English 102 – Final Class
Discussing the Final
Discussing Extra Credit
Final Reflection
Turn in Research Paper
• Please turn in the research paper.
• If your research paper is not stapled, please
staple it.
• If you have any late assignments to turn in,
please do so now.
PLO Survey
• PLO stands for Program Learning Outcome
• This is a short survey that is meant to evaluate whether or not
the English Department is being successful in its efforts to
teach key concepts to students.
• If at all possible, do this in class now. Use your phones,
laptops, or tablets. If you don’t have a device that connects to
the internet, ask neighbor when they are done OR *carefully*
write down this address and do it when you get home.
• https://cclimate.lamission.edu/classclimate/indexstud.php
• Password: 102-103
• I also emailed this link to all of you. If you have access to your
email, go access it and click the link
Class Reflection Questions
- Please be honest! Your opinion matters!
1. What was your favorite work of literature we read this semester
as a class? Your least favorite? Why?
2. Who/what do you wish we had studied, but didn’t? What would
you suggest I cut to make room for these other texts and why.
3. What did you think of our textbook? Did the notes on
authors/stories/poems and questions after the readings help you
to understand what we were reading?
4. Was the blog a helpful part of the class? How could I improve it?
5. If you could give a student who were about to start this course
some advice about how to be successful in this class, what would
you tell them? Is there anything you wish you had known at the
beginning?
6. I hope in some small way I’ve inspired you to read some
literature beyond this course. What book/play/collection of
poetry do you think you might read next?
Preparing for the Final Exam
• Things to Bring Next Week:
• Exam Book (green or blue, doesn’t matter)
• A Pen (maybe a second pen for backup)
• Your books: The Hunger Games and Brave New World
• Optional: Your extra credit assignment—printed and stapled.
• Final Exam: Tues June 3 12:30—2:30
• Begins PROMPTLY at 12:30.
• DON’T BE LATE.
• To prepare for the exam you are allowed to write a
SHORT outline on the first page of your exam, and
ONLY the first page of your exam book.
• You will then write your essay beginning on the second page.
Final Exam Question: Preview & Discussion
This semester we have learned that a work of literature is a product
of the society and time period it was created in, and it also exists in
connection with other similar works.
• For the final exam, you will write an essay that compares and
contrasts the way the novels Brave New World and The Hunger
Games deal with ONE common theme.
• What are these novels trying to say about these ideas? How are
these novels different in their perspective? How are they the same?
• Here are some theme suggestions to discuss.
• You can, of course, write about a theme that is not on this list…these are just
ideas in case you need one.
• control vs. freedom
• individuality vs. conformity
• materialism/consumerism
• outsiders
• love and family
• socio-economic class and inequality
A Few Last Words and Passing Back
Essays and Other Assignments
• I will see you on the day of the Final!
It has been an honor being your instructor.
• I hope you feel you have learned a lot in this class and gained
valuable experience analyzing and writing about literature.
• I will pass back Essay 2, as well as some other assignments
now.
• Please wait for your name to be called.
• If it is NOT called, you NEED to come talk to me.
• If you have any other questions, you can ask me about them
when I call your name.