Semester I Final Exam

Words of Warfare

Semester I Final

Prompt: We've written many serious academic essays this term, so now it is time to experiment with a more creative exercise although it should not be treated trivially.  Take a character from The Stranger and two from your non-fiction book (Escape from Camp 14, Unbroken, The Other Wes Moore, or My Beloved World).  Imagine that each of these characters is together along with yourself at an event—a barbecue, your eighth-grade reunion, an episode of Glee.  Write a piece showing what the interaction would be like among the four of you.   What conversations would there be?  What are each character’s personalities like and how do they affect their behaviors?   You can choose from several different styles of writing: a newspaper article, a screenplay, a short story, a letter, or some other medium, but be sure that that medium is the best for how you imagine the characters to interact.  Have fun with this, but also demonstrate that you have a deep intellectual understanding of the characters, their actions in the original works, and the author’s purpose. 

You’ll be writing this in class, but you can bring in any notes, books, an outline, or any other guide to help you.  You cannot bring in a rough draft that you recopy for the final. 

Total Points: 60