Children's Literature(Week 12) 單字筆記

Topic :To Kill a Mockingbird

1. gothic (adj.)
/ˋgɑθɪk/
(of buildings) built in an old style that uses stone, very high ceilings, and lots of decoration

It is Gothic architecture.

2.parody (n.)
/ˋpærədi/
a piece of writing or music that copies the style of a serious piece in a way that is intentionally humorous

Brando did a parody of the character he played in "The Godfather."

3.satire
/ˋsætaɪr/
a humorous way of criticizing people or ideas to show that they have faults or are wrong, or a piece of writing or a play that uses this style

The play is a satire on corporate culture.

4.irony (adj.)
/ˋaɪrənɪ/
a type of usually humorous expression in which you say the opposite of what you intend

He had a powerful sense of irony, and you could never be absolutely sure when he was serious.

5.depth (n.)
/dɛpθ/
the distance down from the top surface of something to the bottom

They were scuba diving at a depth of 22 meters.

Children's Literature(Week 12) 上課筆記

Topic :To Kill a Mockingbird

1. Before the class

(1)Definition
a. What is that ?
b. What is that for ?
c. What should we care ?
d. Give an example .

(2)Harper lee postage stamp

(3)Harper Lee

     Harper Lee is an American author known for her 1961 Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird, which deals with the issues of racism that the author observed as a child in her hometown of Monroeville , Alabama. Despite being Lee's only published book, it led to her being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contribution to literature.

2. To Kill a Mockingbird(種族不平等)

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature.
The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality.

(1)To Kill a Mockingbird is a crime.

(2)角色

a. Atticus

b.Scout

c.Boo

d.Tom-Robinson

(3)Southern Gothic

(4)Bildungsroman

(5)issue of class , courage , compassion and gender

(6)Deep South

(7)Every adult should read before they die.

(8)Style

-Lee uses parody , satire , and irony effectively by using a child's perspective.

-preternatural vocabulary and depth of understanding.

(9)Person of the Week - Harper Lee Judy 2010

(10)To kill a Mockingbird (1/10) Movie CLIP - What Kind of Man Are You ? (1962)

(11)To kill a Mockingbird (15min簡短版)

a. Lesson 1 : Put yourself in other people's shoe's

b. Lesson 2 : Don't kill Mockingbird

c. Lesson 3 : Keep frighting even if you know you'll lose

d. Lesson 4 : The world is very unfair

Children's Literature(Week 11) 單字筆記

Topic : Mother Goose , To Kill a Mockingbird

1.lamb (n.)
/æm/
a young sheep, or the flesh of a young sheep eaten as meat

It is a young sheep.

2.sort (v.)
/sɔrt/
a group of things that are of the same type or that share similar qualities

What sort of equipment will she need?

3.startle (v.)
/ˋstɑrt!/
to surprise a person or animal

She startled him when she said hello.

4.frighten (v.)
/ˋfraɪtn/
to make someone feel fear

Be quiet or you’ll frighten the deer.

5.fellow (n.)
/ˋfɛlo/
a man

He was a big fellow with broad shoulders.

Children's Literature(Week 11) 上課筆記

Topic : Mother Goose

1. Watch Video

(1)哈克(Huckle )名字來自Mark Twain

(2)故事: 哈克在鵝媽媽園地尋找小蟲(Lowly)；

Little Bo Peep在找小羊；

曼菲小姐被蜘蛛嚇到；

柯爾國王在舉辦舞會。

(3)Little Huckle Lowly?

"Star Light, Star Light,"→long, thin

"I wish I can find Lowly"→ green hats, one shoe

"London Bridge is Falling Down"→Take the key and Look him

"Mary had a life Lamb"

(4)兒童文學主題(Theme)

lost/found

dream/adventures

friendship/leadership

describing/sorting naming

Magic/spell

All the King's worse and Men

reviewing all the previous characters

the End.

(5)Mother Goose

Theme: Lost / Found

Children's Literature(Week 10) 單字筆記

Topic : Books of Early Childhood and Picture Storybooks

1.marshmallow (n.)
/ˋmɑrʃ͵mælo/
a soft, often white, candy made mainly of sugar

We roasted marshmallows over the campfire.
2.malicious (adj.)
/məˋlɪʃəs/
intending to cause harm, esp. by hurting someone’s feelings or reputation

He says she threatened him and spied on him, among other malicious activities.

3.malignant (adj.)
/məˋlɪgnənt/
(of a disease or tissue growing because of a disease) leading to death

4.unfaithful (adj.)
/ʌnˋfeθfəl/
not loyal or able to be trusted

He is an unfaithful friend.

5.troll (v.)

/trol/
to fish from a boat that is moving slowly in the water and pulling a fishing line behind it

Many of his friends had large boats, and they frequently traveled together trolling for mackerel.

