Essay Questions
ESSAY EXAM QUESTIONS – (ELA 30-1)
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text the human need to make a commitment or renounce a course of action. (January 2013)
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text the interplay between how individuals perceive themselves and are perceived by others. (June 2012)
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the impact of an individual’s ambition on self and others. (Jan 2012)
S = Othello
P= Death of a Salesman
E= One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the role adversity plays in shaping an individual’s identity. (June 2011)
S = A Doll’s House
P= Death of a Salesman
E= A Streetcar Named Desire
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the conflict between pursuing a personal desire and choosing to conform. (Jan 2011)
S = Death of a Salesman
P= The Wars
E= exemplar unavailable
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the ways in which individuals take responsibility for themselves or others. (June 2010)
S = The Wars
P= The Shawshank Redemption & The Bean Trees
E= Death of a Salesman
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the ways in which individuals pursue or compromise their happiness. (Jan 2010)
S = Death of a Salesman
P= A Doll’s House
E= exemplar unavailable
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the significance of idealism and truth in an individual’s life. (June 2009)
S= The Kite Runner
P = A Doll’s House
E = Death of a Salesman (excerpt below)
What does the text suggest about the interplay between fear and foresight when individuals make life-altering choices? (Jan 08)
S= “On a Rainy River” by O’Brien
P = Death of a Salesman - Miller
E = A Doll’s House - Ibsen
Discuss
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text the human need to make a commitment or renounce a course of action. (January 2013)
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text the interplay between how individuals perceive themselves and are perceived by others. (June 2012)
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the impact of an individual’s ambition on self and others. (Jan 2012)
S = Othello
P= Death of a Salesman
E= One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the role adversity plays in shaping an individual’s identity. (June 2011)
S = A Doll’s House
P= Death of a Salesman
E= A Streetcar Named Desire
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the conflict between pursuing a personal desire and choosing to conform. (Jan 2011)
S = Death of a Salesman
P= The Wars
E= exemplar unavailable
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the ways in which individuals take responsibility for themselves or others. (June 2010)
S = The Wars
P= The Shawshank Redemption & The Bean Trees
E= Death of a Salesman
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the ways in which individuals pursue or compromise their happiness. (Jan 2010)
S = Death of a Salesman
P= A Doll’s House
E= exemplar unavailable
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the significance of idealism and truth in an individual’s life. (June 2009)
S= The Kite Runner
P = A Doll’s House
E = Death of a Salesman (excerpt below)
What does the text suggest about the interplay between fear and foresight when individuals make life-altering choices? (Jan 08)
S= “On a Rainy River” by O’Brien
P = Death of a Salesman - Miller
E = A Doll’s House - Ibsen
Discuss