Timing: 1 hour and 45 min

Worth 25%

• given four general questions and choose 1

• Texts need to be literary

• Texts for other assessments can't be used

Rubric values knowledge/understanding and interpretation of the works and then also analysis and evaluation.

Avoid conversational and "I" language. Maintain balance between works.

Don't use 'two lumps' or 'tennis ball'

Begin with thesis statement (context is not that important in intro) and then

• How ideas of power have the opportunity to instill fear in people who might be victimized

• How economics sows divisions and dependence between individuals.

• how familial relationships affect how an individual views their own identity

• How strict gender roles engender violence against women

• How does the domestic environment shape an individual's nature?

• parental figures can leave a lasting influence on their children even when they are not physically present.

• how abuse can shape one's relationship with others.

Kitchen

• How grief and familial relationships shape identity

• How grief and loss transform an individual.

• How trauma can confronted by community?

• How grief impacts how individuals interact with society

• How the domineering nature of the patriarchy has a negative impact on women.

• How loss of a parental figure affects a person's ability to interact with others.

• How greif and loss can impact impacts one's perspective of the world

Poetry

• How belief systems are used as justification to oppress others

• How peace is found by confronting the past

• How different cultural contexts affect an individual's perspective on the world around them

• How community affects an individuals experiences

• How can restrictions in the community ultimately lead to unbalanced personal opportunities

A Doll's House

• How gender roles are reinforced by patriarchal societies

• The impact that financial security has on individual's actions

• how patriarchy results in the objectification of women in societies

• consequences of defying societal norms

• how financial struggle push women to step out of their traditional roles

• How women are perceived as vulnerable and fragile by the patriarchy.

Born a Crime

• How social constructs created by humans divide and isolate people within their communities

• How fear, trauma, and cultural context shape on individual experience.

• How power granted to men through cultural standards shapes interactions between men and women

• How justice can be served outside the legal system

• How family values, beliefs, and experiences shape and individual's identity.