Essay topic for the LANGUAGE III (2018 and previous years) final written exam

Dear students,  

The essay topic for the final Language III (2018 and previous years) exam on Wednesday, March 11^th, 2020 will be based on A Drink in the Passage. The topic for the essay is “Discuss the reasons for Edward Simelane’s uneasiness the night he went to see his sculpture at the bookstore”. For this topic, consider the following two main reasons: A) Simelane´s distrust of Van Rensburg, and B) his fear for breaking the law. The mode of development we´ll ask you to use is cause analysis.

Please read the texts carefully. You will be allowed to have the text with you, but take into account that you should not use the author´s exact words; you should use your own words. Review our notes on paraphrasing and use monolingual and collocations dictionaries.

Also, review our notes on cause-effect analysis, outline layout, and the connectors you should use for the different modes of development. Language III 2018 (or previous years) should also review our guidelines on introductory and concluding paragraphs.

When developing the essay you should take into account that you should introduce supporting ideas clearly and straightforwardly (the ideas you presented in your outline), then explain them, and if appropriate, or possible, exemplify them. Your developmental paragraphs should have no less than 200 words each.

Please remember that on Monday, March 9^th, and Tuesday, March 10^th we will not answer any questions related to the essay topic in office hours, nor will we check possible outlines.

If you have already enrolled, and decide not to take the exam, please send us an email through the platform. 

Kind regards,

Prof. A. Argerich

ESSAY TOPIC FOR FINAL EXAM ON FEBRUARY 19TH 2020 FOR LANGUAGE III (2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018) STUDENTS

Dear students,  

The essay topic for the final Language III exam on Wednesday, February 19^th, 2020 will be based on Kugelmass form The Kugelmass Episode, by Woody Allen. 

The mode of development we'll ask you to use to discuss the topic is cause-effect analysis. You will have to analyse the negative effects of Kugelmass’ irresponsible behavior on his life. His decision to consult a magician is his irresponsible behavior and everything that happened after is what you should consider for your analysis. We suggest you should consider effects on Kugelmass’ relationships and on his financial situation.

Please read the text very carefully. You will be allowed to have a printed copy of the text with you, but take into account that you should not use the author´s exact words; you should use your own words to report what the author has written. In order to do so, review our notes on paraphrasing and use monolingual and collocations dictionaries.

You should review our notes on cause-effect analysis, outline layout, and the connectors you should use for the different modes of development.

When developing the essay you should take into account that you should introduce supporting ideas clearly and straightforwardly (the ideas you presented in your outline), then explain them, and if appropriate, or possible, exemplify them. Your developmental paragraphs should have no less than 200 words each.

Students from Language III (annual subject) should also review our guidelines on introductory and concluding paragraphs. Students from Language III (new curriculum) don’t have to write introductory or concluding paragraphs.

Please remember that on Monday, February 17^th and Tuesday, February 18^th we WILL NOT answer any questions related to the essay topic in office hours, nor will we check possible outlines.

If you have already enrolled, and decide not to take the exam, please let us know. 

Kind regards,

Prof. A. Argerich

ESSAY TOPIC FOR FINAL EXAM ON DECEMBER 18TH, 2019 FOR LANGUAGE III (2018, 2017, and previous years) STUDENTS

Dear students,  

The essay topic for the final Language III 2018 (and previous years), and for the Language IV 2019 exam on Wednesday, December 18^th, 2019 will be based on Labors of the Heart by Claire Davis.  The topic for the essay is “Contrast Pinky´s life before and after meeting Rose”. You should consider the following points of contrast: A) his unhealthy routine / his healthier routine, B) his views on love, and C) his lack of awareness of the world around him /his increased-or growing awareness of the world around him.

Please read the text very carefully. You will be allowed to have the text with you, but take into account that you should not use the author´s exact words; you should use your own words to report what the author has written. In order to do so, review our notes on paraphrasing and use monolingual and collocations dictionaries.

Don´t forget to review our notes on comparison and contrast, outline layout, and the connectors you should use for the different modes of development. When writing the developmental paragraphs you should take into account that you should first introduce supporting ideas clearly and straightforwardly, then explain them, and finally, illustrate them with evidence or examples from the text. Your developmental paragraphs should have around 200 words each. You should also review our guidelines on introductory and concluding paragraphs.

Please remember that on Monday, December 16^th, and Tuesday, December 17^th we WILL NOT answer any questions related to the essay topic in office hours, nor will we check possible outlines.
If you have already enrolled, and decide not to take the exam, please send us an email through the virtual classroom. 

