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Chapter 3: How to Recognize a Well-Written Book. Choosing the Right Words. Lesser Writers Generalize Show Don’t Tell Precise Vocabulary Figurative Language- metaphor, personification, imagery Adds power and insight into story and character. Choosing the Right Words.
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Choosing the Right Words • Lesser Writers Generalize • Show Don’t Tell • Precise Vocabulary • Figurative Language- metaphor, personification, imagery • Adds power and insight into story and character
Choosing the Right Words • Dialogue- reveals character, not stiff • Music, meter, rhythm of words • Understatement- Inference • Unexpected Insights
Weak Writing • Opposite of Good Writing • Dull, General, Not Believable • Didacticism- lesson overwhelms the story • Condescension-underestimates the reader’s mental capabilities; talks “down” to the reader • Controlled Vocabulary- often proves more difficult for children because it is awkward
Chapter 4: Recognizing a Well-Illustrated Book • Visual Literacy- illustrations meant to delight, capture attention, tell a story, teach a concept, develop appreciation and awareness in children. • Children will begin to discriminate when they are presented with lots of good illustrations.
Functions of Illustrations • Establish a setting • Define and develop character • Reinforce text • Provide a different viewpoint- can be in opposition to create humor • Extend the plot • Provide interesting asides • Establish mood
Style • Lines • Shape • Color • Texture • Composition
Technique • Realistic and abstract • Oils, watercolors, pastels, • Pen/ink, pencil • Cartoon to surreal • Multi-media • Photography • Woodcuts and clay sculpture
Words and Illustrations Equal • Words and Illustrations take equal importance in a children’s picture book. • It is a marriage of the two and they must work together to offer a holistic experience to the reader.