MIDTERM+EXAM


 * F Period Midterm **

Throughout this semester, you have written a number of papers that have practiced your analysis skills, blending skills, topic sentence and concluding sentence development, and the importance of proof reading so that other people don’t laugh at your writing and think that you are less intelligent. A true assessment as to whether you truly have improved your writing and your confidence in writing is to see what you can write after five months of practice.


 * In this world, it’s not about what you know; it’s about how fast you can learn new skills and move forward. **

**Directions:** On Tuesday, you will be bringing in a revision of the PTSD paper. That paper has specific areas of concern that you demonstrated poorly. While correcting those areas, apply your appreciation for those skills on your midterm essay. This essay is worth ½ a marking period grade.

By the end of //A Long Way Gone//, Ishmael is clearly a different person. The innocent child who was once walking with his friends to a talent contest has been completely changed. He does not talk about war with chatty excitement like American kids might and he remains haunted by his own participation. Interestingly, Ishmael does not end this novel with a clear cut conclusion or a ‘he lived happily ever after’ close. Instead, he ends on a riddle about a monkey. Some readers do not like Ishmael’s decision to kill his mother in the riddle. For your essay, explain why Ishmael would answer the question this way. Use parts of the story to help you explain yourself and consider what Ishmael’s answer means to him.

2 page min/max WITH an outline By the way, outlines need thesis and topic sentences with key words. Outlines must be typed Outlines count for 10% of your paper


 * Midterm Day: Midterm Due AND your revision of PTSD paper is due. **