Sunday, August 8, 2010

For Your Final Exam...
















Below I've attached the sample prompts for your essay this week. I've also included the rubric from which your essay will be scored.

Sample prompt A
Sample prompt B
Final exam rubric

Finally, you'll also find a sample essay. It's for the 1A exam, but obviously the goals are the same.

Sample 1A prompt
Sample 1A essay

Week Ten: Mendocino


Russian Gulch State Park

Talk to me of Mendocino.
Closing my eyes I hear the sea.
Must I wait?
Must I follow?
Won't you say come with me?

—Linda Ronstadt, "Talk to Me of Mendocino"

Week 10
M 8.9
IN-CLASS
Writers workshop; Final exam prep

DUE  
Research paper, pages 1-8 (Bring 3 copies)

W 8.11
IN-CLASS
Final Exam; Course review (Note: The final cannot be made up if missed. And you cannot pass the course if you miss the final.)

DUE
Research paper