Answer each question in order please and numbered with each one that i put.
1) Review pages 70-73 on “Standards for Evaluating Books and Literary Criticism.” Summarize what Norton explains about evaluating books for children. Explain the five questions that literary critic Anita Silvey recommends reviewers use to evaluate the quality of books. Identify awards and book lists that Norton mentions where you can find award-winning books for children.
2) Review pages 73-74 on “Standards for Evaluating Multicultural Literature.”
- Summarize what Norton explains is the “Value of Multicultural Literature.” What are the five goals of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child that can apply to evaluating multicultural literature for children? Explain some of the benefits for children by reading multicultural literature.
- Summarize what Norton explains about “Literary Criticism: Evaluating Multicultural Literature.” What twelve questions should be asked about the book to make sure that it is not stereotypical and promotes respect for individuals of all cultures?
3) Review pages 75-87 on “Literary Elements.”
- Define “Plot”: Discuss “Developing the Order of Events.” Discuss “Developing Conflicts” and define the four kinds of conflicts that Norton explains: persons against person, person against society, person against nature, and person agains self.
- Define “Characterization.” Explain what Norton explains about developing memorable and well-rounded characters (Norton 80).
- Define “Setting.” Summarize what Norton explains about “Setting as Mood.” Explain what Norton says about “Setting as Antagonist.” What does Norton explain about “Setting as Historical Background”? Explain what Norton says about “Setting as Symbolism.”
- Define “Theme.” What does Norton explain about “Theme Revealed by Changes in Characters”? What does Norton explain about “Theme and the Nature of Conflict”? What does Norton explain about “The Theme of Personal Development”?
- Define “Style.” What does Norton explain about metaphors and figurative language to develop style?What does Norton explain about the use of personification to develop style? What does Norton explain about the use of a narrator or voice of the author to develop style?
- Define “Point of View.” What does Norton explain about point of view and grade levels of readers? What does Norton explain about point of view for books for pre-school and early elementary grades? What does Norton explain about point of view for books for middle-elementary grades? What does Norton explain about point of view for books for older adolescents?
4) Review pages 95-97 on “The Right Book for Each Child.”
What does Norton explain about “Accessibility”?
What does Norton explain about “Readability”?
What does Norton explain about “Interest and Reader Response”?
5) Review pages 99-107 on “Teaching with Literary Elements.”
Explain what Norton explains about “Involving Children in Plot.”
Explain what Norton explains about “Involving Children in Characterization.”
Explain what Norton explains about “Involving Children in Setting.”
Explain what Norton explains about “Involving Children in Theme.”
Explain what Norton explains about “Involving Children in Style.”