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Honors Reading Exam

Your honors reading exam will be on Friday Oct. 6th. If you have not started reading, you have one week. The exam will be comprised of essay questions, where you will choose from a list. Typically, I have you write TWO 250-word essays on some specific aspect of the book. You may use your book on this exam, and part of the grade is based on how well you use the book in your answers - through direct quotes and references. Topics usually come from one of the following areas:
  • Character development
  • Plot elements (turning points, monomyth, etc.)
  • Setting and atmosphere
  • Language (symbolism, allusions, etc.)
Again, any non-honors student who would like to earn points is welcome to read a book from the list and to write the same essays for up to 20 extra points. These points go into the general "points earned" and can help to raise your grade.

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