Freshmen: Your exam will have two parts: an objective exam and an essay exam. The objective portion will cover everything we we studied related to poetry and argument essays this semester. The essay exam requires you to do some outside research on both sides of the issue. You must come with a maximum of one page of notes (both sides) to support your opinion, and you must cite at least two pieces of evidence in MLA format - one in text an one blocked. Prepare for both sides of the issue - you don't know which side you will be assigned. You must use one of the lead and conclusion techniques you have been taught and identify them on your essay. Here is the prompt: you will be assigned a position the day of the essay:
Argumentative essay: Recently, cell phones in schools have become a hot-button topic, with strong reasons for and against allowing cell phones in schools. Imagine your school is going to ban all cell phones from the campus, even from lockers and backpacks. Anyone caught with one will be immediately suspended, regardless of circumstance. In an essay, argue FOR/AGAINST this ban, citing evidence that you have collected. You must cite the evidence correctly, either in blocked or in-text citation form, as you build your case in order to get credit. You also must use one of the lead and conclusion technique we have studied this year, and if you use a question technique, either in the lead or conclusion, your essay will earn a grade of zero.
Sophomores: You are to read Tuesdays With Morrie once we finish Hamlet. The day of the exam, you will write an essay about the text and then participate in a seminar afterward. The essay will count for 75% of of your exam grade; the seminar will count for 25% of the grade.
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