The exam part one

The official rules for the exam are as follows:

' students are expected to write an argumentative essay of approximately 600 words. That should include at least two direct quotations and one paraphrase from the texts they will be given. '

' The students should also prepare a bibliography following one of the guidelines: MLA or APA. That is supposed to be done at home.

They are allowed to use English-English dictionaries during the exam.'

These are direct quotations from dr. Wisniewska, the organiser. If you don't know, MLA and APA are standards for academic writing, including references. They are what I have already talked to you about but if you want more information the internet will be happy to help.

I was given the texts for the exams (first and second sittings) after our last class. I shall provide a link to scans of the texts in the next post and you should take it from there. The titles of some of the texts are difficult to read so a full list is provided below. If you have any more questions, write to me, although I don't have any more information than I am now giving you, or to dr. Wisniewska.

TITLES

Exam, Feb. 12

1. „Life for farmer who shot burglar”

Audrey Gillan, The Guardian, April 20th, 2000

2. “Now the talk is about bringing back torture”

Henry Poter, The Observer, Sunday 11 Nov. 2001

3. “Will admission of failure condemn women to political wilderness?”

Lucy Ward, The Guardian, October 25th, 2002

4. “At last!”

Sally Weale, The Guardian, May 9th, 2004

5. “Unrealistic Body Images”

Helen Storm. Marketing to Women, July 2003

6. “Mirror on the Wall…Are American Men Best of All?

Aaron Clark. American Fitness. January/ February 2004

7. “The Sawn: An Extreme Fairy Tale”

Jennifer Kursman. Arizona Daily Wildcat. The University of Arizona/ April 16, 2004

Re-take/ Make-up Exam

1. “Why Do We Buy It? Is It Branding or Brainwashing?

Luke Brown. The Tufts Daily. Tufts University/ February 23, 2004

2. “My Little Shopping Addiction”

Nikki Moustaki. JANE/ March 2004

3. “The Newspapers Tell Only Half of the Story”

Wes Conter. Newsweek, January 13, 2003

4. “You Got Messed-Up Color”

Robin Lentz. [Salon.Com/ May 4, 2004]

5. “Resentments Still Run Deep”

Claude Lewis. The Lawrence Journal –World/ May 24, 2004