or even through the eyes of their own childhood.(Richards Pg 832).  This quote is interesting to me because I don't think we actually ever think about how we felt when we were children and were scared and that really does skew our perception of what students may find scary.
 Characters in the students' stories ranged from

 classmates to movie stars. Sixth graders developed

 characters based on familiar, often real figures.

 Ninth graders were more apt to manipulate proto-

 types peculiar to the detective/mystery genre, while

 students at the twelfth grade included a variety of

 characteristics as in the sample where detective

 Tom Smith is given remarkable deductive power. (Vardell, pg 49)

 I like this quote from Vardell because it shows the different levels students go through as they age, and the depth they can reach once they understand genre more.

 books that allow children to see they are not the

 only ones with fears and that suggest ways to

 solve problems presented by these fears are immediately meaningful to young readers" (1).
Scary stories are meaningful for young readers, and they do not serve to scare children. Students can learn how to control their fears and digest the text at their own pace. They also help students identify with the story and participate more actively in classroom activities.

"Taking an author's point of

 view, becoming an objective audience, analyzing

 the structure of a work, and generalizing to its

 greater meaning are valuable skills appropriate to

 both the reading and writing of stories" (2). 
Analyzing stories showed an increase in analytical responses, which helps students understand the deeper meaning of the texts.

 stories, filtering the literary experience through

 an individual view, may provide for greater under-

 standing in responding to literature, in creating

 "other worlds" which can provide links between

 peoples via unique and universal response"
When students are able to retract from their everyday lives and dive into mysteries, horrors, or tragedies through their own imagination, creativity and brain stimulation occurs. Students can in their own views, struggles and interests, and embrace themselves as the author of the horror mystery

world as an unpredictable and scary place. The fact that these stories have survived to the present day indicates that an interest in scary aspects of the world and human nature is more than a fad. The world is still an unpredictable and often scary place for children and even for adults, which could explain the popularity of adult horror books and movies." (pg. 831)
I think this quote is really significant because it discusses why the idea of horror is not simply a fad but is actually something that we can all relate to because life is a scary and uncertain thing at times. 

(Article 2): "When students begin to view their own writing as literature and themselves as a critical audience, they may develop the spectator distance vital to development as readers and writers." (pg.50)
Think quote stood out to me because it shows the significant impact that can come about when students have confidence and take ownership over their own writing.

must try to understand children's perspectives and value their choices rather than dismiss their

book selections." This will foster engagement and promote student voice and choice. As a result, this will help teachers boost motivation for learning and build rapport with their students. 

2. Vardell text: "Students can

profit from modeling, just as expert artists gain mastery over technique, design, and medium by learning from their mentors." As most students are visual learners, I have witnessed this insight work effectively during countless times in my teaching experiences. 

 books that allow children to see they are not the

 only ones with fears and that suggest ways to

 solve problems presented by these fears are im

 mediately meaningful to young readers" 833

I chose this quotation because it highlights one of the many unique benefits of implementing a scary text in reading curriculum or even just including such books as options to choose from. I agree with what it stated in the quote becauseI agree that it is beneficial for children to see their fears represented in literature and to see how those fears are handled.

 corollary, constant opportunities to compose

 stories, filtering the literary experience through

 an individual view, may provide for greater under-

 standing in responding to literature, in creating

 "other worlds" which can provide links between

 peoples via unique and universal responses. 
I chose this quote because books allow the individual to experience different situations and their own imaginations. Comprehension cannot just be within the concrete nature of the mind; it compromises the ideas of philosophical understanding.