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Cop3 – progress. Date 10/10/17

Joe Wharton

Tutor Action

Promoting morality through children’s fiction How do children’s books promote morality and what implications does it have for illustrators and author’s? Research – children tend to prefer reality presented through a story –  Adults tend to prefer fantasy Paul Bloom Presenting the raw data – understanding the relationship between imagery

Student Action

Thinking about a context for the question?  Ambiguity – as a way present ideas to children – stimulate thought and play The Giving Tree Questionnaire about the giving tree  Zen – maxim – allegory – fable  Presenting children with abstract ideas – story telling Practical thoughts? Children’s books – monster as metaphor What do children relate to as a starting point – making sense of the world – starting point in reality Ambiguity prevents an indoctrination – through promotion of independent thought. Political dimension education – children’s minds.  Some of the books are time specific time specific 1960s – new values

To do:

Research on story telling – structure and nature  Goodnight Moon The phantom Tollbooth Magic realism  Defining the terms you are dealing with – morality? Putting morality stories into context with the study – examples? Choosing some that fit your needs for the case study? Does the research support of discount educational theories.