FINAL+EXAM+INFORMATION+-+Sem.+1

= The exam is worth 10% of your semester grade. It will be divided into 3 parts, totaling 175 points. =

===You will receive the short on Wed., Dec. 13, and have that period and overnight to read and annotate the story. You will receive the 3 topic choices on Thurs., Dec. 14, and have the period to prepare your outline. On __Fri., Dec. 15__, you will write the essay in class. You must bring your annotated story and your own paper. You may also choose to use your outline, on which you list your main topic points. The essay will be scored using the universal rubric for literary analysis (the same rubric used on the "Old Man" essays).===

Part II: Vocabulary Assessment (25 points, approx. 1/8 of exam score) - Mon., Dec. 18
=== You will take this section of the exam on Mon., Dec. 18. It will be a very similar assessment as the diagnostic test you took in September, with 50 multiple choice items matching definitions to words. Each item will be worth 1/2 a point. ===

===This test will be administered during the __final exam period__ for your class. It consists of 3 reading passages -- the story which you wrote your essay about, plus 2 news articles and a political cartoon -- with 50 multiple choice items. You will use your copy of the story, so be sure to bring it back to class! The non-fiction articles and cartoon you will not see or read in advance. Bring a #2 pencil, as the exam will be taken on a scantron form. We will review the skills for this part of the exam after you complete the Vocabulary section of the exam.===