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Study Guide for Test
Three
Structure of the Test
A few comments on the multiple choice and true/false sections. Do the study guide and lecture notes cover absolutely everything? No. They cover concepts from the lectures, for which you will be held responsible, and they also attempt to suggest some key points from the readings. You will remain responsible, I hasten to add, for the readings, wether or not I discussed everything in class, which I did not, because time is never sufficient to discuss all key points. My goal is not to steal points from you by means of trivial pursuit, but to encourage you to read Greek literature and to think about what you have read.
How will the extra credit essay be graded? How will you know what to write? What am I looking for? First, I assume that, as students at the University of Florida, and therefore representing the academic best that our state has to offer, you have written more than a few essays in your time, and consequently know how to structure a formal essay. We will look for an introduction that lays out your plan coherently as well as a conclusion that recapitulates the main ideas. We will be keen of course to review the examples you have culled from your readings and which you discuss eloquently and thoughtfully in the main body of the essay. Any essay topic on the test will be listed below. You will therefore enter the room, we hope, with some general thoughts in place. The opportunity of the testing situation will help you organize your thoughts and bring them to the page. So long as you justify your interpretation, you are free to interpret as you see fit. Dazzle us with your native wit as well as with your intimate knowledge of the readings, and we will reward you with the points that will earn you the GPA to pursue the post-graduate goals of your dreams.
Terms, Dates, Facts: Please collect these from the individual lecture notes!
Essay Topics