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1. Define modern fantasy. Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between modern fantasy and traditional literature. Use specific examples of stories from both genres in your response.
2. Choose an author of modern fantasy and describe how s/he encourages readers to suspend disbelief.
3. How would you select and evaluate modern fantasy for use in your (fill in the grade level) classroom? Defend your criteria with evidence from the text.
4. Name at least three common topics for modern fantasy and discuss the reasons for their popularity. Give examples of specific books for each topic.
5. Create a lesson plan or unit outline for using modern fantasy in either social studies or science.
Chapter 8
1. Why teach poetry? Name and discuss at least three values or reasons for sharing poetry with children. Include specific poems to support your response.
2. How would you teach poetry to children in a certain grade? You pick the grade level and share at least three instructional activities you would use to help your students learn about and appreciate poetry.
3. Select a children's poet and describe the kinds of poems s/he writes. Explain what makes this poet's work so popular with children and provide a rationale for selecting this poet.
4. Write your own children's poem using one of the forms discussed in the chapter. Identify the form and tell why you selected the form and the content you did.
5. Convince a teaching colleague that using poetry in elementary classrooms is a good thing to do.
Chapter 9
1. Compare and contrast the role of plot, characterization, and settings in contemporary realistic fiction and in another genre of your choosing. Use specific examples in your discussion.
2. Identify at least three issues that might currently result in censorship of children's literature. Then identify two specific books that might be censored under each issue. Discuss why each book might be controversial.
3. Describe a problem novel. Explain how a problem novel would differ from a Newbery Award-winning contemporary realistic novel.
4. Choose a book of contemporary realistic fiction. Describe the questioning strategies you might use to lead a discussion about the book.
5. Respond to this statement - contemporary realistic fiction is a mirror of American society.