Final Exam: Outline

Rules for the final exam. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!

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I have changed my mind, the exam will be CLOSED BOOK. You cannot bring your materials into the exam.

ALSO: after you hand in your exam you will sit down with me and I will look over your notes and we will decide on a participation grade. Bring your notes to the exam.


FINAL EXAM. This will be your outline for the final exam. Please read the notes below carefully.

Final Exam. Three Parts.

Part One: Rhetorical Techniques. Choose four out of eight.
a. Define the term. 1 sentence.
b. Tell me in what essay it was used and to what effect or why.
2-3 sentences.

Possible terms:

Metaphor; simile; rhetorical questions; analogy; parallelism; repetition; examples; colloquialism; contrast; citation; personification; symbolism; allegory; irony; thesis statement;


Part Two:
Close reading and rhetorical analysis. Choose ONE of TWO passages and:
a. Summarize the passage. 2-3 sentences.
b. Locate as many rhetorical techniques as you can and explain how they work in the passage. 4-5 sentences.

Passages will come from “Goodbye Snauq” from pages:
Pages: 205 – 208; Pages: 216 - 219

Part Three: Essay. Choose ONE of the following TWO questions and write an essay with a clear thesis.

Possible topics:
1. How do the themes in “Goodbye Snauq” connect to the overall theme of this course? Find evidence in the article to support your ideas.
2. Locate and analyze the rhetorical techniques that Lee Maracle uses to create her narrative. How does she use rhetorical techniques to tell her story?

SO – you can be certain that I will ask you about:

- The rhetorical techniques of storytelling / narrative
- How this essay connects to the themes of global warming and hope that we have seen in the essays throughout the semester.