Final Exam Retrospective Essay (10% of final grade)Out-of-Class essay examis due in the submission folder on Sunday, December 6th.Students must submit this final essay(10%)in order to receive a grade on the collaborative presentation(10%),and students must participate in the collaborative presentationon December 3inorder to succeed on this exam!Include a formal heading(separate from the header),and all the elements of MLA style that you have learned thissemester. No works cited page is required.But you must include a parenthetic citation after each quote in your essay.
You will write this six paragraph final essay outside of class after presenting the collaborative presentationin class on Thursday,December 3rd,our last class meeting.
Develop an essay (6paragraphs) with an introduction stating your thesis, four paragraph body, and conclusion in which you discuss how your research paper process,your collaborative presentation,and your evaluation of the other presentations demonstrate your progress as a writer and scholar.
The introduction and conclusion should give the essay an argumentative focus highlighting your strengths.
Be sure to develop each paragraph with a topic sentence and specific examplesto illustrate your points. Include at least one quotein each body paragraphso that you have at least four quotes in total.
This essay should reflect your best writing skills, your knowledge of MLA style, and your ability to incorporate quotes into your writing following MLA style. 1
. Discuss your experience writing the research paperfor this class. What was the most unexpected discovery you made in your research? Which source did you find most insightful in supporting your thesis?
Include a quote from this article to demonstrate its relevance to your thesis or select a quote from another secondary sourcethat you refuted in your paper and discuss why.
How did your mastery of MLA styleincrease your confidence as a writer or scholar?
How did your research enhance your interpretation of the short story?2
.Discuss your contributions to the Collaborative Presentation. How did you prepare for the presentation? What in-depth analysis did you contribute,and what part did you perform?
How did your interpretation influence the group’s performance or enhance the understanding of key concepts or specific details in the literary work?
What did you want the class to remember about this work?What creative strategies did you employ to make your presentation more meaningful and memorable for the class?
Incluide a quotation that you suggested to the group from the story or the secondary sources or discus sa suggestion you made that enriched your groups’ presentation.3.
Which member(s) served as the leader(s)of the group?
Did all members of the group contribute equally? State the name of each memberof the group and discuss how each member contributed
.Do you think any member(s) of the group should receive a higher or lower grade than the rest of the group? Why?How did your collaborative partners increase your understanding and appreciation of this literary work?
What did you learn about your classmates and your selfin working together on this presentation?(Quote a classmate’s words to the groupor a passage from the literary work that one of your partner’s recommended.)4.
Discuss the other collaborative presentations presented at our last class session.
Describe the most effective aspect of each one. Which of the other presentations Impressed you the most? Why?What did you learn from this presentation?
Discuss a passage from the story that the group introduced or a creative or analytica ltechnique that the group employed most effectively.Be specific!Congratulations!You have completed the English 1302 final retrospective exam.
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