English Composition II: Final Exam General Instructions: You must use your annotated texts for this in-class essay

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English Composition II: Final Exam

General Instructions:

You must use your annotated texts for this in-class essay. You may NOT, however, use any other notes or documents.

You must complete the assignment within 100 minutes of accessing the guidelines and writing prompt.

Assume that your reader has read the texts you are analyzing, but that s/he has NOT studied the readings in depth; do not waste time/space summarizing the texts for your reader.

Suggested Outline:

Paragraph 1: Introduction (engage the reader’s attention with something relevant to your topic and end your introduction with your thesis statement; your thesis statement should state your position/argument clearly and identify the specific means by which

you are bringing the two texts into conversation with one another)

Paragraphs 2 & 3: 1

st major point of connection between texts (common concerns, with

thoughtful analysis of each text’s attitude toward/ideas about the shared subject)

Paragraphs 4 & 5: 2nd major point of connection between texts

Paragraphs 6 & 7: 3

rd major point of connection between texts

Paragraph 8: A conclusion that ties your discussion together; do not simply

restate/summarize your 2 points, but rather give a sense of the clearer understanding

your reader now should have of the common concern(s) of the two texts in question

A successful essay will include the following:

Effective thesis statement (argument and supporting points are clear)

Well-developed support for your position (weave in textual evidence &

analyze it)

Three well-developed and meaningful points of comparison between texts

Logical organization with topic sentences, focused paragraphs, & transitions

Well-developed and engaging introduction and conclusion

No grammatical, structural, and/or spelling errors

Final Exam: Guidelines for Writing

Instructions: Choose one of the following subjects, and create a well-focused analytical essay that

makes thoughtful and productive connections among any TWO of our assigned course readings

that you have NOT considered previously in a formal writing assignment.

Your essay's argument must proceed from a narrowly-defined thesis statement that gets the two

texts “talking” to one another via three points of comparison that elaborate on a meaningful

connection between the two pieces of literature (i.e., a common concern, theme, or question). All

of your observations, claims, and conclusions must be supported by thoughtful and direct

analysis of sufficient and appropriate textual evidence from the two literary texts

1. Compare and contrast the ways in which [TOPIC #1].

2. Compare and contrast the ways in which [TOPIC #2].

3. Compare and contrast the ways in which [TOPIC #3].

English Composition II: Final Exam

General Instructions:

You must use your annotated texts for this in-class essay. You may NOT, however, use any other notes or documents.

You must complete the assignment within 100 minutes of accessing the guidelines and writing prompt.

Assume that your reader has read the texts you are analyzing, but that s/he has NOT studied the readings in depth; do not waste time/space summarizing the texts for your reader.

Suggested Outline:

Paragraph 1: Introduction (engage the reader’s attention with something relevant to your topic and end your introduction with your thesis statement; your thesis statement should state your position/argument clearly and identify the specific means by which

you are bringing the two texts into conversation with one another)

Paragraphs 2 & 3: 1

st major point of connection between texts (common concerns, with

thoughtful analysis of each text’s attitude toward/ideas about the shared subject)

Paragraphs 4 & 5: 2nd major point of connection between texts

Paragraphs 6 & 7: 3

rd major point of connection between texts

Paragraph 8: A conclusion that ties your discussion together; do not simply

restate/summarize your 2 points, but rather give a sense of the clearer understanding

your reader now should have of the common concern(s) of the two texts in question

A successful essay will include the following:

Effective thesis statement (argument and supporting points are clear)

Well-developed support for your position (weave in textual evidence &

analyze it)

Three well-developed and meaningful points of comparison between texts

Logical organization with topic sentences, focused paragraphs, & transitions

Well-developed and engaging introduction and conclusion

No grammatical, structural, and/or spelling errors

Final Exam: Guidelines for Writing

Instructions: Choose one of the following subjects, and create a well-focused analytical essay that

makes thoughtful and productive connections among any TWO of our assigned course readings

that you have NOT considered previously in a formal writing assignment.

Your essay's argument must proceed from a narrowly-defined thesis statement that gets the two

texts “talking” to one another via three points of comparison that elaborate on a meaningful

connection between the two pieces of literature (i.e., a common concern, theme, or question). All

of your observations, claims, and conclusions must be supported by thoughtful and direct

analysis of sufficient and appropriate textual evidence from the two literary texts

1. Compare and contrast the ways in which [TOPIC #1].

2. Compare and contrast the ways in which [TOPIC #2].

3. Compare and contrast the ways in which [TOPIC #3].