EDUC 205: Childrens Literature and the Writing Process

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EDUC 205 Childrens Literature and the Writing
Process

• Day 21
• Contemporary Realistic Fiction

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Schedule

• Announcements
• Collect Lesson Plan 2 and video - discuss
• Contemporary Realistic Fiction activity
• Reading Interest Inventories

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Lesson Plan 2

• Strengths
• Areas for Growth
• Stories
• How was it different reflecting on this lesson
  after watching the video?

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Contemporary Realistic Fiction

• Activity Compare and contrast Marvin Redpost and
  Alice Alone
• Other discussion about Alice Alone

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Reading Interest Inventories

• Help teachers understand why and what children
  read in order to choose appropriate books that
  will stimulate interest and enjoyment in reading

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Reading Interest Inventories

• Research indicates that the reading ability of
  the child influences the reading interest of the
  child (Norton, 2004)

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Reading Interest Inventories

• One survey found (Swanson, 1984) that gifted
  children prefer
• Mysteries
• Fiction
• Science Fiction
• Fantasy

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Reading Interest Inventories

• The survey also found that average children
  prefer
• Mysteries
• Comedy/Humor
• Realistic Fiction
• Adventure

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Reading Interest Inventories

• Sample inventories
• What kind of reading do you prefer? Why?

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Coming soon

• Thursday begin Historical Fiction
• Read and bring to class
• Number the Stars
• Magic Tree House Thanksgiving on Thursday