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Literature for children and adolescents. timeless themes. Class 13, Modern fiction :

Explores the general characteristics of realistic fiction. Video class participants share their own experiences with literature to identify the hallmarks of realistic fiction. The timeless theme of family relationships is explored through a discussion of three authors - Valerie Floury, Leah Komaiko...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Traverso, Mark (Director, Producer), Bernstein, Jean (Speaker)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: University Park, IL : Governors State University, 1999.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Children > Books and reading > Study and teaching.
Teenagers > Books and reading > Study and teaching.
Children's stories.
Enfants > Livres et lecture > Étude et enseignement.
Adolescents > Livres et lecture > Étude et enseignement.
Histoires pour enfants.
Lecture
lectures.
Lectures.
Conférences.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Explores the general characteristics of realistic fiction. Video class participants share their own experiences with literature to identify the hallmarks of realistic fiction. The timeless theme of family relationships is explored through a discussion of three authors - Valerie Floury, Leah Komaiko and Beverly Cleary - whose works illustrate this theme. The class discusses aspects of animal stories, while mysteries and sports stories are analyzed as examples of "formula fiction". Featured author: Beverly Cleary.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 8, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (58 minutes)
Playing Time:00:57:03