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In the Here and Now Storybook (1921), educator Lucy Sprague Mitchell advanced the then controversial idea that books for very young children should imitate how they use language, since toddlers, who cannot yet grasp narrative or abstract ideas, seek reassurance in verbal repetition and naming. The most enduring example of this idea is Margaret Wise Brown’s 1947 picture book Goodnight Moon, in which a young rabbit names the objects in his room as he drifts off to sleep. Scholars note that the book’s emphasis on repetition, rhythm, and nonsense rhyme speaks directly to Mitchell’s influence.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
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(Choice A) The text summarizes an argument about how children’s literature should be evaluated and then discusses a contrasting view on that subject.
A
The text summarizes an argument about how children’s literature should be evaluated and then discusses a contrasting view on that subject.
(Choice B) The text outlines a debate between two authors of children’s literature and then traces how that debate shaped theories on early childhood education.
B
The text outlines a debate between two authors of children’s literature and then traces how that debate shaped theories on early childhood education.
(Choice C) The text lists the literary characteristics that are common to many classics of children’s literature and then indicates the narrative subjects that are most appropriate for young children.
C
The text lists the literary characteristics that are common to many classics of children’s literature and then indicates the narrative subjects that are most appropriate for young children.
(Choice D) The text presents a philosophy about what material is most suitable for children’s literature and then describes a book influenced by that philosophy.
D
The text presents a philosophy about what material is most suitable for children’s literature and then describes a book influenced by that philosophy.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) The text summarizes an argument about how children’s literature should be evaluated and then discusses a contrasting view on that subject.
A
The text summarizes an argument about how children’s literature should be evaluated and then discusses a contrasting view on that subject.
(Choice B) The text outlines a debate between two authors of children’s literature and then traces how that debate shaped theories on early childhood education.
B
The text outlines a debate between two authors of children’s literature and then traces how that debate shaped theories on early childhood education.
(Choice C) The text lists the literary characteristics that are common to many classics of children’s literature and then indicates the narrative subjects that are most appropriate for young children.
C
The text lists the literary characteristics that are common to many classics of children’s literature and then indicates the narrative subjects that are most appropriate for young children.
(Choice D) The text presents a philosophy about what material is most suitable for children’s literature and then describes a book influenced by that philosophy.
D
The text presents a philosophy about what material is most suitable for children’s literature and then describes a book influenced by that philosophy.
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The choice that best describes the overall structure of the text is:
(Choice D) The text presents a philosophy about what material is most suitable for children’s literature and then describes a book influenced by that philosophy.
This choice accurately reflects the text's discussion of Lucy Sprague Mitchell's ideas about how children's literature should cater to young children's linguistic development and how this philosophy is exemplified by Margaret Wise Brown's book "Goodnight Moon."
(Choice D) The text presents a philosophy about what material is most suitable for children’s literature and then describes a book influenced by that philosophy.
This choice accurately reflects the text's discussion of Lucy Sprague Mitchell's ideas about how children's literature should cater to young children's linguistic development and how this philosophy is exemplified by Margaret Wise Brown's book "Goodnight Moon."