Masaryk University in Brno Faculty of Education Department of English Language and Literature TIPS FOR USING FANTASY BOOKS WITH TEENAGERS Diploma Thesis Brno 2009 Supervisor: Written by: PhDr. Alena Kašpárková Kateřina Vařechová 1 Acknowledgements: I would like to give special thanks to my supervisor‚ PhDr. Alena Kašpárková‚ for her kind help and advice. She willingly commented on my thesis. 2 Declaration: I declare that I worked on the thesis on my own
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Matinee Chesnutt‚ Charles W. The Wife of His Youth Uncle Wellington’s Wives Chopin‚ Kate Regret Connell‚ Richard The Most Dangerous Game Cooper‚ James Fenimore The Eclipse Crane‚ Stephen A Dark Brown Dog The Open Boat Dahl‚ Roald Beware of the Dog Lamb to the Slaughter Davis‚ Richard Harding A Charmed Life Billy and the Big Stick The Man Who Could Not Lose Dawson‚ Fielding The Vertical Fields Dunbar‚ Alice Little Miss Sophie When the
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Importance of literature Literature reminds us of stories‚ epics‚ sacred scriptures and classical works of the ancient and modern times. Literature is defined as the body of written works of a language‚ period or culture‚ produced by scholars and researchers‚ specialized in a given field. Why is literature important? Let us see. As stated in the quotation by C.S. Lewis‚ literature not only describes reality but also adds to it. Yes‚ literature is not merely a depiction of reality; it is rather
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Charlie and the Chocolate factory is one of two film adaptations of Roald Dahls 1943 children’s book. This 2005 rendition‚ directed by the eccentric Tim Burton‚ infamous for his dark fantastical works in film‚ is said to be most loyal to the book versus the 1971 version entitled Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory . Like the book‚ the film conveys a heavy theme of morality and family. The motif throughout the movie is bad children are punished while good children earn the coveted rewards.
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We’ve all heard the stories; the ones we were told as children. Epic adventures with mystical beings and dragon guarded castles. Fairy tales. My personal favorite is Rapunzel. I was completely engrossed with the story of a girl stranded in a tower‚ only to be saved by her true love. Saved by the strength of his sword against her fearsome dragon‚ or by his comatose-healing lips. Then she and her prince charming would live happily ever after. As it turns out‚ the story of my literary experience begins
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author n. (ôth-au-r) - One who practices writing as a profession. 15 years is a long time and especially so for one who has not lived that long yet. Today teens like me are expected to know what they want do later in life. Maybe if it were not the twenty first century I could be imaginative but that would be childish (In case you didn’t know this is a CHILDRENS essay competition). However after a decade and a half I would like to be in a profession that is considered neither here nor there in terms
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Fairy tales are part of every Western child ’s upbringing‚ and have been for decades. The method of telling and the stories them selves may have changed from the purely oral tradition to that of the written word with the introduction of the printing press and more importantly the Chap Book in the eighteenth century (Montgomery‚ 2009 p. 13). But the basic core of the tales remain hundreds of years on to instruct and delight children to this day. These days children are surrounded by fairy tales in
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Toni Hubert P251 Dr. G.H. 11/24/2012 Education Psychology Movie Application The movie Matilda was made in 1996. Matilda is the protagonist in the movie and is based on a book‚ Matilda‚ written by Roald Dahl. In the beginning‚ it shows her as a baby and a few stages of her life until she is about the age of schooling. Her father‚ Harry‚ meets the headmistress of the school that is in the district of where Matilda’s family lives. Matilda starts going to school who has magnificent intelligence and
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Question 1 1.1 Mention the characteristics and needs of children that should be taken into account when selecting suitable literature. Emotions: Identification: A child must be able to identify with the story. Enjoyment: They must be able to enjoy the story. Moderate emotion: should show some emotion. Security: Child should feel safe. Intellectual Abilities: The story must be logical (as much as possible) it should also be systematic and consistent. It is more convincing when written from
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with senses of place‚ community‚ safety and familiarity. The free verse novel‚ The Simple Gift‚ composed by Steven Herrick‚ the dramatic fairy tale film‚ Edward Scissor hands‚ directed and created by Tim Burton and the novel Matilda composed by Roald Dahl‚ all explore the concepts of belonging and relationships through the strong use of literary techniques; and focus on a changing Identity as a base for belonging. All texts have significantly different perspectives of belonging and identity. Edward
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