Children's Literature(Week 10) 上課筆記

Topic : Books of Early Childhood and Picture Storybooks

1.Before the formal class

(1) Christmas Carol

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year-Andy Williams

There'll be parties for hosting 

Marshmallows for toasting 

And caroling out in the snow 

There'll be scary ghost stories 

And tales of the glories of 

Christmases long, long ago 

It's the most wonderful time of the year

There'll be much mistltoeing 

And hearts will be glowing 

When love ones are near 

It's the the most wonderful time of the year

(2)marshmallow (放進熱咖啡或熱巧克力)

(3)movie : While You Were Sleeping

(4)胡桃鉗

(5)Unfaithful

(6)Mother Goose

     The figure of Mother Goose is an imaginary author of a collection of fairy tales and nursery rhymes[1] which are often published as Mother Goose Rhymes. As a character, she appears in one "nursery rhyme".
     Mother Goose is generally depicted in literature and book illustration as an elderly country woman in a tall hat and shawl, a costume identical to the peasant costume worn in Wales in the early 20th century, but is sometimes depicted as a goose .

(7)詩名(或短篇小說)要quotation " "
    書名要underline ______

(8)Little Red Riding Hood ( by Charles Perrault)

     Little Red Riding Hood, or Little Red Ridinghood, also known as Little Red Cap or simply Red Riding Hood, is a French and later Europeanfairy tale about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. 

     The story has been changed considerably in its history and subject to numerous modern adaptations and readings.

(9)fairy tale

-short story, magic ,and fantasy .

-European characters , such as fairies , goblins , elves , trolls , dwarves , giants , mermaids ,or gnomes ,and usually magic or enchantments .

(10)Ogre

     Ogre is a being usually depicted as a large, hideous, manlike monster that eats human beings. Ogres frequently feature in mythology, folklore, and fiction throughout the world. They appear in many classic works of literature, and are most often described in fairy tales and folklore as eating babies.

(11)Fable

     Fable is a literary genre. A fable is a succinct fictional story, inprose or verse, that features animals, mythical creatures, plants, inanimate objects or forces of nature which are anthropomorphized , and that illustrates or leads to an interpretation of a moral lesson (a "moral"), which may at the end be added explicitly in a pithy maxim.

(12)Paradox  (ex. dilemma)

(13)Nursery rhyme

     The term nursery rhyme is used for traditional poems and songs for young children in Britain and many other countries, but usage only dates from the late 18th/early 19th century and in North America the term "Mother Goose Rhymes", introduced in the mid-1700s, is still often used.

(14)Desperado(Mother Goose 的 紅心女王Queen of  hearts) 

- You Know the queen of the hearts is  always the best bet.
(queen延伸為有真心的女人)

(15) London Bridge is Falling down

-玩法似「五月五月幾月開花」

Children's Literature(Week 9) 期中考

Essay


1. What is children's literature? Are there certain specific characteristics detaching children’s literature from adult’s books? If yes, what are they? If no, why are we here to study this subject?



2. We’ve watched an enchanting film, "Miss Potter," based on the life of Beatrix Potter, the bestselling author of children's books of all time, this semester before the midterm. One of the phrases that opens and ends the whole movie is the voice of the title protagonist, “there's something delicious about writing those first few words of a story. You can never quite tell where they will take you. Mine took me here, where I belong.” Could you paraphrase what that means in the context of your understanding of Miss Potter’s works, life, as well as your life experience and expectation?


3. The climax is the high point of the story, where the culmination of events creates the peak of the conflict. In the plot of narrative work, a resolution consists of a series of events that follow the climax, and thus serves as the conclusion of the story, even though not all stories have a resolution. Could you (1) relocate where the climax of Charlotte's Web is and (2) analyze your resolution that (3) associated with the idea of conflicts?



    The climax in Charlotte’s Web , I think is the time that Wilbur wins a special prize at the county fair.
    Wilbur learns that Mr. Zuckerman will probably turn him into bacon and ham. Wilbur is super upset about this news. The conflict is: how is Wilbur going to escape this dire fate? And who is going to help him do it? Yep, it's Charlotte and her web.
    Charlotte dies, which is super sad. But her children and grandchildren provide perpetual friends for Wilbur. So now he gets to live instead of being turned into bacon, and he gets lots of new chums every year. Once again, life is looking good for this little pig.


4. A leader is someone who guides and inspires others. Leaders have many qualities. Think about the characters in Charlotte's Web or Winnie the Pooh. Does any one of the characters show leadership qualities? Name the characters and explain your answers. Which quality do you admire the most? Why?


     In my opinion, Charlotte showed leadership qualities. Charlotte was eloquent, wise, and loyal to the things or person. She truly treasured her friend Wilbur. Her sincerity and eloquent qualities t convinced the other animals on the farm. They were willing to help Charlotte to rescue Wilbur.
     It was her wisdom changing Zuckerman family’s viewpoint toward the spring pig, Wilbur; otherwise he would have been cooked.
     Nowadays, being able to speak well to others in a persuasive way is important.
     So I admire Charlotte ’s eloquent quality the most. I think cultivating the ability to compete with others is not difficult as long as one makes enough efforts.