7. Exam #3
The Exam will be comprehensive.
About 50% will focus on The Tempest and Sonnets.
About 50% will be on material we have previously
covered.
The essay questions will all ask you to discuss more than
one play.
The format will be similar to the first two exams.
8. Essay #2 Questions
Let me
ask you!1. How long should the essay be?
2. What are appropriate texts to use?
3. Where do you find the prompts?
4. What are the formatting
requirements?
5. What goes on the works cited page?
6. Can you use outside sources?
7. When is it due?
9. Essay #2 Othello or The Tempest 100 points
Due: 8 December 2015 before class begins
Prompt Introduction
In a thesis driven essay of three to six pages excluding the Works Cited
page, respond to one of a variety of prompts on Othello or The Tempest.
You may also craft your own prompt if you like. Please see me for
approval. You need only the primary text for this essay, but you may
incorporate other primary or secondary texts or film productions as
additional support. Remember, you can also draw on your own knowledge
to discuss, explain, and analyze your topic. Your essay must be formatted
MLA style with appropriate citations. There are no research requirements
for this essay, but you must include a works cited page that includes any
text you use in your essay. The Works Cited page for this research project
will include at least one of Shakespeare’s Plays. If you use other sources,
including other primary or secondary sources from class, please list those
too.