ENG 101 - Composition I - Final Exam / Essay 4 Review - Dec. 15, 2022

Sep 21, 2026

Course instructions for ENG 101 Composition I final exam Essay 4 review, including scheduling, allowable materials, and academic integrity rules. The document explains that students will write one essay on a selected prompt using two or three assigned course texts, without pre-written sentences or copied work. It specifies requirements for introduction with one sentence per source, thesis wording with agree/disagree, body paragraphs using quote sandwiches with author-and-page citations, and a conclusion. It also provides two topic options (internet and thinking; World’s Fair and suburbia), word-count targets, and extra-credit guidance.

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Final Exam Logistics

Materials and Academic Integrity Rules

Essay Structure Requirements

Introduction With Thesis

Body Paragraphs With Quotes and Cites

Conclusion Requirements

Topic Prompts

Topic 1: Internet and Thinking

Topic 2: World’s Fair and Suburbia

Writing Targets and Citation Rules

ENG 101 – Composition I Dragan Final Exam / Essay 4 Review *DATE AND TIME: THU., DEC. 15th, 2022 - 2:15 pm - 4:25 pm Our Final Exam will take place during our regular class time on Dec. 15th, 2022. It's a good idea to print out your 2 (or 3) sources ahead of time. You may use notes and completed guidesheets (from our Groupwork activities) but not pre-written sentences. Also do not copy work from your Essay \#3. This is a self-plagiarism. You want to create a new essay. As on the Midterm, you will be writing the FinalExam on a paper form. You may use a laptop to access course readings if you don't have a printout. ***NO EXTERNAL SOURCES: INTERNET RESEARCH IS NOT PERMITTED ANDWILL CAUSE YOU TO FAIL THIS PAPER IF YOU USE UNCITED MATERIAL.WILLFUL PLAGIARISM (SUCH AS COPYING WORDS FROM INTERNET SOURCES DIRECTLY WITHOUT ANY ATTRIBUTION OR‘COLLABORATION’ OF ANY~~ KIND I~~S ACADEMIC DISHONESTY ANDWILL CAUSE YOU TO FAIL THE COURSE.) ***We want your thinking and knowledge ofthese readings using direct quotes and cites. Show your understanding ofwhat you read and thought aboutfor class! 􀁺 FINAL EXAM SOURCE TEXTS --2 PROMPTS / TOPICS – YOU WILL WRITE ON ONE PROMPT USING 2 (or 3) TEXTS: 􀁺 Topic \#1 – Is the Internet Changing the Way We Think? COURSE PACK MATERIALS: Nicholas Carr,“Is Google Making Us Stupid?”(pp. 187-194 in Course Pack) • Two of the short essays from, (pp. 195-204) --Concentrate on: "How Is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?" • Irene Pepperberg’s “I Think, Therefore I Am – Still Me”(pp. 196-197) • Steven Pinker’s “Not At All”(pp. 198-199) • Charles Seife’s “I Have Outsourced My Memory”(p. 199) • Anthony Aguirre’s “The Enemy of Insight”(pp. 202-204) -AND / OR Jaron Lanier's "Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now" (e-text) Big Ideas: How is Google changing the way we think and remember? How is the Internet changing our memories, attention spans and / or the way we read books? On balance, are these changes positive or negative? Be ready with evidence from 3 sources (any combination of Carr, Lanier and / or 2 of the short essays) to back up what you say. ***AS ON THE MIDTERM, CHOOSING TOPIC \#1 WILL EARN +3% EXTRA CREDIT--B+ becomes A-, B becomes B+ because it's the more challenging topic. 3 􀁺 Topic \#2 – World’s Fair and Suburbia (A Positive Vision of the Future) COURSE PACK MATERIALS: • David Gelernter, 1939: The Lost World of the Fair Part 1 (pp. 12-2-129) -- Gelernter Part 2, pp. 150-166 -AND-ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: •”Futurama” Booklet (pp. 112-121) • E. L. Doctorow, World’s Fair (pp. 245-252) • Other relevant sources on the World’s Fair (such as the encyclopedia articles in the Course Pack) . Two sources are recommended. Use Gelernter and one other text. Big Ideas: How was the future presented in exhibits like Futurama? How did cars and highways contribute to the development of suburbia? Was the World’s Fair accurate in predicting that people would want cars and houses in the suburbs? On balance, was the vision of the suburbs in exhibits like Futurama and Democracity positive or negative? Was it presented as a perfect place or ‘utopia’ for visitors to the fair? • PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL ONLY WRITE ONE ESSAY ON ONE TOPIC ONLY, JUST LIKE THE MIDTERM. WHILE IT IS POSSIBLE TO WRITE A STRONG ESSAY USING ONLY ONE SOURCE TEXT, USING TWO SOURCES FOR EVIDENCE WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO WRITE A FULL ESSAY OF AT LEAST 600 WORDS. • Use what you know from the Midterm / Essay 2 to write the Final Exam / Essay. It’s exactly the same format. • In the Introduction: *Write ONE SENTENCE that describes each of your sources. Give us the correct author and title of each source. If you have 2 sources, you will have 2 sentences. (For the prompt on the Internet and thinking, if you have 3 sources--because you’re using Carr, Pepperberg and Pinker, you’ll have 3 sentences here.) *DO NOT PUT ANY QUOTES / CITES IN YOUR INTRODUCTION. Save them for your b

FAQs

What materials are allowed for the final exam essay?

Students may use notes and completed guidesheets from groupwork activities. Laptop access is allowed for course readings if no printout is available, but pre-written sentences and copying from Essay #3 are not allowed.

What topics can students choose from for Essay 4?

Students choose one topic only. Topic #1 is about whether the internet is changing the way we think, remember, attend, or read. Topic #2 focuses on the World’s Fair and suburbia as a positive vision of the future, including how exhibits presented the future and suburb development.

How should students structure the essay and cite sources?

The introduction must include one sentence describing each source with correct author and title, ending with an agree/disagree thesis statement. Body paragraphs should include 2–3 short quotes with quote sandwiches tied to the prompt, using author last name and page number citations. A conclusion must be included, and the essay should include a final word count in parentheses.

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