Sophomore World Literature Final Exam Review Guide 2014-2015

Your semester final exam is a two part exam that comprises 20% of your semester grade. Part I is a 39 question objective exam worth 39 points (or 28% of your exam grade, which translates to roughly 6% of your semester grade). The contents of the exam contain, but are not limited to, the following topics we covered this semester: mythology, creation myths, irony, types of conflict found in stories, lead and conclusion techniques to use as a writer, the Tao te Ching and Taoism, thesis statements, citation techniques, analysis and synthesis, the 10% Solution, and parables.

Part II of the exam is an essay exam worth 100 points (or 72% of your exam grade, which translates to roughly 14% of your semester grade). You will be randomly assigned one of two possible essay prompts. You are not allowed to use any notes on the essay, though you may use the books we read, as you will be required to cite from the text. It's probably a good idea to do some planning for each essay ahead of time. The instructions for your essay exam will read:

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.

-Several, properly blended citations from multiple books.

-Neat and easy to read.

-Free from most conventions errors.

You will be assigned one of the following prompts: 

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 common belief manifests itself in how the characters live their lives.