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!