...The Importance of Fantasy in The Cat In The Hat By Sabrina Lee Xin Ru (21257819) The Cat in The Hat was a children’s book written and creatively illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Suess. It was first published in 1957 and has since made a deep impression in the hearts of children and adults alike. The story centers around an eccentric anthropomorphic cat that comes in to the house of two children while the adults are away, attempting to entertain them while they are stuck at home on a rainy day. The element of fantasy that was implemented throughout the story, which includes a talking pet goldfish and a talking cat that performs all sorts of tricks, became an immediate success and was praised as an exciting alternative compared to the ineffective traditional primers such as those featuring Dick and Jane. This essay will discuss on the importance of fantasy in popular children’s literature such as The Cat in The Hat. Firstly, fantasy is vital for the human mind. Fantasy in children’s literature such as in The Cat in The Hat is important as it is a slow and mediated way for children to come to terms with the reality of life as they grow up. It begins as the psychological process by which a child learns to fill the gaps between knowledge, reality and experience, and becomes a vital coping mechanism. For example, when a young child is frightened by the unknown, like the spooky creaks of a floorboard in the middle of the night. For them, the only way...
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...A Study on Child Labour in Indian Beedi Industry By Dr. Yogesh Dube, Member NCPCR Assisted by Dr. Godsen Mohandoss Senior Technical Expert, NCPCR National Commission for Protection of Child Rights 5th Floor, Chandralok Building, 36- Janpath New Delhi – 110001 August 2013 Child Labour In Indian Beedi Industry Beedi Industry in India Beedies are made up of tendu leaves hand rolled with shredded tobacco. The beedi enterprises in India were established initially as cottage or family business houses, and grew into a massive industry with high turnover and enormous employment potential. In India, beedi industry is a major revenue source in many parts of the country where five lakhs million beedies1 are manufactured every year which worth nearly 65 million. States like Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha are involved in both manufacturing of beedies and tendu leaves growing. Nearly 4.5 million workers are engaged in beedi industry in India with largest number in Madhya Pradesh (18.3 %), followed by Andhra Pradesh (14.4 %) and Tamil Nadu (13.8 %)2. Majority of the beedi workers are engaged in beedi rolling in home based work from the organized factories which has only ten percent of the workers involved in beedi rolling. Mostly the economically and socially backward populations are involved in beedi industry. It is to be noted that the tendu 1 Government of India, Report Circulated in the National Workshop on Beedi Workers Housing, Ministry...
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...learning environment that is safe and healthy for children. This goal is important because children need a safe and healthy learning environment in order to get the best out of their experience at school. If they do not feel safe, or their families feel as if they are not safe, then they are in a non-suitable environment. A classroom should provide environments as safe as possible to reduce the inevitable situation of accidents Safety To meet my goal I will keep the playground as free from harmful objects and people as possible. I will also make sure that the classroom cleaning chemicals will be put out of children’s reach. I then will post fire drills and tornado drill directions clearly in the classroom and practice them frequently with the children. I will also provide a first aid kit readily available for adults to use and be knowledgeable of proper usage. On a regular basis I will check the toys in the classroom for broken objects and remove anything that poses a threat to the children and keep myself informed of any safety recalls or alerts on any toys or other equipment in the classroom. Healthy My goal is to have a classroom that encourages healthy practices to keep both the children and the teachers safe and free from disease as possible. Healthy children are always the best type of children. When they are healthy they do not miss class, spread it to others, or fail to do their best when they are at school. When they are healthy they learn to...
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...Children's Safety News headlines about heinous criminal acts against children such as kidnapping, abuse, assault, murder and rape are more than just disturbing. They are shocking. It is right that we condemn these despicable acts. While our hearts go out to the aggrieved parents who may never see their children again, we must realize that we live in a time and age where it is no longer safe for children to roam about freely. Protecting children from harm and violence is not just the duty of parents and the authorities concerned. Society has to play its part as well. For starters, action needs to begin with parents and the family. Parents must be vigilant and know the whereabouts of their children all the time. They nee to watch out for their children especially when they are outside, be it in the playground or while shopping. Moreover, they need to chaperone their children constantly, even if the distance traveled is short. Leaving a child unsupervised and assuming that a child will ultimately return home safely is unwise. Parents should set boundaries about places that children may go, people they may see and things they may do. Children should also be taught to say 'no' to strangers offering lifts and gifts. The authorities, including the police, can ensure better protection for children by implementing several measures, for example increasing patrols in high-risk areas such as shopping malls and playgrounds. They can also carryout awareness campaigns on child safety...
