Final Exam: English 4 / Mr. Neff This exam consists of 50 multiple choice questions followed by two essays from a choice of four prompts.

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1 This exam cnsists f 50 multiple chice questins fllwed by tw essays frm a chice f fur prmpts. David Auburn s Prf Match the character with his/her descriptin. Sme will be used mre than nce. Catherine: Claire: Hal: Rbert: sample questin: The play pens with Catherine speaking t him n the eve f his funeral sample questin: Says, If I wanted t lk fr infrmatin secrets, cmplex messages I culd find them all arund me. In the air. In a pile f fallen leaves sme neighbr raked tgether. In bx scres in the paper, written in the steam cming up ff a cup f cffee. The whle wrld was talking t me. MLA citatin The fllwing are examples f MLA in-text citatins and MLA surce citatins. If the citatin is crrect per MLA cnventins, chse (A) crrect. If any part f the citatin is incrrect per MLA cnventins, chse (B) incrrect. sample questin: Danger has always held a certain allure. That, in large part, is why s many teenagers drive t fast and drink t much and take t many drugs, r why it has always been s easy fr natins t recruit yung men t g t war. It can be argued that yuthful derring-d is in fact evlutinarily adaptive, a behavir encded in ur genes. McCandless, in his fashin, merely tk risk-taking t its lgical extreme (Krakauer 182). sample questin: Jn Krakauer. Int the Wild. Anchr Bks, New Yrk, Rhetric: The Rhetrical Triangle Match each term with its definitin. rhetric speaker audience subject persna aim genre cntext sample questin: the art f persuasin in speaking, writing, cmmunicating sample questin: the cmbinatin f time, place, and ther events that influence hw a speaker and audience receive the message Rhetric: The three rhetrical appeals Chse the ne rhetrical appeal that is MOST prevalent in the given example. lgs eths paths sample questin: This appeal relies n the credibility, trustwrthiness, r likeability f the speaker (r testimnial f smene else) t influence the audience. sample questin: A Superbwl ad fr Natinwide Insurance that targets its audience by shwing [a] tusle-haired tyke talking abut all the life experiences he'll never get t experience because he's dead. 1

2 Ishmael Beah s A Lng Way Gne Multiple Chice sample questin: Sierra Lene s civil war tk place during which f the fllwing years? sample questin: A bld diamnd is sample questin: Esther is Khaled Hsseini s The Kite Runner Character Matching Match the character with his/her descriptin. Nt all will be used. Amir: Hassan: Baba: Ali: Rahim Khan: Assef: Sanaubar: Sraya: Shrab: sample questin: When Amir is yung, he supprts his effrts as a develping writer; when Amir is lder, he calls Amir back t Afghanistan t right his wrng sample questin: Uses what his father taught him t put ut Assef s eye Qutatin Matching Match the qutatin with the character wh said it. Nt all will be used. Sme will be used mre than nce. sample questin: Children aren t clring bks. Yu dn t get t fill them with yur favrite clrs. 2

3 Essays READ THESE DIRECTIONS SO YOU DON T MESS THIS PART UP. Yu will be writing TWO essays ttal. Each respnse is wrth 25 pints. Write yur essay # at the tp f the page where yu write it. Yu must chse ne essay frm prmpt #1 r #2, and ne essay frm #3 r #4. If yu dn t fllw these directins, yu will receive a zer fr ne f the essays. Each respnse shuld be apprximately wrds (abut ne handwritten page). In writing each essay, fllw any directins and guidance prvided in that specific prmpt as far as writing style and rubric are cncerned. Prmpt #1: Sell yur Indy Nvel Directins: Did yu enjy the nvel yu read fr ur independent fictin unit this year? If s, write a letter t next year s senirs that cnvinces them why they shuld read it t. Justify yur argument with specific reasns, examples, and evidence frm yur nvel. Sell it t ptential readers! Prmpt #2: Mtivatinal rhetric Directins: Write a mtivatinal speech r letter addressed t next year s senirs. Yur aim is t cnvince them t vercme their impending seniritis and make the mst f their senir year. Within yur speech r letter, yu must use at least tw f the rhetrical appeals (lgs, eths, and paths). Yu ll be assessed n the accuracy and effectiveness f yur use f these in achieving yur purpse. Prmpt #3: Rhetrical analysis Directins: On the final pages f this exam, yu ll find tw different passages, each f which presents a writer s psitin n an issue. Yu are asked t chse ne f these passages, explain in yur wn wrds what the writer is saying, and then take and develp a psitin n the tpic the writer is arguing fr r against. Sme f the issues yu might address include: D yu agree r disagree with the writer s pinin ttally r nly t a certain extent? What kind f evidence des the writer use t supprt his argument (lgs, eths, paths, fr example), and is the evidence the writer uses t supprt his argument persuasive r weak? Can yu ffer a persnal experience r alternate evidence that either supprts r undermines what the writer has said? As yu write yur essay, yu shuld peridically refer t evidence frm the passage in rder t supprt yur argument. Hwever, mst f what yu write shuld be in yur wn wrds except fr a phrase r tw frm the passage that yu may wish t qute. Yu will be evaluated n hw well yu explain the writer s argument and hw well yu present yur wn argument in an rganized and grammatically crrect manner. TIP FOR REVIEW: the passages are nt prvided n this review. Yu ll need t chse ne n test day, read it, and respnd as explained in the prmpt abve. If yu want t practice this writing apprach, chse any shrt (1 t 2 page) editrial and respnd t it with the same prmpt. It s the type f writing yu did in yur surces in cnversatin blg pst #3. 3

