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Full-Text Articles in Creative Writing
Finding Faith Within The Fantasy: Helping Middle Graders Conquer Foes And Fears, Joy Johnson-Summerville
Finding Faith Within The Fantasy: Helping Middle Graders Conquer Foes And Fears, Joy Johnson-Summerville
Masters Theses
The Balance of Time is a work of middle grade fantasy that explores the struggles of children in the world today. It was written with the intent to help all children understand the world and the people around them. The story follows a pre-teen protagonist as she navigates familial relationships, loss, and a world in chaos. Along with her siblings, she finds herself in a position to restore a sense of balance in her own life and in the world. The critical review, “Finding Faith Within the Fantasy: Helping Middle Graders Conquer Foes and Fears,” examines previous works of middle …
Finding Their Chrysanthemum: Linguistic Representation In Children's Literature, Marielena Zajac
Finding Their Chrysanthemum: Linguistic Representation In Children's Literature, Marielena Zajac
Master of Arts in Professional Writing Capstones
Children in America today struggle with finding themselves in the books they read due to societal expectations. From an early age, children are dictated on the correct way to speak and write in “American,” which can leave children and their home languages feeling unseen and dismissed. To help further the conversation and promotion of linguistic diversity in American society, this capstone analyzes dialectal representation in children’s books, with a heavy focus on attitudinal linguistic principles rather than prescriptive mechanics. The secondary research explores current literature and resources that discuss literacy acquisition in adolescents, trends in dialects in America, and childhood …
One Hundred Books: A Journey Through A Century Of John Newbery Award Books, Tyler Sassaman
One Hundred Books: A Journey Through A Century Of John Newbery Award Books, Tyler Sassaman
Graduate Thesis Collection
"On a quest to read all of the existing Newbery award-winning books (est. 1921), a reading specialist examines the history of the books and the award itself. Considered the “most distinguished contribution to children’s literature,” the John Newbery gold medal, awarded by the American Library Association, is a high-water mark for upper elementary-aged children across the United States. The author’s two decades of teaching experience provide the analytical perspective and memoir-style investigation. Interviews with a book buyer for the Scholastic publisher, children’s librarians, former Newbery committee members, and a visit to the famed Kerlan Collection of Children’s Literature, frame the …
Emphasizing Common Childhood Anxieties In Children’S Fantasy: An Analysis Of The Illustrations In Matilda And Charlotte’S Web, Ellie Erhart
Emphasizing Common Childhood Anxieties In Children’S Fantasy: An Analysis Of The Illustrations In Matilda And Charlotte’S Web, Ellie Erhart
AUCTUS: The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship
In children’s literature, illustrations are just as important to story as a book’s text; illustrations contribute to the overall tone of the story and to the way readers interpret its events.
Signs Of Friendship, Kaylee J. Kapalko, Ashley N. Brickner
Signs Of Friendship, Kaylee J. Kapalko, Ashley N. Brickner
Honors Projects
This children's book is about mainstreaming a deaf student into a public school composed of predominantly hearing children, and the eventual friendship between that student and a hearing student. The majority of deaf students are educated in hearing schools and experience high rates of social isolation as a result of the inability to communicate with their peers. In order to create this book, there was collaboration between a communication disorders major and a creative writing major in order to create a realistic portrayal yet creative learning tool for children at a young age. We chose to aim our book at …
Signs Of Friendship, Ashley N. Brickner, Kaylee J. Kapalko
Signs Of Friendship, Ashley N. Brickner, Kaylee J. Kapalko
Honors Projects
This children's book is about mainstreaming a deaf student into a public school composed of predominantly hearing children, and the eventual friendship between that student and a hearing student. The majority of deaf students are educated in hearing schools and experience high rates of social isolation as a result of the inability to communicate with their peers. In order to create this book, there was collaboration between a communication disorders major and a creative writing major in order to create a realistic portrayal yet creative learning tool for children at a young age. We chose to aim our book at …