Literature, Writing

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Literature, Writing Technology

• Jeanne Pfeifer, Ph.D.
• Teacher Education

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Literature, Writing and Technology

• Literature
• Plot Analysis
• Typical
• Complex
• Tracking, Analyzing aspects of literature
• Writing
• Technology

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Narrative Reading/Writing Plot Analysis Template
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Middle
End
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Typical Fiction

• Main characters
• Setting
• Introduce problem/dilemma

• Rising action
• Fairy tales/journey

• Climax
• Anti-climax

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Middle
End
Beginning
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Questions

• What titles of childrens literature seem to
  match this pattern?
• What sequels might children write for fairy
  tales following this pattern? (e.g. How did Red
  Riding Hood get home?)

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Plot Analysis for A View from Saturday(E.L.
Konigsburg) Complex Plot Development
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Middle
End
Beginning
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Questions

• What examples of childrens literature use a
  different plot line?
• Or use a more complex plot construction?

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Analyzing Literature
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Analyzing Literature
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Analyzing Literature
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Analyzing Literature
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Analyzing Literature
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Questions

• How might this study of literature help children
  appreciate literature?
• How might it help them with their own writing?

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Writing Process and Technology

• Pre-writing
• Literature
• Brainstorming
• Charting
• Draft
• Faster
• Longer
• More in-depth
• save as

• Revision (peer)
• Comment
• Track changes
• Save as
• Editing (peer)
• Spell check
• Grammar check
• Save as
• Evaluation
• Rubrics

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Questions

• When can children begin to use the writing
  process? (What age?)
• How often during a school year might a teacher
  engage children in the writing process?
• Can the writing process be used for expository
  (non-fiction) as well as narrative (story)
  writing?

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Literature, Writing and Technology

• How are literature and writing related?
• How are literature and technology related?
• How are writing and technology related?