ENG314 Final Assignment/Final Exam: 100 points
Your final exam is an out-of-class writing assignment that is due either before or during the time
scheduled for your section’s final-exam time slot. Your goal in this assignment is to demonstrate
your attentiveness to the lectures, your ability to apply the principles, and to provide proof of
your critical thinking skills. The length of your response should be 700 to 750 words. To produce
a successful response, you have two options:
Option 1: Document analysis. Analyze a document of your choice. This option is the same type
of work you undertook on the first in-class writing assignment; however, the expectations are
higher. To be successful, choose a fairly short (but not too short) document, such as a brochure
or fairly simple set of instructions, that offers fertile ground for you to make appropriate and
insightful comments.
Option 2: Self-analysis. Using your portfolio you have compiled this semester, examine your
documents for solid and insightful examples of changes you would make given what you now
know. These changes should go above and beyond and even be completely different from the
comments I provided at the time. I do not want to hear a regurgitation of comments I’ve already
made. Be clear about your reasoning behind the changes. Should you choose this option, make
copies of the relevant items from your portfolio and attach them as an appendix to your response.
Regardless of the option chosen, my expectation will be to hear the terms and language, used
appropriately, that I have discussed throughout this course. While the following list is not
comprehensive, it should provide a good starting point:
 The 7 C’s: Clear, Correct, Concise, Consistent, Convincing, Coherent, and Complete
 Sufficient Essential Details
 Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity
 Readability and Usability
 Ethos, Logos, and Pathos
 Audience and Context
 Typography and white space
 Meaningful headings
 Visual organization
The response will be graded according to the following criteria:
 Correct use of language
 Organization
 Use of framing statements (thesis/topic sentences)
 Economy of language
 Visual elements
 Mechanical correctness
 Readability
 Quality of the analysis/argument (i.e. logic, insightfulness)