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...Child safety seats are designed to protect children from injury or death during the car accidents. Each year, thousands of children are killed or injured because of the car accidents and safety seats help to protect children (Car Seats); however, the child safety seats did not appear until 1962. There were two inventors who invented the child safety seats: one was Briton Jean Ames, who invented the featured a Y-strap, which was similar than the modern one. The other designer was American Len Rivkin, who invented the seat surrounded by the metal frame (A Graphic History). According to Pennsylvania’s Seat Belt Law: “Under Pennsylvania’s primary child passenger safety law, children under the age of four must be properly restrained in an approved...
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...Competency 1 Functional Area #1 - Safe: To establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment I model safety practices and healthy routines in an environment that supports development and growth in these areas. My goal is to provide a clean healthy environment that meets each Childs physical need. Making sure the class room and playground are clean and safe at all times; To accomplish this goal I complete daily safety checklists that include ensuring exits and hallways are open, electrical cords are out of reach, evacuation procedures are posted, fire extinguisher is working, emergency numbers are posted by the telephone. I check all toys and equipment the children will be using for broken or missing parts often to ensure they remain safe for use and play. Separate noisy and quiet areas, to keep clear pathways and to use furniture arrangement strategies that reduce behavior and safety concerns and promote learning. I am trained in emergency evacuation procedures and plans to remove all children from the classroom and/or building in the event of a tornado or fire. To prevent and reduce injuries I involve my children in all safety practices such as creating a “safety board” that the children create about safe choices they make and post it at their level. I model with my actions and words safety practices for example when crossing the street look for cars, during monthly fire drills I remain calm and walk the children through the procedure. I am certified in First Aid...
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...Risk Assessment It is important that children are provided with safe and secure environments. Child-minders need to ensure that, a risk assessment is put in place, and therefore they make necessary changes to secure their safety at all times. Child-minders must ensure that the home, indoors and outdoors, are safe and secure. This should include appropriate measures such as including indoor and outdoor security. For example, ponds, drains, pools should be made safe or inaccessible to children. Child-minders should be aware which doors are locked or unlocked, how to use door alarms and security systems, formal identifications. There should be fireguards in place and fitted securely on all fires or heaters so children don’t burn themselves and cause damage. Also radiators or thermostats should be set at an appropriate/safe temperature around 18 degrees. There should be window locks on all windows in all rooms so children don’t trap their fingers. If you don’t put window locks on the upstairs windows children are not allowed up there due to the registration and there will be some areas which are unsafe to go in to. Also in the garden if you have a shed that has glass windows there should be glass film to cover them so they don’t break this can lead to cuts. There should be socket covers in all plugs in every room, this could cause harm if there isn’t any covers because children should get electrocutions. The hazards of plug in air fresheners carry the risk of a choking...
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...Children’s Literature Philosophy Children’s Literature provides students and educators with a tremendous amount of valuable information. Involving children in a variety of ways with children’s literature is a very important contribution of the development of children’s cognitive and social growth. Children’s Literature educates individuals on how children’s stories can be combined with all domains of the curriculum. This class makes individuals aware of the many types of genre in children’s literature and the variety of ways it can be presented. Through the Children’s Literature class, students and educators will realize how a literacy-based classroom should look and sound like. After this class, educators will be more apt to teach with a literacy-based, child-centered program where children will be read to aloud everyday and sing all throughout the day. Children’s Literature shows how open discussion of a book is more valuable then just reading it and putting it aside. After open discussion, having the student’s color, sing and/or do hands-on activities pertaining to the concept(s) taught from the book is priceless and will provide visuals to teach concept(s). This class has provided the opportunity to create several interesting and eye-catching used visuals to enhance children’s motivation for reading particular books and to introduce/reteach concept(s) found within a particular book. Newbery Award and Cadecott Medal Books were made knowledgeable through the Children’s...
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...A Perspective on Traditional Literature • Traditional literature can provide a window on cultural beliefs and on the spiritual and psychological qualities that are part of our human nature. The Origin of Folk Literature • Children sometimes identify these stories as “make-believe,” as contrasted with “true” or “stories that could really happen.” • The origin of the myths has fascinated and puzzled folklorists, anthropologists, and psychologists. • Folktales are also of special interest to scholars of narrative theory because of the way the tales are honed by many generations of telling; only the most important elements of the story survive. The Value of Folk Literature for Children • When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of their Household Stories in 1812, they did not intend it for children. • Originally folklore was the literature of the people; stories were told to young and old alike. • Traditional literature is a rightful part of a child’s literature heritage and lays the groundwork for understanding all literature. Folktales • Folktales have been defined as “all forms of narrative, written or oral, which have come to be handed down through the years.” • Questions often arise about which of the available print versions of a tale is the “correct” or authentic text. Types of Folktales • There will be features of these stories that are unique to each culture...
