The Final Exam! See below...

 If you missed class on Thursday, you'll need to know a few things:

1. Thursday was our LAST class. The rest of the semester (the next two weeks, though we only have one day next week) you can spend revising papers and/or working on your Final Exam paper.

2. The Final Exam paper is below. It's a simple paper, and if you were in class, you've already started it with your in-class writing. Make sure you get this in by the due date, since I'm doing this INSTEAD of a sit-down final. 

3. Repeat: there is NO Final Exam other than this assignment. You do not have to come to class for the Final Exam. This is it, but you must turn it in by December 1st (see below).

4. All revisions are due by December 1st as well. 

5. Let me know if you have any questions! The Final Exam assignment is below:

Paper #4: Final Exam

PROMPT: For your final paper, I want you to continue the conversation we had during our last class, when I asked you to respond to the question: “If someone was traveling to America from another country and asked you to recommend a specific activity or event that would help them ‘see’ America like an American, what would you recommend they do or see? What would teach them something about our country, such as who we are, how we think, experience life, and express our unique culture identity? Consider what they might not understand and would need explained to them, but at the same time, try to communicate your own experience and history with this event or activity.”

REQIUREMENTS: Expand your in-class response (or start a new one) and but remember to write to someone who isn’t American, and has never done or seen this event or activity. Think about what you would have to explain or translate for them. IN ADDITION, use at least ONE outside source that also explains and supports your idea about why this is an important illustration of American culture or beliefs. Quote this source in your paper and document it properly according to MLA format (or other, if you prefer).

ALSO: This response can be more informal than our previous papers, but you should still try to write with detail and interest, as well as cite properly. The paper can be as long or short as you want, so long as you fulfill the demands of the assignment and answer the question with sufficient detail to inform and persuade your reader.

DUE: The Final Exam paper is due no later than Thursday, December 1^st @ 5pm. Remember, this is your final grade for the course, so do your best work and turn it in on time!