Week 2 Task B

LGA3033E
Week 2
Task B
1. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each genre mentioned above?
Text
Picture book
Strengths
Pictures encourage better
understanding of the story.

Additional stimulation from
pictures
Fiction
Non-fiction
helps
generate
interest from children.

Easily
accessible
young children.
Provides moral lessons for
the children.
Sparks the creativity and
imagination of children.
Excellent way to introduce
Weaknesses
Places more importance
on
visuals
rather
than
language.
Cannot generate interest
among older children.
for
Children may find it difficult

to
differentiate
between
fact and fantasy.

Suitability of language
level
needs
to
be
abstract ideas to children.
evaluated before used in
Helps children understand
classroom.
Might come
across
as
historical characters and
tedious and dull for some
events.
Good source of real world
children.
knowledge for children.
2. Why do you think children will find these genres interesting?

There are several reasons why children will find picture, fiction and non-fiction books
interesting. Each genre consists of strong points that appeal to childrens interests and
needs. First off, picture books are a perfect source for stimulating childrens brain
development. During early childhood, the brain needs the verbal and visual nature of
picture book storytelling to build neurological pathways which in turn develop their
rational and logical thinking skills. Thus, children naturally enjoy storytelling using picture
books due to the verbal and visual clues provided. Moreover, children adore fiction books
because it is able to hold their relatively short attention span. Fiction books usually
contain plots which are suspense-worthy and thrilling, keeping children on the edge of
their seats. Hence, this type of story book will be able to gain the attention of children
during an English lesson. Furthermore, non-fiction books provide strong and solid
informational knowledge base for children in their secondary and tertiary education. As
they develop their thinking skills, children enjoy reading about historical people and
events which will help them understand the world better. Thus, children need an ongoing
diet of non-fiction reading material and all throughout their schooling years.
3. Who should choose the texts? Provide possible reasons for the selection.
Text
Parents
Reasons
Parents should participate in their childrens reading.
Parents should understand their childrens needs and
Child
interests.
Children should develop their own habit of reading.
Children should discover topics that they are interested in
Teacher / Authority
reading.
Teachers should recognise their pupils language level
and choose appropriate books for them.

Teachers should be able to adapt the materials chosen.
4. Why is it important for children to explore these genres?

Children need to do extensive reading out of the classroom so that they can develop
the reading habit individually. By exploring these genres, children have a wider
selection of book sources to choose from, encouraging them to read more. Besides,
these genres represent a varied choice of literary works that can appeal to children
with different interests. For example, a child who enjoys fictitious characters with
magical powers can begin reading the Harry Potter book series, which belongs in the
fiction category. On the other hand, a child who is older can try to read biographies
from the non-fiction category, as they try to understand events that have actually
happened in the past.
5. How do the genres help to support learning English?
Picture books allow children to be exposed to repeated phrases, strengthening their
knowledge on the target language. For example, in the picture book Chicken
Licken, there are numerous phrases that children can repeat aloud with their
teacher. This creates an environment that is conducive for language learning,
complete with guidance in proper enunciation and stress. All in all, different genres
do help boost childrens literacy as long as they are interested in the books.
Table 1: Exploring Genre in Childrens Stories
Genre
Biography / Autobiography
Title & Author

Diary of a Young Girl
Summary
A Dutch language diary kept
Anne Frank
by Anne Frank while she

was in hiding for two years
with her family during the
Nazi
Fantasy
occupation
of
the
Charlie and the Chocolate
Netherlands.
The adventures of young
Factory
Charlie Bucket inside the
Roald Dahl
chocolate
factory
of
eccentric chocolatier Willy

Historical Fiction
Robinson Crusoe
Wonka.
A castaway who spends
Daniel Defoe
thirty years on a remote

tropical island near Trinidad,
Myths & Legends
encountering
cannibals,
captives,
mutineers
and
The Curse
before being rescued.

Azreen tries to find out the
Lee Su Ann
reason behind her sisters

puzzling death. She soon
discovers
that
connection
Langkawi
Science Fiction
it
has
with
the
legend
of
Mars Needs Moms!
Mahsuri.
Little Milo takes his mother
Berkeley Breathed
for
granted
and
doesnt
understand why shes so

important in his life. Then
she
gets
Martians.
kidnapped
by

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LGA3033E

understanding of the story.

interest from children.

Children may find it difficult

fact and fantasy.

abstract ideas to children.

evaluated before used in

Helps children understand

historical characters and

tedious and dull for some

knowledge for children.

2. Why do you think children will find these genres interesting?

and choose appropriate books for them.

4. Why is it important for children to explore these genres?

Title & Author

by Anne Frank while she

Charlie and the Chocolate

Charlie Bucket inside the

eccentric chocolatier Willy

thirty years on a remote

Myths & Legends

before being rescued.

reason behind her sisters

Mars Needs Moms!

understand why shes so

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