ENG1516 Assignment 1 2023

ENG1516 Assignment 1 2023 Answers, guidelines, workings and references ..................................................... QUESTION 1 1.1. Write a sentence in your own words explaining how knowledge is created. (2) 1.2. Briefly explain the benefits of a teacher reading interesting books aloud in a classroom. (2) 1.3. In a paragraph of about four sentences, explain how a teacher can facilitate informative and pleasurable reading interactions in a Foundation Phase classroom. (4) [8] QUESTION 2 2.1. Describe one way in which you as a teacher can teach children about gender equity in a Foundation Phase classroom. (1) 2.2. Consult any dictionary of your choice and provide a definition of the word “stereotype”. Do not worry if you do not have a hard copy of a dictionary. There are many options online that you can use for free. (2) 2.3. Consider the well-known nursery rhyme below. Do you think it would be an appropriate rhyme to teach to a Foundation Phase class? Discuss your answer in a paragraph of about five sentences. (5) What are little boys made of? What are little boys made of? Snips, snails And puppy-dogs' tails That's what little boys are made of What are little girls made of? What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice And everything nice That's what little girls are made of [8] QUESTION 3 3.1. In a paragraph of about four sentences, give four reasons why graphic novels and comics should make up part of your set of children’s literature texts in the classroom. (4) 3.2. Consider the following piece of children’s literature: One, two, buckle my shoe One, two, buckle my shoe. Three, four, knock at the door. Five, six, pick up sticks. Seven, eight, lay them straight. Nine, ten, a big, fat hen. Source: 3.3. In a paragraph of about five sentences, explain the difference between a myth and a legend. (5) [12] QUESTION 4 4.1. Briefly discuss the three different learning styles that teachers should keep in mind when they teach. (6) 4.2. Consider the rhyme below. Write a brief paragraph in which you describe three different reading activities that you can use in a classroom to make the rhyme appealing to learners of all three learning styles. (6) There was a little frog There was a little frog, That lived in a bog, Who climbed on a lilypad And jumped on a log. It snapped at a mosquito, It snapped at a bee, It snapped at a cricket, And it snapped at me! It caught the mosquito. It caught the bee. It caught the cricket. But it didn't catch me! Source: TOTAL MARKS: