1. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Standards for Reading Professionals as Related to Chapter Ten Standard 1:Theoretical Base Standard 2:Knowledge Base Standard 5:Creating a Literate Environment

2. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Hillman’s Parameters: Quality Literature Should… (1995)  Evoke strong emotions while engaging the intellect.  Empower readers with a will to act.  Express a feeling or an act in beautiful language.  Reveal deep and subtle human motives.  Allow readers to experience vicariously a different time, place, and character.

3. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Langer’s Factors of Reader Response to Literature 1. The level of engagement with the text 2. Personal conceptions or perceptions of the text 3. Connections with related experiences or similar texts 4. Their strengths in asking questions or problem solving to make sense of what they are reading 5. Explanations of personal responses through discussion or journaling 6. Individual interpretations of texts and responses 7. Ability to make critical judgments about the text

4. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Traditional Literature  Folktales  Fairy tales  Myths  Pourquoi tales  Epics  Legends  Ballads  Modern fantasy  Science fiction

5. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. The Benefits of Imaginative Writing 1. Imaginative writing exercises a natural gift: the imagination. 2. Imaginative writing encourages children to do what they do well anyway: to invent and retell fantasy stories. 3. Imaginative writing enables children to explore conflict and sorrow within a story, possibly gaining personal hope and the ability to believe things will improve (as with other genres). 4. Imaginative writing is a useful way in which to explore solutions to cultural, social, or philosophical issues like good versus evil. (Tunnell & Jacobs, 2000)