College Writing in class writing 6/6

"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."

—    Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)

This final exam is based on the idea that while each student has been studying literature, he and she has been, simultaneously, involved in making a journey of  personal discovery toward graduation. 

For this part of the journey you will need you a pen and loose-leaf.   

In an essay of about 250 words, explain your thoughts about the above quote by Nietzsche.  Include specific examples from your own life, your knowledge of history, your plans for your post-secondary school life, and from the literature we have read and discussed in class. Present your essay as a Commencement Speech or a Memoir that you might like to share in celebration of your high school graduation.

Literature Studied— E7/E8

Mrs. Frontany	Mr. Hedges
·     William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and selected Sonnets ·     Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus ·     George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” ·     Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” ·     Barack Obama’s Commencement Speeches to Wesleyan [2008] and US Coast Guard Academy [2011]	William Shakespeare’s “Othello” and  “Twelfth Night” Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” Henry David Thoreau’s Walden Pond Mark Twain’s “A Fable” Spensor Holst’s “The Zebra Storyteller” Barack Obama’s Commencement Speeches to Wesleyan [2008] and US Coast Guard Academy [2011] Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man

In your writing, be sure to address the Six Traits of Writing [Presentation not included]:

·       Ideas [Overall Purpose/Main Idea; Handling of the Prompt]

·       Organization [and Development]

·       Voice [Details, Imagery, Tone]

·       Word Choice [Use of Language]

·       Syntax [Sentence Structure]

·       Conventions [Grammar and Usage]