Children's Literature Chapter 3 Exam
Questions And Answers
New Criticism/Close Reading - Answer- When readers subject a work to deep
analysis through exact and careful reading.
Reader Response Theory/ Transactional View of Reading was introduced by who? -
Answer- Louise Rosenblatt in 1938.
Reader Response Theory/ Transactional View of Reading - Answer- The meaning of
text will vary from reader to reader. She asserted that what the reader brings to the
reading act- his or her world of experience, personality, cultural views, and current
frame of mind, is just as important in interpreting the text as what the author writes.
Connection 1 that readers bring from their worlds of experience to a book - Answer-
Knowledge of various genres and literary forms gained from previous reading that
helps them understand new similar books.
Connection 2 that readers bring from their worlds of experience to a book - Answer-
Social relationships that help them understand and evaluate characters' actions and
motivations.
Connection 3 that readers bring from their worlds of experience to a book - Answer-
Cultural knowledge that influences their attitudes toward self and others and their
responses to story events.
Connection 4 that readers bring from their worlds of experience to a book - Answer-
Knowledge of the world or topic that can deepen readers' understanding of a text
and their response.
Efferant Stance - Answer- Purpose for reading- focuses the reader on taking
knowledge or information from the text.
Purpose of Reading - Answer- Aesthetic stance, engages the reader in living through
a literary experience and immersion into the world of the story.
Whether people read efferantly or aesthetically depends on what? - Answer- What
they are reading and why they are reading it.
Close Reading - Answer- A focus on careful text analysis and an initial emphasis on
literal comprehension, viewing personal response as inferring with comprehension.
Elements of Fiction - Answer- 1. Plot
2. Characters
3. Setting
4. Theme
5. Style
Questions And Answers
New Criticism/Close Reading - Answer- When readers subject a work to deep
analysis through exact and careful reading.
Reader Response Theory/ Transactional View of Reading was introduced by who? -
Answer- Louise Rosenblatt in 1938.
Reader Response Theory/ Transactional View of Reading - Answer- The meaning of
text will vary from reader to reader. She asserted that what the reader brings to the
reading act- his or her world of experience, personality, cultural views, and current
frame of mind, is just as important in interpreting the text as what the author writes.
Connection 1 that readers bring from their worlds of experience to a book - Answer-
Knowledge of various genres and literary forms gained from previous reading that
helps them understand new similar books.
Connection 2 that readers bring from their worlds of experience to a book - Answer-
Social relationships that help them understand and evaluate characters' actions and
motivations.
Connection 3 that readers bring from their worlds of experience to a book - Answer-
Cultural knowledge that influences their attitudes toward self and others and their
responses to story events.
Connection 4 that readers bring from their worlds of experience to a book - Answer-
Knowledge of the world or topic that can deepen readers' understanding of a text
and their response.
Efferant Stance - Answer- Purpose for reading- focuses the reader on taking
knowledge or information from the text.
Purpose of Reading - Answer- Aesthetic stance, engages the reader in living through
a literary experience and immersion into the world of the story.
Whether people read efferantly or aesthetically depends on what? - Answer- What
they are reading and why they are reading it.
Close Reading - Answer- A focus on careful text analysis and an initial emphasis on
literal comprehension, viewing personal response as inferring with comprehension.
Elements of Fiction - Answer- 1. Plot
2. Characters
3. Setting
4. Theme
5. Style
