Some thoughts and suggests about the midterm examination.

You can take this examination between Wednesday, November 22, early morning and Tuesday, November 29 at midnight, which will give you plenty of time to review the material.

Part One of the exam requires that you respond to six prompts from a pool of approximately sixteen prompts provided; I discuss all sixteen briefly in the video. For each of the prompts, as the video suggests, you want to write six to eight sentences, addressing the significance of the prompt in terms of the issues covered in the story--but also highlighted in the class thus far.

Part Two of the exam asks that you write an essay about either In the Country of Men or Harp of Burma. You will have a choice, and I discuss these choices in the video.

This video, however, does not talk about In the Country of Men but rather the novel previously used. Time permitting I will create a new video.

For purposes of an essay, however, just consider the significance of the mother's role and her conflicts--another area of interest for you to think about concerns the important role both loyalty and betrayal play in the young boy's experience.

If you study both these areas and what the video has to say about the other novel, you will do just fine.

You will have approximately 90 minutes to complete Part One and must complete the examination once you begin.

For Part Two, you can write your essay, approximately two double-spaced pages, and paste it into the space provided--I suggest, however, that you type in your responses, for this practice will improve your essay.

Make sure to use paragraphs.

Watch the video and do a good job on the examination.