Introduction
On the course Introduction to Children's Literature, students will develop the ability to understand literature as well as improve their oral and written expression. During this assignment, literary analysis and each of its components will begin through reading short children´s stories.
Subject abreviated code: ING260 / Denomination: Introduction to Children's Literature
Credits by the subject: 3 / Professor: Gisela Rodríguez
Description: Students will develop the ability to understand literature as well as improve their oral and written expression.
Justification: Some benefits of read and analize our readings are reading expands background knowledge, it builds a robust vocabulary, some people learn best by reading, it improves cognition and reading improves focus and concentration.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
❖ Know and study the different literary terms.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
❖ Learn terminology used in the study of literature.
❖ Use literary terminology in analyses.
The elements we will analize are:
I. The Short Story
1. The Plot
1.1 The climax
1.2 The resolution
2. Chronological order
2.1 Cause and effect
3. Conflict
3.1 External conflict
3.2 Internal conflict
4. Suspense
4.1 Foreshadowing
4.2 Predicting outcomes
5. Flashback
II. Characters
III. Setting
IV. Point of Views
V. Surprise Endings
VI. Theme
VII. The Total Effect
Task
INSTRUCTIONS: To comprenhend literary elements in the Subject Introduction to Children's Literature, students will develop a short literary analysis and each of its components will be found through reading Pinocchio Short Story.
Students will develop the fallowing activities (step and extra information / links will be giving on the process section)
1- First, read the Pinocchio Short Story.
2- Second, analize the reading taking into account the literary elements mention in the introduction section.
3- Third, If there are elements you don´t find and you need a deeper understanding of this short story, you can also see the video
4- Fourt, click on here to find and Download this plot chart and fill in the fallowing document with all the elements you found from the reading Pinocchio Short Story;
https://thinklivebepositive.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/plotdiagram.jpg
Process
Steps the students will fallow on this task: To complete this assignment successfully, is necessary to fallow the following steps;
1- First, read the Pinocchio Short Story from the webside https://bedtimeshortstories.com/pinocchio-short-story
2- Second, analize the reading taking into account the fallowing literary elements:
Theme, plot, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, cause and effect, conflict and resolution, characters, chronological order, setting, forests shadowing.
On this step, make sure to take notes of your findings while you are reading.
3- Third, If there are elements you don´t find and you need a deeper understanding of this short story, you can also see the video;
At this point, there will be elements that are clear for you, but there still others that will be harder to find or understand. For that reason, here I will include for you explanatory videos of every literary element. This hyperlinks will help you to satisfactorily conduct this assignment. You can see them depending on your needs of extra explanation:
Click on this hyperlink to review ALL THE LITERARY ELEMENTS.
Here are some videos to see examples of how to analyze short stories:
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-herkimer-english2/chapter/how-to-analyze-a-short-story/
Watch this video to review PLOT.
Watch this video to review CONFLICT.
Watch this video to review CHARACTERS.
4- Finally, now that all the elemets are set and clear. Click on here to fill in the fallowing document all the elements you found from the reading Pinocchio Short Story;
https://thinklivebepositive.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/plotdiagram.jpg
Evaluation
On the fallowing chart you will find a table format that will let you know how the analysis of Pinocchio Short Story will be judge through each stage of the literary elements analisis.
Literary Elements Analysis through the Reading Pinocchio - Short Story - Rubric.
Teacher Name: Mrs. Rodriguez Student Name: ____________________
| CATEGORY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Identifies important information such as theme, plot, exposition, characters, chronological order. | Student lists all the main points of the article without having the article in front of him/her. | The student lists all the main points, but uses the article for reference. | The student lists all but one of the main points, using the article for reference. S/he does not highlight any unimportant points. | The student cannot important information with accuracy. |
| Identifies details such as rising action, climax, falling action. | Student recalls several details for each main point without referring to the article. | Student recalls several details for each main point, but needs to refer to the article, occasionally. | Student is able to locate most of the details when looking at the article. | Student cannot locate details with accuracy. |
| Identifies facts such as setting, forests shadowing. | Student accurately locates at least 5 facts in the article and gives a clear explanation of why these are facts, rather than opinions. | Student accurately locates 4 facts in the article and gives a reasonable explanation of why they are facts, rather than opinions. | Student accurately locates 4 facts in the article. Explanation is weak. | Student has difficulty locating facts in an article. |
| Identifies opinions as cause and effect, conflict and resolution, | Student accurately locates at least 5 opinions in the article and gives a clear explanation of why these are opinions, rather than facts. | Student accurately locates at least 4 opinions in the article and gives a reasonable explanation of why these are opinions, rather than facts. | Student accurately locates at least 4 opinions in the article. Explanation is weak. | Student has difficulty locating opinions in an article. |
| Summarization: Is able to brevely retel the read story with his / her own words. | Student uses only 1-3 sentences to describe clearly what the article is about. | Student uses several sentences to accurately describe what the article is about. | Student summarizes most of the article accurately, but has some slight misunderstanding. | Student has great difficulty summarizing the article. |
Conclusion
As was set from the very beginning , the main aim of Introduction to Children's Literature is that students will be able to develop the ability to understand literature as well as improve their oral and written expression. It is possible when the resources are given to apply literary analysis of each one of its components.
Some other benefits of read and analize our readings are:
1. Reading expands background knowledge.
2. It builds a robust vocabulary.
3. Some people learn best by reading.
4. It improves cognition.
5. Reading improves focus and concentration.
There are many other reasons that surely will motivate you to read more and more.
On the fallowing websites you can find some of them;
https://www.weareteachers.com/benefits-of-reading/
https://study.com/academy/lesson/video/why-do-we-read-purposes-advantages.html
Credits
Other resources you can use to expand your knowledge on this topic are;
Hunt P. 2005. Understanding Children´s Literature. Second Edition.
Reynolds K. 2011. Children´s Literature. A very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press.
Staake J.2023. 25 Surprising Benefits of Reading. Secondary ELA Education. https://www.weareteachers.com/benefits-of-reading/
BIBLIOGRAPHY
➢ Atkins, G., Walsh, C. & Watkin S, S. 2006. Studying Literature: A Practical Introduction. New York: Harvester
➢ Barnet, Burto & Cain. 2010. An Introduction to Literature. Longman
➢ Bennett, A. 2006. An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory: Key Critical Concepts. London: Prentice Hall
➢ Bercovith, S. Ed. 2007. The Cambridge History of American Literature. N. Y.: Norton.
Teacher Page
Subject abreviated code: ING260
Denomination: Introduction to Children's Literature
Credits by the subject: 3
Professor: Gisela Rodríguez