World Literature Semester Final Exam Review Guide 2013 2014

Hi. Your final is going to be very straight-forward. There will be an approximately-thirty-question objective exam (true and false, multiple guess... I mean choice, fill in, etc.) with each question counting for one point, followed by an essay exam that's worth 100 points. As you can see, the essay is the major part of the final. The entire final is worth 20% of your semester grade, with the other 80% split between the two quarters.

You have two essay prompts to choose from. I will allow you to use one page of hand-written notes on the essay portion of the final only. I will also allow you to use the novels we've read this semester, as well at the Tao te Ching, on the essay portion of the final. The prompts for the essays are listed below:

1. Explain how Taoist principles and ideas are present in several of the novels we read this year.

2. Choose at least three characters (each from a different novel) that we have read about this semester and explain a common belief they all share and how that belief manifests itself in how the characters live their lives.

All essays must have the following components:

-An interesting title at the top.

-Correct use of a lead and conclusion technique we studied this semester, with those techniques listed in the header.

-Double spaced, except when using a blocked citation.

-Numerous, correctly done citations from multiple books.

-Neat and easy to read.

-Free from most conventions errors.

Good luck, and see me with questions.