Revision of all the elements and the
skills and knowledge requirements of CULINL501A.
How much is
not covered in your blogs? Write your last blog about what you have
covered in and out of class and any gaps which might need addressing ...... and
strategies for addressing these gaps.
We have covered many of the performance criteria in this unit in our blogs over the last few months and anything else, we have covered either in class or as an assessment task.
Personally, I think the one area that I fall down in is not knowing much about some genres - fantasy, young adult, children's, etc. And I don't often read the books that are being "hyped" around the media or even prize-winning books.
So it looks like I will have to change my habits and broaden my reading tastes and at least delve into the bestsellers and prize winners.
Expertise in promoting literature and reading will come with experience as we get to actually practise all that we have learned. Knowledge of various genres and trends will be maintained by reading reviews and trade publications. Ideas for displays and promotional activities can be gleaned from blogs and websites.
I think the most important strategy for maintaining knowledge about any aspect of promoting literature and reading is to keep up with reading magazines, reviews, blogs, web pages, and anything which help you to stay up-to-date.
Thursday 21 November 2013
Wednesday 6 November 2013
Extra Task - Attend an activity or event promoting reading and literature
Write about the promotional value of a promotional activity you have attended
(e.g. author talk or book club etc.)
When I did work placement at Frankston Library in August I got the opportunity to attend a talk by Morris Gleitzman as part of the library's Children's Book Week promotions. For the occasion, the library invited the Grade 5 classes from Frankston Primary School who were very happy to come and listen to this very popular author.
Morris has a very distinctive persona being quite tall, using lots of expansive gestures while speaking. His audience was listening attentively and taking part when required. Morris talked about characters and how to make stories by turning an ordinary occurrence into something really interesting.
So he gave an example, I can't remember exactly, but it was something like "a boy just walking down the street going to school and then some remarkable happening happened" - like something fell out of the sky in front of him. Morris then went on to talk about how you could expand the story and talk about how the character was feeling and what the character could do to solve the problem or mystery that confronts them. Books are a good way to explore feelings about yourself or your friends and family and you can be silly and naughty in books without actually hurting anyone (except in the book).
Morris then went on to say that if you wanted to be a writer you needed to keep writing lots of stories and keep reading lots of stories and look for ways that your characters should think things, feel things and do things.
All in all it was a really interesting talk that engaged the audience - children and adults alike.
When I did work placement at Frankston Library in August I got the opportunity to attend a talk by Morris Gleitzman as part of the library's Children's Book Week promotions. For the occasion, the library invited the Grade 5 classes from Frankston Primary School who were very happy to come and listen to this very popular author.
Morris has a very distinctive persona being quite tall, using lots of expansive gestures while speaking. His audience was listening attentively and taking part when required. Morris talked about characters and how to make stories by turning an ordinary occurrence into something really interesting.
So he gave an example, I can't remember exactly, but it was something like "a boy just walking down the street going to school and then some remarkable happening happened" - like something fell out of the sky in front of him. Morris then went on to talk about how you could expand the story and talk about how the character was feeling and what the character could do to solve the problem or mystery that confronts them. Books are a good way to explore feelings about yourself or your friends and family and you can be silly and naughty in books without actually hurting anyone (except in the book).
Morris then went on to say that if you wanted to be a writer you needed to keep writing lots of stories and keep reading lots of stories and look for ways that your characters should think things, feel things and do things.
All in all it was a really interesting talk that engaged the audience - children and adults alike.
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