Final Exam Review Guide

Now listed with Essential Documents is the information you need to guide your preparation for our final exam. It is (except for the font) the same as the information given to other sections. Please read through it now, so that the guidelines and the rest are already percolating in your unconscious. It may be, for instance, that the essay question that first catches your attention isn't the one you'll eventually settle on. Give yourself some time to think about how you would approach each one, or several at least. Note the guideline about outside help, too. We will spend considerable class time on preparation, once we're through with Tempest Project presentations.

The end of your first semester in English is in sight! Think about how much you've done and learned!

Calm. . . calm. . . . (Projects)

The rubric expresses the general values for the project. It's difficult to assess "full understanding of themes" in costumes, true. But it would be good if you understood the themes of the play, such as we have begun to address them. When you present, I get to see a product of your thinking and understanding, and I get to hear your words about that product, whatever it is. From that, I will gauge as best I can how deeply you have thought about what you did. The rubric will give me some grounds for that judgment, but not precisely and not specifically in every case.

At this point, C Block folks, you've done what you've done. I trust you put thought and love into it, and that you will present it accordingly today. D Block, you have a little longer, but don't spoil the fun by getting too manic about the rubric. Talk to me if you have specific concerns about your project. But otherwise, have fun and make something we'll enjoy seeing and hearing about and that you'll remember long past high school in a good way.