There are numerous ways in which storytellers are alchemists. If you are not familiar with the term alchemist, essentially, an alchemist is simply someone who turns common metals into gold. How exciting! A storyteller, on the other hand, is someone who tells stories and creates adventures and plots out of basically nothing. Both are interesting …
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My Reaction to the Readings for Module 1
Before reading the readings for “Module 1:What is Children’s Literature?” I thought literature was simply reading paired with writing. In fact, in one of my other education courses this semester, that is exactly what I wrote on a note card when asked to define literacy in a short sentence. However, now I see that literature …
My Definition of Literacy without Words
Below is my “definition of literacy without words.” Although it was difficult to narrow it down to one picture or image and deeply think about what literacy means to me, this is what I came up with; a classroom full of engaged students who are intrinsically motivated, invested, interested, and eager to learn was hard …
My Goals for the Class and My Goals as a Writer
Goals can be big or small, take days or years, be surface-level or deep, etc. I know that, personally, I have multiple goals when it comes to this class on Child’s Literature and Literacy. However, I also have important goals when it comes to my writing. Below I have listed and explained my top five …
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Emma's Education 307 Class 