Final Exam, May 2016

Children's Literature: Dr. Carolyn

Directions:

1) Please open a Google Doc. Title it, "Children's Literature Final Exam." Share it Public on the Web.

2) Open you your personal Google website. Create a new page titled, "Final Exam." Go to Insert, Drive, Docs, and your Final Exam Doc. Hit Save.

Note: According to the FHS Administrative Team, Seniors may not leave the exam until the end of the period.

Please do not talk. Good luck!

Overview:

This final exam is in two parts. In each part, write to the best of your ability, using the ideas we have discussed this semester in Children’s Literature. Be efficient, accurate, and descriptive with your vocabulary choices. Don’t repeat ideas, words, or terms.

Address all the issues contained in the questions.

Double space.

Proofread your responses before you submit.

PART I. VISUAL ANALYSIS AND ARCHETYPES IN CHILDREN'S FILMS

In part one, you will view a children's film trailer. Afterward, you will zoom in on particular archetypes that emerge within the narrative. Finally, you will incorporate the archetypes you identified into a review of the film. The review should be 1-2 paragraphs in which you speak specifically --- either positively or negatively --- about the way that the film's writers were or were not successful as they embedded archetypes into the narration.

Here is your film trailer: Willow, with Val Kilmer.

Here is a list of archetypes for you to consider. 12H: Please use a theoretical lens through which to filter your embedded archetypes narration.

PART II. LANGUAGE ANALYSIS IN PRINT CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

In part two, you will read a short story that combines fantasy and reality. Afterward, you will zoom in on particular uses of language within the story. Finally, you will incorporate the language you chose into a critical paragraph in which you compose and defend an argument statement.

Here is your short story: "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," by James Thurber.

Review the Oral Tradition Terms Quizlet for ideas about ways to consider language in the short story.

Afterward, write a critical paragraph that captures how James Thurber calls upon the Oral Tradition to create a story for a current generation of readers. 12H: Please use a different theoretical lens than you did in Part I. to filter your Oral Tradition analysis.