CHL2601 Assignment 8 Due September 2025 Distinction Guaranteed UNISA

Learning Unit 1: DIFFERENT GENRES OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND THEIR APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE FOUNDATION PHASE Defining Key Concepts Literacy It is a comprehensive process that includesall components of language, namely listening,speaking,writing,reading,visual knowledge and social interaction Emergent literacy Observation of children's "scribble" writing and pretend reading demonstrate an early awareness of the form,function and purpose of literacy Literature 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 Poetry, short stories, songs,novels, folktales and essays 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 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: Stories,books,magazines,songs and poems Literature genres Genre means type of literature characterised by a specific form,content and style Literature form main genres: Poetry Drama Fiction Non-fiction Africanisation 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