Sophomore World Literature Final Exam Review Guide 2012-2013

Hi. Here's what you need to know about your final exam. The least important part of it is the vocab exam - it will cover the first seven chapters in our book. The objective exam will cover literary concepts and writing techniques we have covered so far in class. Use your notes to prepare for this. The most important part of the exam is the essay exam. The essay prompt is listed below. While you have to do all the writing in class during the exam and are not allowed to use any notes or anything like that during the test, feel free to do some preparation for the essay now. Think through what you want to say, how you want to say it, and what evidence you want to use to support your thesis.

Essay Exam: Choose one of the following essays and write an essay that thoroughly and completely answers the prompt. In your header, please include the following: Name, number of prompt responded to, and lead and conclusion techniques. Failure to include this information will adversely affect your grade. Regardless of which prompt you choose, it is expected that you have a clear thesis that you support with citations from the text. You should adhere to standard form when citing a text. Throughout your essay, please double-space.  When finished, give your essay an interesting title.

Prompts:
1. What common themes did you see present in several of the books we read, and what do these commonalities reveal about the human race?
2. Examine several of the major characters in texts we read this semester and explain what common philosophy guides and shapes their lives.
3. How are the books we read essentially Taoist in nature?