Fab 4 Relfection

For this assignment, we had to use the textbook, The Joy of Children's Literature to find four chapters that we enjoyed reading about. I had a hard time deciding on what four chapters I wanted to analyze. I enjoyed reading about more than just four, but I decided to further my reading on traditional, modern fantasy, realistic fiction and poetry. I wanted to focus on these four literature sections because when I was younger, these forms of work grabbed my attention the most. I enjoyed reading stories about fairy-tales, and characters that had similar experiences that I was going through at the time. I also really enjoyed poetry and artwork that captured words in a song-like formation. Along with a simple summary of the styles of literature, we were also asked to explain three stories that represented the style and a brief summary about the book. From this assignment, I learned how valuable it is to analyze styles of literature. I gained a better understanding of the four chapters and discovered why students enjoy these types of literature. I plan to use this new knowledge and experience and apply it to my future classroom and students.