Background African Literature Despite the ignorance of most so called "literati" to the domain of African literature‚ African literature in fact is one of the main currents of world literature‚ stretching continuously and directly back to ancient history. Achebe did not "invent" African Literature‚ because he himself was inundated with it as an African. He simply made more people aware of it. The Beginnings of African Literature The first African literature is circa 2300-2100‚
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Running Head: Sharing Literature Sharing Literature with Young Children Vanessa Rayburn September 4‚ 2011 Sharing Literature Having the opportunity to share wonderful books with children is the single-most important reason I began my career in early childhood. Among my fondest childhood memories is being read to by my father. He instilled in me a love for books of all kinds‚ especially picture books‚ which I found to be magical. Reading was relaxing and enjoyable‚ as well as exciting
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COLONIALISM‚ POST-COLONIALISM & POST-COLONIAL INDIAN ENGLISH LITERATURE ABSTRACT Colonialism is the building and maintaining of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. Colonialism normally refers to a period of history from the 15th to the 20th century when people from Europe established colonies on other continents. Collins English Dictionary defines colonialism as "the policy of acquiring and maintaining colonies‚ especially for exploitation." The Stanford Encyclopaedia
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Title: Make Way for Ducklings Author: Robert McCloskey Illustrator: Robert McCloskey Publisher: The Viking Press Date of Publication: 1941 Genre: Picture Book Short Synopsis: Mr. and Mrs. Mallard fly north to look for a place to live. Their first choice is the Public Garden in Boston‚ but when Mrs. Mallard is almost run over by a bike she decides that it is not a good place to bring up a family. They finally decide on a spot on the Charles River and meet a Policeman called Michael
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Literature as Media for Developing Language Competence and Building Social Awareness By Fatchul Mu’in Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Lambung Mangkurat University Banjarmasin E-mail: muin_sihyar@yahoo.com Literature is a kind of the artwork which uses a language as a medium. If it said that literature is a language in one side‚ learning literature is‚ at the same time‚ learning a language in the other side. English literature is literature written in English language. In this relation
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Most critics agree that children’s literature is a diverse paradoxical area of study combining different literary genres. Like the concept of childhood‚ children’s literature is a social and cultural concept that evolves over time. Since the fourteenth century‚ children’s literature has gone through different literary periods each defined by its own divisions and genres. Many children’s novels‚ such as J.M. Barrie’s Peter and Wendy‚ and C.S. Lewis’s The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe were published
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How to Read Literature like a Professor Chapter 1- Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It’s Not): • Quest consists of a knight‚ a dangerous road‚ a Holy Grail‚ a dragon‚ one evil knight‚ and one princess • Quest elements: a. quester b. place to go c. stated reason to go there d. challenges & trails e. real reason to go there- never involves stated reason • Real reason for quest is always self-knowledge • “always” and “never” have very little meaning in literature Chapter 2- Nice to Eat with You:
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Early Movements of English Literature The development of English literature has experienced many distinct movements throughout the centuries. Beginning with the writing of the Old English authors to the Early Modern Period‚ not only does the way literature is written change dramatically‚ but the English language itself evolves to become what we know it to be today. In this essay‚ I will examine the early literary movements that helped plot the course for English literature today. The very earliest
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Finding Wisdom through Literature Wisdom can be found through many sources. In literature‚ wisdom can be seen‚ interpreted‚ and used in every day society. Wisdom literature explains situations in the lives of ancient and even modern society. Through wisdom literature‚ people can learn a lot about how to handle situations and apply the wisdom to their lives. It can affect everyone. Wisdom is present in almost every type of literature. Wisdom is most often present in the Bible and ancient writings
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CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING CHILDREN’S BOOKS There are many factors to take into consideration when selecting and evaluating books for children. A predetermined set of factors ought to be kept in mind to make your search easier. 1. First and foremost‚ it is important to take into consideration the children’s physical‚ cognitive‚ language‚ and moral developments‚ as well as what the interests and preferences are of the age group or groups you are recognizing. Age group‚ per say‚ will not necessarily
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