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Review the online Jamaican book you read with your partner and engage in a blog discussion
Blog Partner Discussion #1:
http://jamaicablogpartners.blogspot.com/
Please discuss:
1. Your personal response to the book
2. Evaluate it in terms of its genre
3. Evaluate its literary quality
4. Discuss for whom the book is intended and the ways in which it might be used in the classroom
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The story it takes a village is a beautiful African tale. What do you think?
ReplyDeleteHi Tracy, What do you think about the book
ReplyDeleteHi Yvonne and Tracy,
ReplyDeleteI love the book It Takes A Village by Jane Cowen. The illustrations reminds me of home - Jamaica.
Do you realize that this is a very colourful book? For every section you read do you notice that the illustrator does a very good job of displaying with the pictures? I really like that.
ReplyDeleteTracy, the language is simple and well put together for the age group 6-12
ReplyDeleteI realy enjoy reading the book
ReplyDeleteI can relate it to the Jamaican situation
Yvonne that little girl Yemi in the picture looks like you when you were a little girl smile
ReplyDeleteThe language is very appropriate for children ages 6 to 9 years.
ReplyDeleteWhat adjectives would you use to describe Yami/
ReplyDeleteI believe that this book falls into the category of Traditional Literature. It has language that is familiar to children as it relates to a common life experience.
ReplyDeleteIt remind me of growing up in the country and wandering through the market alone.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think about the villagers?
ReplyDeleteThe book is colourful and will motivate you to want to read.It will appeal to the children
ReplyDeleteThere were some words in the story that sounds like the words we use in Ja Cho is common to both Africa and Ja
ReplyDeleteI believe that this is a good book, it engages the reader on a personal level. Every Jamaican child can relate to going to the market. Do you realize that you remembered about your days in the market, Yvonne?
ReplyDeleteI believe that the villagers were very caring. They made it a point of their duty to take care of Kokou.
ReplyDeleteThe story seem so real I think it might have happened or the write is very imaginative
ReplyDeleteThis book "It Takes a Village" relays a very important message - It takes a village to raise a child. Any child reading this story could see examples of how Kokou was taken care of. He was fed, given water, made to relax and rest.
ReplyDeleteVillagers were very caring and poor little Kokou did not feel lost ,but enjoyed every moment of it.
ReplyDeleteDo you realize that when Yemi found her brother she was very thankful for the help that was given to her brother by the other market vendors.
ReplyDeleteAre the characters multifaceted?
ReplyDeleteWe just realize that our book was not a Traditional literature, however it falls into the category of literary folk tale. The author uses the proverb - It takes a village to raise a child to create a story which relates the same theme.
ReplyDeleteDo you agree withthe moral of the story 'it takes a village to grow a child
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ReplyDeleteAlthough not a traditional literature , it had a real stort in it
Yes this theme is realistic in today's world. We tend to be moving away from this but we need to understand that the community plays a very important role in the lives of each child. All families must work together to take care of all the children in their community.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the climax at the end of the story, the main character was able to over come her problem of finding her lost brother after a very long search. The climax seemed natural as it came at the end of the book and it followed a logical sequence.
ReplyDeleteI was anxious to see the mothers reaction to yemi loosing sight of Kokou
ReplyDeleteDo you realize that these characters were real? Yemi acted like a typical teenager who realized that she was growing up and wanted the true responsiblity of taking care of her baby brother. However like most children she became easily distracted. Any child at her age would easily identify with her while reading this story.
ReplyDeleteI also see the childhood innocence coming out although being lost he was not afraid as he even slept.
ReplyDeleteIn concluding I would say that Yami the young African girl felt very grownup especially when she realized that she had to take care of her brother. Her mother trusted her to do a good job of what she was entrusted to do. However, the villagers were willing to give her the help she needed to accomplish her task and so fulfil her responsibility.
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