ENGL 403: Children’s Literature
Take-Home Midterm Exam
Spring 2011
DUE by 3/7/11 via email (tteofilo@wvup.edu) or in class
This midterm exam includes fill-in-the-blank and essay questions based on the following chapters in Books, Media & the internet: Children’s Literature for Today’s Classroom:
1, 3, 4, 6, 13, 15, 16
Instructions: Fill in the blanks to complete the passages from your textbook. At the end of the passage, add the page number in parentheses.
Example: “English Language Arts (ELA) in _Canada_ provide us with productive vocabulary for exploring how _young_ _people_ engage with literary materials.” (p. 3)
1. Readers have always been free to __________ or ____________ stories that displease them in some way, but the power to put that ____________ ___________ into the public domain alters the balance of power between ________ and ________ in subtle and fluid ways.”
2. “Writing proved to be something of a ___________ for some students who struggled to achieve_________ and employ evidence to support their ________.”
3. “Because the students are not overwhelmed by ________ ________ , they can immerse themselves in the content and _________ on constructing their understandings and interpretations in the medium of their choice, whether it’s the _______ of a __________, a blog, a digital movie or a ________.”
4. “The maligning of ________ films, of what we called ___________ ___________ icons, seems a waste of time; for millions of children and adults, the film is the tale.”
5. “________ programs, for some time now, have linked to ________ that provide embellishments and _________ materials from the story world.”
6. “Students’ _______ and ___________ processes require more than determining which __________ to use and how to put them together in a ____________ way, and our assessment must acknowledge the _____________ decision making involved.”
7. “At the same time, we must ensure that our _______ have ________ opportunity to explore the world of new _________.”
8. “Students can use ________ ___________ to read both the print and the illustrations.”
9. “Using _____ ______ __________ software along with the LCD projector, you can _________ other text or images with the originals in the _______ book.”
10 “Offering students the ____________ to direct and discuss forms of _______-____________ --- visually and through written language --- increases their sense of themselves as active producers of their _________ _________ rather than just passive consumers or readers of _______.”
11 “_________________ clearly provide greater opportunities to increase _____________ for the children lucky enough to be in the program.”
12“These ______ - _______ leads encouraged them to speculate and share.”
Essay Questions:
Use the chapters listed above to answer the following essay questions to the best of your ability. You will need to quote at least 3 passages from the readings (with page numbers in MLA format) in each response. Your responses should be at least 3 pages long.
1. Children’s picture books are a staple in the early stages of reading. Many children continue to read these books into their early teen years. As technology continues to take a bigger role in children’s lives both at home and in the classroom, how can picture books keep up with today’s trends?
2. Using what you’ve learned from at least 3 different chapters of the book, explain Hybridity in children’s books to the best of your ability.
