Lesson

Read the document which outlines what to expect on Part A of your final exam. (Resouces page)

Study the NOTES on writing a personal response and a literary essay, as well as the RUBRICS that will be used to mark them on "Part A" of your final exam. (Resouces page)


To prepare to write Part A: Written Response do the following:

  • peruse past final exams (Resouces page)
  • review
    • literary essay writing NOTES
    • personal response NOTES
    • personal response tutorial
    • the three texts that you will potentially use to write about on your final exam
  • gather and memorize
    • specific details and quotations from the three texts that you will potentially use to write about on your final exam. While it is necessary to memorize details, so that you can provide evidence and explanation to support your thesis statement in your literary essay, it is not necessary to memorize quotations. If you do opt to memorize quotations, ensure that they are central to the theme of the text, so that what you are taking the time to memorize is widely applicable to a variety of different topics.