English FINAL EXAM

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English 8 Final Exam—2021

Dr. Nohrden

Instructions: Type your name and period number in the upper left corner of this document where indicated. Read the prompts carefully and write your responses in the spaces provided. Give deep thought to your responses, and give a thorough explanation using a academic writing (formal: no first person, no contractions, etc.). Your responses must be 200-300 words each. Each prompt/response is worth 25 points for a total of 100 points (for example, these instructions are 131 words). This test is worth 20% of your grade for this semester. When you are finished, save your completed test to your computer and upload it to Turnitin.com. All responses must be uploaded no later than 3:00 p.m. on June 8, 2021. The information you may need for Turnitin.com is as follows:

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Class I.D.: 26203122

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Class I.D.: 26203146

Enrollment Key: NohrdenP5

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Enrollment Key: NohrdenP6

Type your response in the space immediately below each prompt. Type your responses in black.

1	Choose one of the following prompts: a. Compare the character of Iago in Othello with Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice. b. Compare the character Emilia in Othello with Charlotte Lucas in Pride and Prejudice. c. Compare the character Othello in Othello with Mr. Hyde in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

2

Read the following poem, then explicate it in two paragraphs. You answer must include one paragraph explaining its hidden meaning as well as a paragraph that discusses the poems metaphors and other figurative language, imagery, and structure. Santa’s Not Coming By Michael Murray Santa’s not coming this year I saw him hung from a tree by his neck like a sacrifice to Odin. But no eight-legged horse will carry him to his grave because no one remembers the old ways. But he won’t be missed. At yule’s dawn we’ll don Santa masks to hide our thoughts that bite each other like the Fenrir-wolf who devours the sun and the moon How Loki-Lucifer will laugh.

3

Choose one of these topics and write one paragraph in favor of the topic and one paragraph against the topic. Use at least one piece of evidence from the internet for each paragraph. 1. Teaching critical race theory in public schools 2. Requiring all students be vaccinated for COVID-19 before returning to school in the fall 3. Making hate speech a crime 4. Allowing biological males who identify as female compete as women in high school or college sports

4	How has COVID-19 affected you this year? Include comments on whether you learned more or learned less due to the hybrid protocols or full distance learning you experienced.

Rubric for each prompt

25 points: Fully and adequately answers the prompt without major errors in English conventions

20 points: Partially answers the prompt or has major errors in English conventions

15 points: Partially answers the prompt and has major errors in English conventions

10 points: Attempts to answer the prompt but the response is nowhere close to being on point, or the response is woefully under the 100 word minimum

5 points: Does not come close to answering the prompt