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...you need to learn more about. * 4 Create character sketches. Decide how best to do this for your category. You may find it best to produce note cards or pages devoted to details of your characters: physical description, age, likes and dislikes and his or her role in the story. You must also decide the relationships of the characters as they interact with each other. * 5 Create an outline, a step-by-step account of your story. This should include characters, plots, changes in viewpoint, the climax and the ending. 2. Write * 6 Write the beginning. This is often the most difficult part to write but also the most important. The beginning should introduce the characters and give some insight into the plot of your children's book. * 7 Write the middle, or body of the story. Focus on the challenges the characters face and the choices they make. This section is also where the plot really develops and the main story flows. Anything you introduce in the beginning-such as characters, theme and tense-must follow into and be addressed here. Any deviations from beginning to middle must make sense. * 8 Create a climax. Keep your writing strong throughout the entire story and especially into the climax. This is the most exciting point of the story-everything...
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...Running Head: Children's Literature Task 1 1 Children;s Literature Task 1 Arthur Carroll Western Governor's University Children's Literature Task 1 2 Children's Literature Task 1 It is well known that the world is filled to the brim with a rich history in athletics, education, science, politics, and the arts. What is not common knowledge is the history and richness of children's literature and how it eventually became what it is today. Just like most things, what we now know as children's literature is nothing like what it was originally, it has transformed into something else entirely. Nonetheless, it has as colorful a history as it does some of it's own books. Before children's literature was ever even written down it was given to children in a less tangible way; orally. Prior to publishers like Scholastic and Golden Books existence, the technology to write books was long and tedious, especially if the author was trying to make many copies. So instead, children's literature was told out loud where many could hear it at once and the time factor for preparation was at a minimum. Once authors had better technology to help simplify the process of physical writing, oral literature transformed into written literature. It wasn't always computers or even typewriters though, written used to literally mean written. Like the transformation from mouth to pen, pen evolved to computer...
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...Open a book and explore the language -A text about using picture books with young language learners. There are picture books with short texts and books with longer texts, the variety of books seem endless and are for all ages. The traditional interpretation of picture books is that they are for younger people. This is in contrast to Birketveit & Williams (2013), who says several books also are for older pupils and adults. Indeed, they are authentic and an excellent way to use for grammar exercises and language learning. The knowledge promotion under basic skills: “Being able to read in English means the ability to create meaning by reading different types of text. It means reading English language texts to understand, reflect on and acquire insight and knowledge across cultural borders and within specific fields of study. This further involves preparing and working with reading English texts for different reason sand of varying lengths and complexities”. (Kunnskapsdepartementet 2013). For many pupils, the picture book represents the first meeting of authentic literature; also reading stories introduces them to the complex nature of language and helps them learn important language skills. Characteristics of a picture book Picture books are multimodal texts that are composed of one or more meaningful theses. The modality of a picture book is about pictures, text, fonts, and colours. Sound, mime, and gestures can also be modalities in picture book context by pupils watching...
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...Fairy tales have dominated a majority of my childhood, and even to this day, they are still constantly in my life. When I was young, my mother read and showed me countless stories, and I would always dress up as my favorite princess and reenact the fairy tale. In particular, the lasting impressions fairy tales have on me are mainly through the works of Disney. It is through Disney in which I first learned about fairy tales, as well as witnessed my favorite stories come to life. However, Disney aren’t the originators of the stories. They adapt stories from Charles Perrault, Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and many more. Despite that, when the term fairy tale is mentioned, almost everyone would immediately associate it to Disney. Thus, it leaves me to ponder as to why Disney films are considered the definitive versions of fairy tales instead of the originals? Nowadays, nearly every child have heard or seen a Disney movie. As child, the topic of Disney always come into discussion. Who’s your favorite character? What’s your favorite film? It has become an imperative element in our lives; it would be considered strange or unusual if we have never seen a Disney film. The films have become a classic, from “Snow White” to “Cinderella” to “Sleeping Beauty,” these will never be out of style. Disney has taken fairy tales written in a much darker context and transformed it into a global sensation. It is indisputable that Disney is much more well known and popular than the first...
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...Oliver met “Alicia, the girl was accident-prone as he” (758). Updike tried to portray the message to his readers that no matter what type of situation you are in, there is always a person who has it worse than you. I connected with Oliver and Updikes message because when I put the family distress on my shoulders, I looked at the people around school and noticed I wasn’t the only one. Many kids my parents that were divorced, or a parent that isn’t even involved in the children’s lives. I never realized that one of my friends from elementary school never had his mother in the picture. She left him and his sister when they were infants and he is still surviving. Sometimes it’s interesting to stop and look at your surroundings. Many times in life people focus on the small unimportant factors in their lives and take for granted for what they already have. “You should see him now, with their two children, a fair little girl and a dark headed boy” (758). Updike decided to add a happy ending to Oliver. Though it hasn’t happened yet, I hope one day I can be married with a partner who I love immensely and have a child or two. Updike wrote another hidden message that means whatever awful situation an individual is in, there...
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