Your final exam is 20% of your semester grade (the other 80% is split between your first and second quarter grade). The test will consist of an objective exam about 65 questions long (each worth a point) and an essay worth 100 points. So, the total exam is going to be worth about about 165 points, with the major weight falling on the essay.
The following is a list of things to study and know for the objective exam: Principles of free verse poetry; the seven step essay process; lead and conclusion techniques we have studied; various essay genres; key quotes about writing; and all related pieces of information.
For the essay, you will be assigned a rhetorical device (a mode or genre), but you will choose the topic. The essay prompt will read:
Essay prompt: You are to write a ________________ essay. Your grade will be based on how well you write in this particular mode. Additionally, all essays should have the following components:
a. be easy to read (neat, double spaced, etc).
b. have a clear thesis.
c. be free from most conventions errors.
d. use one of the lead and conclusion techniques we’ve studied this year and identify the techniques used in your header.
e. have a compelling title at the top.
In the blank space, your assigned genre will be written. You will be asked to write either a narrative essay, a compare and contrast essay, or a descriptive/illustrative/example essay, so you should put some thought into potential topics for all three. Good luck, and see me with questions.
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