Interview your subject and then create your article.

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The principal would like to expand this week’s website article to include teachers across the local district. For this article, interview an elementary teacher, media specialist, or librarian on current issues and trends in children’s literature.

 

Develop 10 questions that can be used in your interview, addressing the following topics:

· Current issues and trends in children’s literature

· How current issues and trends affect the selection of literature for classroom use

· How current issues and trends affect teaching of reading and literacy through children’s literature

 

Interview your subject and then create your article.

 

Write a 525-word article about current issues and trends in children’s literature. Explain how these issues and trends might affect classroom use of children’s literature and how the different elements of literature affect curriculum.

 

Include the following in your article:

· An introductory paragraph with general information about the teacher, media specialist, librarian, school, or library (for privacy reasons, avoid using any personal information, such as the name of the person or workplace)

· A summary of the interview questions and responses

· Resources, such as course content, book titles, or websites, to illustrate the answers that you received

· Connections between children’s literature authors or illustrators and identified trends

· A comparison of the librarian’s answers with articles or other materials from reputable leaders in the children’s literature community

· An explanation of how the identified trends affect the selection of books to use in the classroom

· Appropriate images, graphics, or multimedia to support your article

 

Cite any references used to support your assignment.

 

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

 

Submit your assignment.

 

 

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This coincides with the poems from the prior assignment.

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This coincides with the poems from the prior assignment.

The instructions are in the attached pdf.

Question: Think of someone in your life for whom you have very strong feelings and comprise an extended metaphor of at least 6 lines (no maximum).

Please write about my brother.

Backup information about my brother: He is obsessed with cars, he has been my best friend my whole life, he is always there for me when I need someone, he has ADHD and sensory processing disorder, he is very creative and artistic, and he loves our cat and dog. (Some of that you dont have to use and you can make up stuff to help you make the metaphors, do what helps you get the question done)

Reading comprehension is the ability to process text, understand its meaning

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Reading comprehension is the ability to process text, understand its meaning, and integrate what the reader already knows. With various levels of reading ability in each classroom, it’s important to be able to prepare lessons that assess students’ comprehension at these various levels. One tool that can be used to help students of varying abilities identify story elements and increase their comprehension is a story map.

 

Assume you are a third-grade teacher in a local elementary school. During the first few weeks of the semester, you notice that your students seem to be split between three reading levels. One-third of the students seem to be struggling to read at a third-grade level; another third read at a third-grade level, and the last third are reading above the third-grade level. You have been asked to develop a strategy to increase student reading comprehension across these various reading levels using children’s literature.

 

Read “ Comprehension: The Goal of Reading .”

 

Read “ Story Maps ” from Reading Rockets.

 

Read “ Seven Strategies to Teach Students Text Comprehension .”

 

Choose a children’s literature book to use for this activity from Reading Rockets’ “ Choosing Books .”

 

Develop a strategy for how students can best learn how to comprehend a story, based on the three reading levels you have identified in your classroom.

 

Include the following in your strategy:

· A set of questions that students can use to make sense of the selected book

· Modeling, demonstration, or guided practice with students (i.e., model or demonstration of how to apply the strategy, retelling the story to the students, assisting and guiding students in use of the strategy)

· Creation of a story map that can be used by students at the three reading levels you have identified. Address the following elements:

· Beginning

· Main characters

· Setting

· Time

· Middle

· The problem in the story

· Plot/events

· Attempts to solve the problem

· End

· Final problem resolution

· Cause and effect if applicable

· Other graphic organization elements if needed

· A description of how you will monitor and assess student comprehension

 

Reflect on your strategy, answering the following question:

· What are the benefits of using literature in your curriculum to support various reading abilities and reading comprehension?

 

Cite any references used to support your assignment.

 

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

 

Submit your assignment.

 

Resources

· Center for Writing Excellence

· Reference and Citation Generator

· Grammar Assistance

Introduction to Literature University of Northwestern

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LIT1100 Introduction to Literature University of Northwestern – St. Paul

Extended Metaphor Assignment Directions: This week, you have read poems utilizing metaphors and even tried writing some yourself. Now you will be writing an extended metaphor, which is simply when the entire poem works around this one “controlling” metaphor. Context

One of my favorite extended metaphors is from a short story by Budge Wilson entitled, fittingly, “The Metaphor” (from the book The Leaving) in which the narrator, Charlotte, comes of age and realizes that standing up for someone who others scorn is difficult but the right thing to do. The metaphor I’m most fond of is written by Charlotte about Miss Hancock, her English teacher, who initially inspires Charlotte to write. Miss Hancock is very flamboyant in her clothing style and tastes and passionate about teaching, and while her flamboyance and passion are acceptable when Charlotte is only a seventh grader, Miss Hancock’s exuberance is considered terribly “uncool” as Charlotte graduates to eighth grade. Soon, Charlotte’s classmates begin to cruelly scorn the teacher, and Charlotte does nothing to stop them or defend Miss Hancock. When Miss Hancock dies suddenly, Charlotte writes the following metaphor which reflects her distress over turning her back on her once-beloved teacher.

