: deals with landscapes, or series of regions. -science: introduces and explains science, social and physical. ex. psychology, physics, anthro |
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narrative vs. non-narrative |
narratives are more emotional, easier to remember, depends on author, etc. non-narrative are more rational, independent of author, more linear, etc |
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Archetype |
a reference to a concept ex. romeo and Juliet compared to eternal love and star crossed love story |
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Foil Characters |
Characters who contrast with eachother in order to bring out their qualities |
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Multi-voiced narrative |
a story with more than one main character, shows different point of views.- to establish a larger theme |