Kind regards,

Prof. A. Argerich

Essay topic for LANGUAGE III 2019 and LANGUAGE III 2018 (and previous years) final written exam (essay topic)

Dear students,  

The essay topic for the final Language III 2018 (and previous years), and for the Language III 2019 exam on Wednesday, November 27^th, 2019 will be based on A Drink in the Passage. The topic for the essay is “Discuss the reasons for Edward Simelane’s uneasiness the night he went to see his sculpture at the bookstore”. For this topic, consider the following two main reasons: A) Simelane´s distrust of Van Rensburg, and B) his fear for breaking the law. The mode of development we´ll ask you to use is cause analysis.

Please read the texts carefully. You will be allowed to have the text with you. Don´t forget to review our notes on cause-effect analysis, outline layout, and the connectors you should use for the different modes of development. Language III 2018 (or previous years) should also review our guidelines on introductory and concluding paragraphs.

Please remember that on Monday, November 25^th, and Tuesday, November 26^th we WILL NOT answer any questions related to the essay topic in office hours, nor will we check possible outlines.

If you have already enrolled, and decide not to take the exam, please send us an email through the platform. 

Kind regards,

Prof. A. Argerich

Dear students,  

The essay topic for the final Language III exam on Wednesday, September 25^th, 2019 will be based on Kugelmass form The Kugelmass Episode, by Woody Allen. 

The mode of development we'll ask you to use to discuss the topic is cause-effect analysis. You will have to analyse effects of Kugelmass’ irresponsible behaviour.

Please read the text very carefully. You will be allowed to have a printed copy of the text with you. Don't forget to review our notes on cause-effect analysis, outline layout, and the connectors you should use for the different modes of development.

When developing the essay you should take into account that you should introduce supporting ideas clearly and straightforwardly (the ideas you presented in your outline), then explain them, and if appropriate, or possible, exemplify them. Your developmental paragraphs should have no less than 200 words each.

Students from Language III (annual subject) should also review our guidelines on introductory and concluding paragraphs. Students from Language III (new curriculum) don’t have to write introductory or concluding paragraphs.

Please remember that on Monday September 23^rd and Tuesday, September 24^th we WILL NOT answer any questions related to the essay topic in office hours, nor will we check possible outlines.

If you have already enrolled, and decide not to take the exam, please let us know. 

Kind regards,

Prof. A. Argerich

Dear students,  

The essay topic for the final Language III exam on Wednesday, July 31st, 2019 will be based on Shyamoli from Mrs. Dutta Writes a Letter by Chitra Divakaruni. 

The mode of development we'll ask you to use to discuss the topic is cause-effect analysis. You will have to analyse reasons for Shyamoli´s uneasiness two months after her mother-in-law moved to live with her family in California.

Please read the text very carefully and take into account that for this essay you should focus on Shyamoli´s feelings, not on Mrs. Dutta´s. You will be allowed to have the text with you. Some of the supporting items we think you should consider are:

- her feeling that her mother-in-law had overtaken the kitchen

- her worries about her mother-in-law’s interfering with her neighbour’s privacy

- her stress because of her hectic mornings

- her uneasiness at/ dislike for Mrs. Dutta's comments on the children's behaviour

- her resentment for having no time to discuss the situation with her husband

- her irritation at her mother-in-law´s indifference to her requests / scoldings

You should think of a way of grouping these supporting items so that you can have two (or three, but no more) developmental paragraphs.

Don't forget to review our notes on cause-effect analysis, outline layout, and the connectors you should use for the different modes of development. You should also review our guidelines on introductory and concluding paragraphs. When developing the essay you should take into account that you should introduce supporting ideas clearly and straightforwardly, then explain them, and if appropriate, or possible, exemplify them. Your developmental paragraphs should have around 200 words each.

Please remember that on Monday, July 29^th, and Tuesday, July 30^th we WILL NOT answer any questions related to the essay topic in office hours, nor will we check possible outlines.

If you have already enrolled, and decide not to take the exam, please let us know. 

Kind regards,

Prof. A. Argerich

Dear students,  

The essay topic of the Language III final exam on Wednesday, July 3^rd, 2019 will be based on the short stories The Legacy, by Virginia Woolf, and The Colonel´s Lady, by Somerset Maugham. You will be asked to COMPARE Gilbert and George.

After reading the short stories, you should try to make a list of possible points of comparison.

You will be allowed to have printed copies of the stories and monolingual and collocations dictionaries.

You should read our notes on the comparison and contrast mode of development and pay special attention to the two patterns of organization of comparison and/or contrast essays and to the use of connectors. Please, check how to use the connectors in context. You should also revise our instructions for Introductions and Conclusions.

Your task will be to write the outline to the essay, and a four-or-five- paragraph essay, with an introductory and a concluding paragraph, and two or three developmental paragraphs, depending on the pattern of organization you choose to use and the number of comparison points you include.

When writing the outline, you should follow the conventions we agreed on in class, like expressing the thesis statement and topic sentences by means of full sentences, and the supporting items by means of noun phrases.

Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday.

                            

Warm regards,

Prof. A. Argerich