Stages on Pages (Voorhies/Clapp)
Study Guide for Exam #1
Fall 2010
Remember to bring a scantron sheet!
In addition to what you’ll need to know for the Lifespan portion of the class, you’ll also
need to make sure you’ve read Chapters 1-3 in our Children’s Literature textbook and be
familiar with all of the following information/concepts/definitions:
Chapter 1:
Personal Value of Literature (pgs. 5-7): Enjoyment, Imagination, Vicarious
Experience, Insight into Human Behavior, Universality of Experience.
Be able to define the Elements of Literature (pgs. 10-12): Plot, Setting, Theme,
Characterization, Style, Point of View
Newbery and Caldecott medals (what are they awarded for?)
Be familiar with the evaluation criteria for “Evaluating Children’s Fiction” on
page 14 and know how to apply it
Chapter 2:
Be able to discuss how age/gender play into literary preferences (pg. 26-27)
Have an understanding of the various Developmental Patterns that Influence
Response to Literature (pg. 29-34): Physical, Cognitive, Language, Moral,
Personality
Chapter 3:
Know the Elements of Design: Line/Shape, Color, Value, Space,
Perspective/Point-of-View, Composition
Be familiar with the various mediums that artists work in to illustrate such as:
woodcut, wood engravings, etching, scratchboard, collage, fabric, computer
generated, watercolor paint, tempera, oil paint, oil pastels, colored pencil,
charcoal, graphite, crayon
Additional Material from Class Lecture:
Be familiar with the criteria used to evaluate ABC books
Be familiar with the criteria used to evaluate “multicultural” books, and some of
the debates/issues surrounding who has the authority to write about a particular
culture or people.
Know the parts of an academic essay and be able to explain what they are and
what order they go in: Introduction, Body, Conclusion
Know how paragraphs for academic essays are written (PIE method) and what
PIE stands for
Know who Maurice Sendak and David Wiesner are!
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