4 Prmpt #4: Literary analysis acrss the year Directins: Wrds, wrds, wrds. This is Hamlet s reply when the nsy Plnius asks him what he s reading, but it culd just as well be ur wn: fr all ur discussin abut eternally resnant themes and lifechanging meaning in the wrks f everyne frm William Shakespeare t Ishmael Beah, what authrs create is nthing mre than wrds n a page until readers interact with it and frm their wn meaning. The act f reading islating thugh it may seem is ultimately an act f cnversatin with the living and the dead. Chse fur f the fllwing qutes each frm a different wrk we explred this year and put yurself in cnversatin with its ideas. Fr each qute yu chse, write a cncise but healthy paragraph analysis f hw it cnnects with characters, events, and/r themes frm the wrk as a whle. Be as specific as pssible in yur analysis: yu must supprt yur claims abut the qute s imprtance and meaning in the wrk it cmes frm. #1: Jyce Carl Oates Where Are Yu Ging, Where Have Yu Been? #2: Aldus Huxley s Brave New Wrld: #3: William Shakespeare s Hamlet: #4: David Auburn s Prf: #5: David Fster Wallace s This is Water : #6: Ishmael Beah s A Lng Way Gne: #7: Khaled Hsseini s The Kite Runner: TIP FOR REVIEW: the qutes are nt prvided here (they will be n the exam), but the wrks are. Yu ll need t chse fur f them, s chse five frm this list that yu re familiar with, review their main themes, characters, and plt, and be prepared t draw cnnectins t these themes and characters n exam day. 4

5 Rubric: Prmpt #1 r #2 (Persuasin) A 4 respnse (Advanced) = 25 pints Writer prvides a clear, fcused respnse t the prmpt and Supprts this respnse by supprting the purpse with a variety f persuasive examples Supprts this respnse by effectively utilizing the audience appeals Writer s respnse cntains an engaging pening and a thughtful clsing. Respnse cntains n r minimal grammatical errrs that d nt detract frm written vice. A 3 respnse (Prficient) = 20 pints Writer prvides a clear, accurate respnse t the prmpt and Supprts this respnse by supprting the purpse with mstly persuasive examples Supprts this respnse by effectively utilizing sme audience appeals Writer s respnse cntains an adequate pening and clsing. Respnse may cntain minr grammatical errrs. A 2 respnse (Develping) = 15 pints Offers an accurate respnse t the prmpt Flawed r underdevelped in ONE f the fllwing: Opening, examples and persuasin in bdy, clsing Respnse may cntain grammatical errrs that detract frm written vice. A 1 respnse (Limited) = 1-10 pints Respnse t prmpt may be ff-tpic r lack fcus Flawed r underdevelped in TWO f the fllwing: Opening, examples and persuasin in bdy, clsing Respnse may cntain significant grammatical errrs. A 0 respnse (Undevelped) = n pints Cntent is severely lacking, ff-tpic, r cntains significant grammatical errrs that prevent reader s understanding 5

6 Rubric: Prmpt #3 r #4 (Analysis) A 4 respnse (Advanced) = 25 pints Offers a fcused, accurate, and insightful respnse t the prmpt/questin Supprts claims with a variety f specific, relevant, and cncrete evidence including text references Cnnects evidence t claims with insightful, perceptive, and fully explained analysis that's free f plt summary Cntains n r minimal grammatical errrs that d nt detract frm written vice. A 3 respnse (Prficient) = 20 pints Offers a clear, accurate respnse t the prmpt/questin Supprts claims with mstly specific, relevant evidence, sme f which may be repetitius Cnnects evidence t claims with adequately explained analysis that is mstly free f plt summary May cntain minr grammatical errrs. A 2 respnse (Develping) = 15 pints Offers an accurate respnse t the prmpt/questin Flawed in ONE f the fllwing: Either lacks specific, relevant evidence: evidence is vague r repetitius Or lacks adequately explained analysis: analysis is superficial r unsupprted May cntain grammatical errrs that detract frm written vice. A 1 respnse (Limited) = 1-10 pints Offers an incmplete, limited, r inaccurate respnse t the prmpt/questin Lacks specific, relevant evidence: evidence is vague r repetitius Lacks adequately explained analysis: analysis is superficial r unsupprted May cntain grammatical errrs that detract frm written vice. A 0 respnse (Undevelped) = n pints Entire respnse is incmplete, inaccurate, r ff-tpic May cntain significant grammatical errrs that prevent reader s understanding. 6