CHL2601
Learning Unit 1:
DIFFERENT GENRES OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND THEIR APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE FOUNDATION
PHASE - (correct Answer) -
Defining Key Concepts - (correct Answer) -
Literacy - (correct Answer) - It is a comprehensive process that includesall components of language,
namely listening,speaking,writing,reading,visual knowledge and social interaction
Emergent literacy - (correct Answer) - Observation of children's "scribble" writing and pretend reading
demonstrate an early awareness of the form,function and purpose of literacy
Literature - (correct Answer) - Literature is a body of written works of a culture,language,people or a
period of time. This definition means that literature is something that is written and excludes possibilities
of oral literature,which today is a very important form of literature
Types of literature - (correct Answer) - Poetry, short stories, songs,novels, folktales and essays
- (correct Answer) - Encarta's definition (2009) literature is the use of well chosen words to tell a story
through narrative, involving characters in conflict,or to express an emotion or idea through artfully
arranged images
Children's literature - (correct Answer) - O'Sullivan defines children's literature as literature written or
adapted specifically by adults for children. It is a body of literature that belongs simultaneously to the
field of literature and the field of education
Children's literature includes: - (correct Answer) - Stories,books,magazines,songs and poems
Literature genres - (correct Answer) - Genre means type of literature characterised by a specific
form,content and style
Literature form main genres: - (correct Answer) - Poetry
Drama
Fiction
Non-fiction
Africanisation - (correct Answer) - Is a renewed focus on Africa and reclaiming what has been taken from
Africa. There is renewed focus regarding the local curriculum on indigenous knowledge and an African
community competing in a global society
Learning Unit 1:
DIFFERENT GENRES OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND THEIR APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE FOUNDATION
PHASE - (correct Answer) -
Defining Key Concepts - (correct Answer) -
Literacy - (correct Answer) - It is a comprehensive process that includesall components of language,
namely listening,speaking,writing,reading,visual knowledge and social interaction
Emergent literacy - (correct Answer) - Observation of children's "scribble" writing and pretend reading
demonstrate an early awareness of the form,function and purpose of literacy
Literature - (correct Answer) - Literature is a body of written works of a culture,language,people or a
period of time. This definition means that literature is something that is written and excludes possibilities
of oral literature,which today is a very important form of literature
Types of literature - (correct Answer) - Poetry, short stories, songs,novels, folktales and essays
- (correct Answer) - Encarta's definition (2009) literature is the use of well chosen words to tell a story
through narrative, involving characters in conflict,or to express an emotion or idea through artfully
arranged images
Children's literature - (correct Answer) - O'Sullivan defines children's literature as literature written or
adapted specifically by adults for children. It is a body of literature that belongs simultaneously to the
field of literature and the field of education
Children's literature includes: - (correct Answer) - Stories,books,magazines,songs and poems
Literature genres - (correct Answer) - Genre means type of literature characterised by a specific
form,content and style
Literature form main genres: - (correct Answer) - Poetry
Drama
Fiction
Non-fiction
Africanisation - (correct Answer) - Is a renewed focus on Africa and reclaiming what has been taken from
Africa. There is renewed focus regarding the local curriculum on indigenous knowledge and an African
community competing in a global society
