EDRG 3321 Literature for Public Schools/ Chapter 5 & 6

Chapter 5 is about Poetry. I feel that peotry is such a great way to express our varying emotions. Unfortunately, this literary form is not explored as thoroughly as other genres in the classroom. I learned a lot in this chapter but what stood out to me was the fact that Fisher (1994) reported that children in second through fifth grade typically do not understand what poetry is or how it differs from narrative. In contrast, children who have been exposed to many examples of good poetry and have written poetry on their own possess a remarkable understanding of the genre.

I learned all about Traditional Literature in chapter 6. I did not know that this type of literature had a specific title. Under this category of books we will find traditional tales and books about different cultures. I also learned about the different motifs in Traditional Literature which are Magic, Transformations, Journeys and Quests, Trickery, Flying, Numbers, Repetitive Phrasing. I also learned guidelines for selecting high quality traditional literature. Each tale is situated in the culture from which it is derived, thus expectations for plot structure, charactarization, and style are culturally bound.



AUTHOR PROFILE:

James and the Giant Peach, an awesome fun book that narrates the adventures of a young orphan. The young orphan with terrible aunts for guardians befriends human like bugs who live inside a giant peach, who take the boy on a journey to New York City.

This book was written in 1961 by British author Roald Dahl. Dahl served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence agent. He rose to prominence in the 1940s with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors. Among other books By Roald Dahl are famous novels such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda