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MIDTERM EXAM ESSAY QUESTIONSOur midterm will be given over two days. The first day (Wednesday, March 1) will be identifications: you will need to identify 5 of 10 quotes presented on the exam and give the author's name, the title of the source text, and explain what the significance of the quotation is. The quotes on the exam will be selected from the the quotations submitted by the class in the quotation assignment collected in the Midterm Exam Quotation Guide. Be very specific: your significance needs to indicate a working knowledge of the source document's plot and theme. The second day (Friday, March 3) will be an in-class essay written by hand. The essay section has five possible questions. You will answer ONE of the following questions below. All will be on the test, so whichever essay question you choose to prepare is guaranteed to be on the test. Please prepare an routine of your answer ahead of time, including quotes from the texts you plan to write about. Do not write out the essay word for word in your outline. Your essays are expected to be five to six paragraphs long with a traditional introduction that includes the authors and titles of the texts you plan to use in the essay, a clear thesis you plan ot argue, and a list of the key points you plan to include in the paper. Remember to read your chosen essay topic carefully and answer all the expectations of the essay. You will need to prepare an outline for your essay on a 5" x 8" card. Please see the Exam Card Preparation guide in the Assignments section. If you have a letter of accomodation, please email me to remind me that you need to schedule the exam at the Testing Center. I have to create and share the exam with them well before the actual exam date. Essay Options for the Midterm Exam 4.Gender clearly threads its way through many of the texts in this class. Using three sources, identify ways in which science fiction allows readers to explore the issue of gender in a manner less threatening than in mainstream literature. 5. Be it alien, Earth-bound, or artificial, life evolves. Using at least three stories as evidence, what social ideas are challenged by the unique presentations of evolution in science fiction?
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