Mercedes Wessels Tami McCoy Children’s Literature 24 March, 2017 Read Aloud For the read aloud assignment, I choose to read the book I Knew You Could by Craig Dorfman. This children picture book is all about life and the lessons you will learn along the way. The book shows these life lessons from a cartoon train’s perspective. The train experiences doing things on its own, making new friends, going through hard times, and learning to be proud of itself along its journey. This trains journey is similar to growing up and going throughout life. You will experience all the things the train experienced and much more. This book taught its readers and listeners very valuable life lessons while drawing them in with bright, colorful images and a cute …show more content…
Because it was a daycare, my audience varied in age from the youngest being 11 months and the oldest being 6. While the children listened to the book, there were many different reactions. The 11 month olds stared at me while I read and would smile and interact with me whenever I would smile or look directly at them. The children around the ages of 3 and 4 were very into the book and would react each time something happened. For example, when the book talked about something scary and I changed my tone of voice, the children would change their facial expressions to look frightened as if they were in the story experiencing it themselves. The children around ages 5 or 6 you could tell were thinking more about what the story was saying. They were the ones that comprehended more of the life lesson part of the story. Although I can be pretty shy, I tried as much as I could to get out of my comfort zone a little bit and make the book even more interesting. I changed my tone of voice and facial expressions as I read. As the children listened and watched me, they too began to copy and react to …show more content…
One activity I would do with the older half of the group (5-6) would be to have a discussion. I would ask the children why they felt the book was important. I would also talk to them about the life lessons in the story and would ask them if they think they will ever experience them and if so, when they think they will. In addition to this, I would also discuss whether or not they have already experienced some of the things that happened in the story. I think a discussion about the lesson of the book is a good activity because it is a large part of the book and is also very valuable to
Moreover, the trip in the train gives an example of the loss of the humanity. In the train, a
“I envied the people in the train because they seemed to be going somewhere” (Lesley,7).
...ces an extensive dialogue within the text with an image of the train, arousing a modern anxiety of doom: the destructive capabilities of rapidly growing technology are seizing an innocent and aweless existence.
A journey is the act of travelling from one place to another. Physical journeys in particular involve this simple process, though a physical journey includes more than just movement. Also involved are the challenges and obstacles which face the traveller emotionally. The adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain, and Ahn Do’s memoir, The Happiest Refugee, both exhibit this concept of an underlying journey that lays the fundamental bulding blocks of characters. These two texts offer an insight of the emotional side of a journey.
Children within this age group however are on the path of becoming young adults with their own identities. Finding your own identity when not being exposed to any negative thought provoking subject matter is difficult. Exposing a child to such topics that are out of their comfort zones is difficult enough without having to worry how the child will take in the newfound information. But through literature, parents and educators are able to expose children to difficult subjects such as abuse, religion, drugs, and so on and guide them into making the positive choices in life. Some are lead by example, and it is much easier to lead with a fictional character the children can relate to than just expecting them to know what to do when life takes a turn for the
I would ask the children to include their feelings of love towards someone who was abandoned by their parents. I would then ask the children to explore and express additional feelings they may have felt while reading the story. Maybe how they could be friends if Gilly attended their classroom in a school. My point in this activity is to help the children understand the main character better. This way they can enjoy the story and how Gilly changes and softens by the end of the book. It is through kinds words and deeds that people, even characters in a book, can find
...ed to their culture. Then, I’d have the children read the story. After they were done with the story, I’d have the class paint a mural of Esperanza’s neighborhood. Each child would then pick a character, draw a picture of them, and write a short description of the person under the picture. Then, when the mural and character drawings were finished, I would place the pictures of the characters on the mural of Mango Street. I would put each picture near the spot on the mural where the character lived. I think this would be a fun project for the class that will show to me that they know the material in the book.
Sharon Olds discusses two opposite characters in her poem, “on the Subway,” that literally appear on different sides of the track. Olds develops both figures with detailed imagery and metaphors to suggest that the boy and herself are nowhere near similar to each other, leading her to some somber conclusions.
A journey, whether it is forced or enforced, involves obstacles and movement from point A to point B either physical, mental and/or spiritual and they provide travellers with the opportunity to extend themselves in these three aspects as they respond to challenges and learn more about themselves and the world around them. This shows that travellers are very much impacted by the journey they go on as they gain insight into themselves and their surroundings. ‘Out of time’ , ‘Beach Burial’ and ‘Five Bells’ are all poems by Kenneth Slessor that deal with this concept of journeys impacting the traveller substantially. Another text that deals with this, is the film ‘Red Dog’ by Kriv Stenders. Both composers through imagery and the exploration of
During the 1930’s at the time of desperation and hardship people were affected by economic conditions that were beyond their control. These conditions brought about hunger, loss of homes, and lack of jobs. At the height of The Great Depression there were more than 250, 000 teenagers living on the road in America (Uys.,Lovell., 2005). Riding the Rails vividly shares the lives and the experiences of then youths who rode the rails or trains, as teenagers. Some left home to escape poverty or troubled families and others left because it seemed like it would be a great adventure. Teenagers who were new to the rails had high hopes of where their journeys would take them.
However, the 4 train resides with me because it gives me the chance to explore the subway thoroughly. It’s always a scary feeling as the 4 train approaches the train station because it sounds like a pack of Rhinos crashing into a halt. I enter the train and quickly gaze of a seat because I know people will be racing to any open seats available. Luckily I found two empty seats and that’s where my luck ended because right next to me sat a drunk who smelled like he had been drinking gallons of liquor. Everyone around him decided to get up and move somewhere else. I decided to move carts because I can’t stand the smell of liquor. That might have been a good thing because I walked right into someone signing “Barcelona by Bill Newman.” After he finished signing I was the only one who clapped and the man turned around and gave me a big smile that I still remember till today. Most people were far too busy listening to their earbuds and didn’t even acknowledge him singing. There were no chatter or laughter, everyone is minding their own business. The mood gradually became positive as more teenagers and kids entered the train. The train ride just became a news source because you can year the gossips or the latest
A physical journey occurs as a direct result of travelling from one place to another over land, sea or even space. The physical journey can occur individually or collectively, but always involves more than mere movement. Instead physical journeys are accompanied by inner growth and development, catalysed by the experiences and the decisions that impact the outcome of the journey. These journey concepts and the interrelationship between physical and emotional journeys is exemplified in the text; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, the children’s book Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers and the film Stand By Me directed by Rob Reiner.
I thoroughly enjoyed getting to read the book “Train Go Sorry”. There were several aspects about this book that I really enjoyed. These aspects were: how informative the book was about the history of the deaf and how society used to view them, how the author uses this book to help the reader see into the lives of those that are deaf, and how the author teaches the reader about some of the deaf culture.
From the dawn of time, man has followed his urge to travel; sometimes neglecting the enjoyment of the journey in pursuit of the destination. Although two of the favorable means of passenger transportation - the plane and the train - accomplish the task of arriving at a destination, there are distinct differences in their capacity for comfort, time, scenic value, and safety.
Literature has an enormous impact on a child’s development during the early years of his or her life. It is important for parents and teachers to instill a love of reading in children while they are still young and impressionable. They are very naive and trusting because they are just beginning to develop their own thoughts, so they will believe anything they read (Lesnik, 1998). This is why it is so important to give them literature that will have a positive impact. Literature can make children more loving, intelligent and open minded because reading books gives them a much wider perspective on the world. Through reading, children’s behavior can be changed, modified or extended, which is why books are so influential in children’s lives while they are young (Hunt, 1998). Literature has the power to affect many aspects of a child’s life and shapes their future adult life.