This course about Children Literature was created to encourage in every student the desire to read the children books, to know literature itself rather than what has been written about literature. The second is to interpret literature both personally and historically, that is, to show how a great tale generally reflects not only the author's life and thought but also the spirit of the age and the ideals of the nation's history. Finally to enjoy every class doing our best.
English teacher
For me teaching is an
art form. If an artist goes an art exhibition, (s)he would not then never then
go home and start to paint copies of
what (s)he saw. In doing so, (s)he
wouldn’t be an artist but a copyist. That is also the essence of the drama courses.
When teachers have realized about the
course, then, they start to build up
their own methods with their own goals.
First of all, I want to invite
you to read this article about Drama as a method of teaching. It is very
suitable, I gave you the whole paper. "Using drama in the classroom" I mail you the article. You must keep it! Then you have to create a summary about
the article by using a drama. I gave you this tool to organize your performance….Good
luck…I know how good you really are!!!
Children's Literature is a fascinating way to be closer to our studetns. We can find information on almost any topic imaginable written in a way that everybody can learn and and then teach it. There are many things that need to be covered, but first of all, It could be great if you look at yourself throught this quiz. Then, you can add this tool to your blog and please write something interesting about you using these tools.
Brainstorming
is a process for developing creative solutions to problems.
Alex Faickney
Osborn, an advertising manager, popularized the method in 1953 in his
book, Applied Imagination. Ten years later, he proposed that teams could
double their creative output with brainstorming (Osborn, 1963).
Brainstorming
works by focusing on a problem, and then deliberately coming up with as many
solutions as possible and by pushing the ideas as far as possible. One of the
reasons it is so effective is that the brainstormers not only come up
with new ideas in a session,
but
also spark off from
associations with other people's ideas by developing and refining them.
Now choose one
of these and please, write your reason and be creative with your mind map!!
In the lexical approach, classroom activities
focus on identifying the putting together the ready-made language which fits
the appropriate situation (called “chunking”). Research shows that language is
far less original than we might think it is, and that most of the time speakers
are drawing on a memory bank of stored phrases and natural sounding
combinations of words to get their message across.
Activity: Writing a brochure (approximately 50 minutes)
The next step is for you
to produce your own short brochure individually, based on one
of the earlier selections. If you enjoy this task possible follow-ups could
include designing a web page for a local holiday resort or researching and producing an article for a travel magazine. (the
page given)
Dear student, please watch this video and answer the worksheet in your blog, using several pictures to draw it and choose a video to explain it better. The idea is that people can read your blog in a bettter way. Good luck! http://tps.govst.edu/projects/cbechard/pdf/literature_worksheet.pdf
Plot refers to the series of events that
give a story its meaning and effect.
In most stories, these events arise out of
conflict experienced by the main character.
The conflict may come from
something external, like a dragon or an overbearing mother,
or it may stem from
an internal issue, such as jealousy,
loss of identity, or overconfidence.
In fiction, character refers to a textual representation of a
human being
(or occasionally another creature). Most fiction writers agree that
character
development is the key element
in a story's creation, and in most pieces of fiction
a close identification
with the characters is crucial to understanding the story.
The story's
protagonist is the central agent in generating its plot, and this individual
can embody the story's theme. Characters can be either round or flat, depending
on
their level of development and the extent to which they change.
Setting, quite simply, is the story’s time and
place. While setting includes simple attributes
such as climate or wall décor,
it can also include complex dimensions such as the historical
moment the story
occupies or its social context. Because particular places and times
have their
own personality or emotional essence
(such as the stark feel of a desert or
the grim, wary resolve in the United
States after the September 11th attacks), setting is also
one of the primary ways that a fiction writer
establishes mood.
The
structure pointcould be the simplicity of a
picture book in terms
of narrative structure, visual appeal and often
fable-like brevity might seem to suggest that
it is indeed ideally suited to a
juvenile readership. It’s about showing and telling, a window for
learning to
‘read’ in a broad sense, exploring relationships between words, pictures
and
the world we experience every day.
Now please, choose a video about one of the famous storytelling, whatever you want and please make a table, explaining all of the elements in it. Good luck in your amazing trip!
According to Edward Proffitt, author of Reading & Writing About Literature (1990),
“The truth of fiction is not the truth of history or of science, but the more
personal truth of human feelings and disposition, communicate best when that
substantial part of ourselves that understands primarily through the senses and
the emotions is touched” For this reason,
teachers need to develop lesson plans for the teaching of literature that allow
students the opportunity to be creative in how they respond to literary
works. As well as teachers must focus on the methodology
and theory of teaching, in particular in relation to teaching English.
Workshops given by volunteers may cover the following topics:
·Classroom management,
·The role of the teacher,
·Language theories,
·English language teaching methodologies
·How to teach vocabulary & grammar
Why use literature?
There are many good reasons for using literature in the classroom:
Literature is authentic material. It is good to expose learners to this
source of unmodified language in the classroom.
Literature encourages
interaction.
Literary texts are often rich is multiple layers of meaning. Literature
expands language awareness.
Literature educates the whole person. By examining
values in literary texts.
Literature is motivating.
Literature holds high status in many cultures and countries.
For this reason, students can feel a real sense of achievement
at understanding a piece of highly respected literature. Also, literature is
often more interesting than everything in the classroom. Now, please choose one of the topics about the importance of teaching literature and the uses of it to make your own summary in your blog. Picture it. I recommend you to rad this book to do your activity and to keep a better performance as a teacher. http://www.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/E00702/minilessons.pdf
According to
Edward Proffitt, author of Reading & Writing About
Literature (1990), “The truth of fiction is not the truth of
history or of science, but the more personal truth of human feelings and disposition,
communicate best when that substantial part of ourselves that understands
primarily through the senses and the emotions is touched” For
this reason, teachers need to develop lesson plans for the teaching of
literature that allow students the opportunity to be creative in how they
respond to literary works. As well as teachers must focus on the
methodology and theory of teaching, in particular in relation to teaching
English. Workshops given by volunteers may cover the following topics:
·Classroom management,
·The role of the teacher,
·Language theories,
·English language teaching methodologies
·How to teach vocabulary & grammar.
Why use literature?
There are many good reasons for
using literature in the classroom:
Literature is authentic material. It is good to expose
learners to this source of unmodified language in the classroom.
Literature
encourages interaction.
Literary texts are often rich is multiple layers of
meaning. Literature expands language awareness.
Literature educates the whole
person. By examining values in literary texts. Literature is motivating.
Literature holds high status in many cultures and countries.
For this reason, students can feel a real sense of achievement
at understanding a piece of highly respected literature. Also, literature is
often more interesting than everything in the classroom. Now, please choose one
the topics and the uses to make your own summary in your blog. Picture it.
