Some writers ignore their responsibility to use language effectively.?

Question

Comparisons, sentence structure, and imagery contribute to the success of children's nonfiction. How will you use this information to evaluate a book? Mention some specific elements you would look for.

Answer 1

Some people ignore their responsibility to do their own homework, too.

Answer 2

I look for 'comparisons' as how the book resembles another's work. Is it a new idea or just some old hashed out gimmickry used by other writers?

In 'sentence structure' I look for words that really don't need to be there. The word 'that' the word 'had' is often overused in many sentences. Is the sentence too long? Is the writer doing too much 'telling' and not 'showing?'

I look for a book that gives me the 'imagery' I need to see what I'm reading. To put me in the place of the character. To make me want to keep turning the pages.

The main thing is: There are times when it's all right to use bad grammar. When? Easy. What if your character is uneducated or illiterate. A child character is not going to have a complete grasp of the English language. What the author has to do in this case, is to make sure the reader knows the grammar is poor on purpose.

Answer 3

This is a homework question? I just answered something about nonfiction, which makes me feel suspicious all at once about this question. I know, it's a sad, cruel world, isn't it? Just say that for good children's anykind of book, in fact for a good book, one should be able to read the sentences out loud easily.

Answer 4

I don't think it's that they ignore it so much as they don't know how. That's fine -- we all have to start out somewhere. However, I do fault editors who allow such books to make it to print rather than pointing out the obvious writing flaws and working with the author to make improvements.