Category: Literature

Write a paragraph commenting on Edgar Allan Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum. Remember to comment on the plot, the narrator, and the ending of the short story. The summary should be 7 to 12 sentences long, depending on how much you deem necessary to express your ideas.

The thesis of Ginia Bellefante’s “In the 24 World, Family is the Main Casualty” is:
A) The show, 24, displays the power of familial relationships in overcoming difficult times.
B) In addition to 24 being a show about counter-terrorism,it is also a discussion of sacrificing relationships in the line of duty.
C) Adding a father/son relationship to the plot of 24 changed the path of the program.
D) Because 24’s plot line over a season covers only one day, the show’s plot is slow.

Children’s Literature
Final Exam (35 points)

Textbook

Williams-Garcia, R. (2010). One crazy summer.  New York: HarperCollins.

Grading Criteria:
You will be assessed by the following criteria:

Reading and Note Taking /5
Annotated Bibliography  /10
Review
• Introduction/4
• Analysis/6
• Use of Sources/2
• Conclusions/3                                                                                                                                                                    Grammar/Writing Style/Citation Style /5
Total /35

Instructions:
Submission
• Review should be four pages in length not counting the annotated bibliography or the reading notes; Time New Roman 12-point font and double-spaced.
• Please use Canvas “Assignments” tool to submit your paper.
Question

PART ONE: THE REVIEW

Write a review of the novel chosen for you, using the following criteria (for more details on the review process, you will need to refer to Chapter 8 of FromCover to Cover by K.T. Horning.)

Reading and Note Taking(Adapted from Horning 2010)
Consulting with chapter 7 of Horning (2010), please pay attention to the following, and make sure to take notes on your expectations and realizations: Genre, Plot, Characterization, Point of View, Setting, Style, and Theme. Take notes on what catches your attention and/or what you feel does or doesn’t work, in your opinion.

Consulting Outside Sources
For the review portion of this exam, you will be expected to refer to a number of secondary sources. You must include quotes from at least 3 reviews from recognized sources (i.e. Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Canadian Review of Materials, Horn Book, etc.), and you are expected to refer to Horning (2010) to support your critical review of the book (minimum of 2 quotes).

Citation Information
Your review must be accompanied by a bibliography in APA style, and should include
• The novel you are reviewing for the exam
• Your 3 review sources
• Salisbury & Styles (2012)
• Horning (2010)
• Any other secondary sources consulted

Writing the Review(adapted from Horning 2010)
Descriptive
• What is the book about?
• What themes are being explored?
• Provide some background information on the author.

Analytical
• What sort of critical reception has the book received?
• What literary tradition does the author draw on?
• Are characters fully realized or are they based on stereotypes?
• Is the setting a critical part of the story and is it fully constructed?
• What point of view is the story told from? Is this perspective effective?
• Is the plot clear or confusing?

Sociological
• Are the book’s themes controversial in any way?
• Do you think the subjects and themes affect reception and/or popular appeal?
• Is the book or any of its themes based on historical or current events and/or politics?

Conclusions
What did you learn about fiction novels through your reviewing of the various components of this text?  What is significant about what you have found? 

Grammar/Writing Style
Please make sure to proofread your exam before submitting. This is an upper division course, and as such, you are expected to have a solid grasp of writing, grammar, and the ability to adhere to a specific citation style. You are to use APA style throughout this exam. You will lose marks for grammatical errors, non-adherence to the APA style guide, and for unclear or sloppy writing.

PART TWO: THEMATIC ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Choose a theme from the novel that emerged during your review. Create an annotated bibliography that ties your theme to other types of texts:
• A fictional picture book
• An informational book
• A transitional text, graphic novel, or app (Choose ONE of these)
• At least ONE Academic Article or Scholarly Book Chapter
• Another novel (Middle Grade or Early Reader: NOT Young Adult)
Each annotation should include the following:
• APA citation. Author, Date, Title, Publication information.
• At least THREE sentences for each entry. ONE sentence briefly describing the text and TWOsentences discussing how the text connects to the novel that you reviewed for the final, and note why you chose this text in particular.

 ANTIGONE is structured upon a series of scenes in each of which there is a debate between two or more characters. Also, a chorus not only opens and closes the play but also transitions from one scene to the next. Identify which characters are debating in each scene. Thus: SCENE 1 (Antigone vs. Ismene), SCENE 2 (______vs. ______) and so on. Then in at least two paragraphs discuss the effects that this approach to drama (that is, a series of debates connected with a chorus) has upon you as a reader both emotionally (what does this approach make you feel, and why?) and intellectually (what does this approach make you think, and why?). Be specific

Below are two readings. An article on the demographics of music audiences, and the letter that Louis Armstrong wrote about jazz in the 1960’s. The demographic article discusses the shrinking of the audience for jazz and classical music.

The Audience and the Educator: A Study in Blue, by Kurt Ellenberger – the Huffington Post.

‘Music is ‘life it’self, a letter from Louis Armstrong to an American soldier in Vietnam. 

Assignment: write a 2-page response to the author of the article in the form of a public response to the article, i.e. letter to the editor. You may either agree or disagree with his conclusions, but your letter should either 1) offer a different perspective or 2) offer suggestions to address the problem as you see it.

French literature.

 Write a commentary on Beckett’s En attendant Godot, from the beginning of Acte II.

The main text which needs to be used for this essay is the actual book. (En attendant Godot). Not necessary to write the essay in french, but quotes of the books needs to be in french and has to be fluent in french.

ASSIGNMENT 1
Choose ONE of the poems below and write a short, 150-word comment showing how the poet’s use of sound devices contribute to the meaning of the poem. You will find all of these poems on the University of Toronto Library’s Poets Website located at:
http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/
1. Thomas Hardy – “Channel Firing”
2. John Keats – “Ode on a Grecian Urn”
3. Wallace Stevens – “A High-Toned Old Christian Woman”
4. William Blake – “The Tyger”
5. Percy Bysshe Shelley – “Ozymandias”
6. Samuel Taylor Coleridge – “Kubla Khan”