HW 6/16 and 6/17

chose one of the following prompts
write an outline
bring it in to our next class to write your final essay

 

MCAS Prompt-Final Exam 2014

You have eighty-four minutes to complete this essay.  Give your best effort as it counts 50% of your final exam grade.

Select ONE of the prompts below and write an essay using ONE of these literature selections: 

 Of Mice or Men, The Contender,  Watership Down, To Kill a Mockingbird or Romeo and Juliet. 

Be sure to devise a plan first and then word process the BEST FIRST DRAFT possible.  You will not have time to copy over the first draft.

Develop your plan on the back of this paper or separate sheets. 

Place a check mark (√) next to the prompt you are choosing to develop into an essay.

_____1. Often in works of literature, there are characters—other than the main character—whose presence in the work is essential.

From Watership Down,  The Pearl, The Contender, To Kill a Mockingbird or Romeo and Juliet, select a character, other than the main character, who plays a key role. In a well-developed composition, identify the character and explain why this character is important.

_____2.  Often in works of literature, a character encounters a situation that requires courage.

From Watership Down, The Pearl, The Contender, To Kill a Mockingbird or Romeo and Juliet, select a character who encounters a situation that requires courage. In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe how the character reacts to the situation that requires courage, and explain how the character’s actions are important to the work as a whole.

_____ 3. Characters in literature make decisions that have consequences for themselves and others.

From Watership Down, The Pearl, The Contender, To Kill a Mockingbird or Romeo and Juliet, select one character who made a decision. In a well-developed essay, explain the decision that character made and explain the consequences of that decision.