Evaluations

Describe how to effectively evaluate books for children?
I believe that when choosing books whether it be for your classroom or home should be evaluated. Children are always asking questions about certain words or why did that happend? You the parent or teacher should be able to pull books that both girls and boys can relate to the subject or objective you will be covering. I know sometime last year. I had to subsuite for a first grade class. It was reading time. I had to read one chapter to the children of their book and was inform the word "smoke" comes up tell the children. People didn't know smoking was bad for you in those time of day. Make sure that the books you are picking out are properate for your child's age and maturity level. Does the book have strengths and weakness?

Why do Character and Settings anyalysis on children books?
The character and setting anyalysis are very important because, children become aware of what is happening in the story they are reading. The purpose of character and settings make the students become part of the story he and she are reading. There are many activities that you as a teacher can do with your students. You can make your students draw a web about the character and settings, write a play and write a story and draw picture of their favorite character and setting. It makes the children wonder what is going to happend next?? I know when I was in elementary school my favorite activity was drawing the web because it helped me with my writings.

Is the valued based?
Yes,I do believe the vaule is based. There are many books out there that are important values whether it is religion,education and help children during difficult times in their life.

Chapter 2

The History of Children's Literature is how children and family connect in one another in literature. I do believe literature and family go hand well to together. In the early years that what was about being with family and spending quality time together whether it be going to sunday mass or reading a great book. The Oral Tradition: Mainly states about the native americans. The hunters always told stories around the campfires and what had happened to them that day at family gatherings. I know when my family goes on our annual fishing trips we always have stories of my uncle,what would he have done if was here with us. Early Printed Books; were know in mid 1400's this would help children with their rhetoric,grammar and music for children who attended monaster schools. Their were many inventors during this time period such as German Johannes Gutenberg, Willam Caxton.. William Caxton established the first printing press 1476. Johannes discovered a method of using movable metal type such as the mass production of books and he was known for The Fables of Aesop. The Puritan Inpluence: During this era, children were learning at home during this period of time. Today some families do home school children and teach them how to read. I don't really care for it because the children are not around other children their age. John Locke: states that enviroment the child's mind at birth known as a "tabula rasa" blank. Locke said, "that children pleasure by reading Aesop's Fables and Reynard the fox". Charles Perrault was known for the tales of Mother Goose. I can remember reading those thales as child. I can remember going to my grandmother home and her readind those to me before bed. Jean -Jacques Rousseau believed that chldren should be led for a search for knowledge. He is also know for Emile which was published in 1762. Standards for Evaluating Young Adult Literature: is known for the victorian era. Many great authors were in this time period such as Charles Dickens,Mark Twain and Howard Pyle. Charles Dickens was known for Oliver Twist. Mark Twain was know for the Huckleberry Finn. I remember reading this book in my english class. Howard Pyle wrote about the Merry Adventures of Robin Hood. I still remember having to watch this movie in my english class well. During this time era many children are learning how to read and raised. It was hard growing up in this time period. You had differnt life styles living in this ear such as lower,middle and upper class. History of Censorship: This type of literature discusses about rasicsm,sexism and other forms of discrimination between the late 1960 and early 1970. Just last night I was watch Rosa Parks."She knew one day it would get better and she just believed in herself and didn't matter whether you were black,white or green as her grandpa said." Whether it be a movie or book it still states a story of how life was back then.
Authors during this time period were John steinbeck was known for Of Mice and Men. Now,I do remember this book in my english class,it was long but it was worth reading. Children and The Family in Children's Literature: How families in ables literature in their homes today and back then. The poor children were working hard and getting by with their education. The upper class was seprated from the families recieving instruction and trainning how to become as adults. It shows how families and children have changed since then. Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and Margaret Sidney's The Five Little Peppers. All of these books have stated of what's really important in family and responsibility not whether one family is poor or rich. My dad is five out of 18 children. Yes they went to school but for only short period time. They had to help my grandpa on the farm. He has come along way from being what he had in his childhood and building his own company he started 18 years ago which is in the oilfield business. So inconculstion I believe that this chapter has stated different era's of many children's literature . There are so many great books out there for children to read and learn about the different eras by so many great authors.