Example

Charlotte’s poem about Miss Hancock (pp. 14-15): Miss Hancock was a birthday cake. This cake was frosted by someone unschooled in

the art of cake decoration. It was adorned with a profusion of white roses and lime-green leaves, which drooped and dribbled at the edges where the pastry tube had slipped. The frosting was of an intense peppermint flavor, too sweet, too strong. Inside the cake had two layers–chocolate and vanilla. The chocolate was rich and soft and very delicious. No one who stopped to taste it could have failed to enjoy it. The vanilla was subtle and delicate; only those thoroughly familiar with cakes, only those with great sensitivity of taste, could have perceived its true fine flavor. Because it was a birthday cake, it was filled with party favors. If you stayed long enough at the party, you could amass quite a large collection of these treasures. If you kept them for many years, they would amaze you by turning into pure gold. Most children would have been delighted by this cake. Most grown-ups would have thrown it away after one brief glance at the frosting.

I wish that the party wasn’t over.

Assignment

Think of someone in your life for whom you have very strong feelings and comprise an extended metaphor of at least 6 lines (no maximum). Post this in the Week 3 Extended Metaphor forum. Review and comment on at least one classmate’s metaphor.

 

  • Context
  • Example
  • Assignment

The Pitcher

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Discussion Question 1

After reading “The Pitcher” by Robert Francis, consider how the poem itself works the way a good pitcher does. Which lines illustrate what they describe?

Discussion Question 2

Describe the central conflict between the speaker and the mother in “Dusting” by Julia Alvarez. Why is the image of dusting a particularly appropriate metaphor for evoking the central conflict?

Parameters

You must make a substantive and thoughtful initial post of 250 words or more to one of the questions, incorporating MLA citation and a Works Cited.

Readings

Meyer, Michael and D. Quentin Miller. The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading, Thinking, and Writing, 12th ed., Macmillan Learning, 2020.

  • “The Pitcher” by Robert Francis

Remember our discussion about what the American Dream is?

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Remember our discussion about what the American Dream is? In this course, we’ve looked the origins of the American Dream and then how some groups have struggled to be included. In this final week of class, we are looking at the current status and the future of the American Dream, as well as what it means to be a global citizen.

In a post of at least 100 words, address the items below:

  • Explain how has your understanding of the American Dream changed as a result of this course.
  • Reflect on John Lennon’s “Imagine,” which for many signifies hope. Do you believe there is hope for the American Dream? Choose at least one image from the song lyrics or video that signifies your new understanding of the American Dream.

Building With Its Face Blown Off

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Discussion Question 1

Identify examples of personification in “Building With Its Face Blown Off” by Billy Collins. What is the effect of that figurative language?

Discussion Question 2

How effectively does the poem “Player Piano” by John Updike use sound? How does the speaker’s voice resemble the sounds of a piano?

Parameters

You must make a substantive and thoughtful initial post of 250 words or more to one of the questions, incorporating MLA citation and a Works Cited.

Readings

Meyer, Michael and D. Quentin Miller. The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading, Thinking, and Writing, 12th ed., Macmillan Learning, 2020.

  • “Building With Its Face Blown Off” by Billy Collins
  • “Player Piano” by John Updike

Theme of jealousy in Othello by Shakespeare

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Theme of jealousy in Othello by Shakespeare

Discussion Question 1 Prompt

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Discussion Question 1 Prompt

Identify examples of personification in “Building With Its Face Blown Off” by Billy Collins. What is the effect of that figurative language? 

Answer

In “Building With Its Face Blown Off” by Billy Collins, the poet uses personification to give human qualities to non-human things, such as the bedroom, the bathroom, the broken furniture, the shoe, and even the snow and the clouds. Through personification, the poet makes the inanimate objects come alive and tell a story of their own, revealing the private lives of people in a bombed-out city.

For example, the bedroom is personified as if it had “answered the explosion wearing only its striped pajamas” (Collins 6-7). The previous example creates an image of the room being caught off guard and exposed as if it were a person captured in vulnerable circumstances. Similarly, the author mentions, “the bathroom looks almost embarrassed by its uncovered ochre walls, the twisted mess of its plumbing,” and “the sink is sinking to its knees” as if it were a person collapsing under pressure (Collins 13-16).

This figurative language creates a sense of empathy and connection between the reader and the objects in the poem. By giving human qualities to the objects, the poet makes them relatable and allows the reader to see them in a new light. It also highlights the tragedy of war and its impact on the lives of ordinary people, as the private spaces of their homes are suddenly exposed and destroyed.

In addition, the dollhouse view of the scene adds to the effect of personification by making the broken furniture and other objects seem like miniature versions of themselves as if they were toys in a child’s playroom. This image is both playful and tragic, as it shows the destruction of something that was once beloved and cherished. Moreover, the absence of characters, dialogue, and audience in the play-like scene further emphasizes the idea of the objects having a life of their own. It also creates a sense of isolation and loneliness, as if the objects were abandoned and left to tell their own stories, inviting the reader to see the scene from a new perspective and reflect on the fragility of human life and the devastating impact of war.

Work Cited

Meyer, Michael, and D Quentin Miller. “Building with Its Face Blown Off by Billy Collins.” The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature. Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2020.