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ENGLISH 12 HONORS
2016 SEMESTER ONE FINAL EXAM
Dr. Carolyn Fortuna
Read the non-fiction essay, "Salvation," by Langston Hughes,
in The Writer's Presence, pages 118-121.
Afterward, analyze Hughes' essay for the four levels of interpretation we have infused into our work together this semester:
3) The Language of Interpretation: Social and Cultural Terminology
Analysis = Interpretation = Why?
Your analysis should be written in four separate, well-designed, and cohesive paragraphs: one for each level of interpretation. Please title each paragraph accordingly.
Your sentences should be constructed so that you use the finest compressed and richly descriptive language. Always write to the best of your ability, using correct Standard English conventions.
Draft out your responses first on a Google Doc and then revise them. Be cautious that you do not repeat ideas across paragraphs.
You may utilize the links that Dr. Carolyn has provided to you for reference purposes. However, please do not visit any other websites.
Double space; use at least size 12 Times New Roman font. Please paste in your four paragraphs/ final exam on a new page on your personal Google website, titled, “Final Exam 12H.” (Note: Please do not link to a Google Doc. Thanks.)
ONE LAST LESSON: "LIES," BY ETHAN CANIN
Let’s Get Started! In pairs, create a word splash on a blank sheet of paper about the following words. To do so, list and draw corresponding lines among connections, connotations, or other ideas that come to mind.
Pressure, Love, Environment, Culture, Normal
Activity #2: Now you'll think about your word splash in a new way. Consider how all the concepts and ideas you generated would change slightly when they are a consequence of "lies." Brainstorm 7-10 words that relate to the word “lie,” and add those new terms onto your original Word Splash. You’ll share your brainstorming with other groups, who’ll then share their ideas with you.
Activity #3: View the True Lies movie trailer clip.
After viewing the clip, quickly jot down thoughts to the following questions…
How does society affect the way people react to different situations?
Why do people feel as though certain situations require them to lie?
Why do lies impact the formation of our identities?
Why does the main character (Arnold Schwarzenegger) feel he should lie to his family and friends about his job?
Activity #4: Read pages: 280-287 in First Sightings: "Lies," by Ethan Canin.
Activity #5: Think about and respond to the following summary of the story:
In ''Lies,'' an 18-year-old youth who works as a movie projectionist and lives in fear of forgetting to change reels and recognizes in that very anxiety the shape his life is taking: ''It's like inside my head another reel suddenly runs out,'' he reflects, as he drives away with the young woman he has just agreed to marry. ''Just like that, that part of my life is gone.''
Given the following three quotes from the text, create an interpretation (about 1-2 sentences for each quote) about why you think each example is a pressure that influences Jack to lie. Explain the significance of each quote in your interpretation.
- “I think about how this thing with Katy started and how fast its gone, and it kind of stuns me that this is what happened, that of all the ways a life can turn out this is the way mine is going to” (Canin 285).
- “Until I was too old to believe it my mother used to tell me the lie that anybody can be what you want to…Somewhere along the line you find out that’s not true and that you’re either fixed from the start or fixed by something you do without really thinking about it.” (281).
- “There’s certain times in your life when you do things and then have to stick with them later, and nobody likes to do that.” (285).
Synthesizer: In the final part of class, work again in a pair to draw a graphic organizer that represents how lies might affect a recent high school graduate---- such as someone from a New England high school about 25 miles from its state capital.
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