Eng 267
Exam Directions

Please review these directions before you take your exam.

Also please note that Blackboard will time you out after a certain amount of time; thus if you think you will take more than 60-90 minutes to complete an exam, you might want to write your exam in Microsoft Word, then log into the Blackboard and ask the Testing Center Proctor to grant you access to the location where you will paste your exam.

To print your Exam Pass, go to the Exams button in the course Blackboard.

• Exam #1 • Exam #2 •

EXAM #1
TIME You should allow at least two hours to complete this exam. 
MATERIALS
  • The appropriate Exam Pass
  • Your NovaConnect EmplID
  • A photo ID
  • Notes of your choice
DIRECTIONS
  • When you present your Exam Pass to the Testing Center Proctor, he or she will have you log on to the Eng 267 Blackboard.
  • Choose Exams from the buttons on the left side of the Blackboard screen.
  • Choose the Exam #1 link. The proctor will enter the password to allow you to access the exam.
  • Open a new document in Word.
  • Put your name on the document.
  • Answer the following exam question with a clear, concise, well-organized essay of at least 2-3 pages:

In a well-written 2-3 page essay, discuss your history as an educated reader. Cover the following topics:

  • your definition of the novel
  • your perceptions of why people read novels
  • why you read (or don't read) novels
  • what you enjoy (or don't enjoy) reading; be specific as to genre, authors, titles
  • your perceptions of what sorts of novels constitute literature (that is, what sorts of novels will stand the test of time)
  • your sense of the bases on which a novel should be evaluated

You may use notes as an aid to writing your exam, but you must leave the notes with the exam proctor who will forward them to me.

IMPORTANT: As you work on this exam, please save your file every 10 minutes or so.

When you are finished with the exam, run a spell check and proofread carefully for grammatical and mechanical problems. Edit for organization and style. Please double space your essay.

Save the document one last time.

  • Now Choose Edit, Select All, then Edit, Copy from the menu bar at the top of Microsoft Word.
  • Return to the Blackboard. Position your cursor inside the Text Box.
  • Choose Paste from the menu bar and your exam will appear in the text box.
  • Preview your exam to be sure it has been completely copied to the Text Box. Make sure that the manuscript properly displays formatting such as italics and page breaks.
  • Click on Submit. Wait for the message that your exam has been successfully submitted.
  • Turn your notes in to the Testing Center proctor.

At your first opportunity, email the instructor to inform her that you have taken the exam.

GRADING Within a week I will read and evaluate your exam, then l upload it to your Gradebook (accessed through the Tools button) on the regular Eng 267 BlackBoard. Only you will be able to see your exam.

 

EXAM #2
TIME You should allow at least two hours to complete this exam. 
MATERIALS
  • The appropriate Exam Pass
  • Your NovaConnect EmplID
  • A photo ID
  • Notes of your choice
DIRECTIONS
  • When you present your Exam Pass to the Testing Center Proctor, he or she will have you log on to the Eng 267 Blackboard.
  • Choose Exams from the buttons on the left side of the Blackboard screen.
  • Choose the Exam #2 link. The proctor will enter the password to allow you to access the exam.
  • Open a new document in Word.
  • Put your name on the document.
  • Answer the following exam question with a clear, concise, well-organized essay of at least 2-3 pages:

Your second exam will be a two-part reflective essay in which you revisit the ideas you expressed in your first exam regarding your experience of reading novels.

In the first part of the exam you will revisit the ideas about the purpose and value of the novel that you expressed in Exam #1 and modify those ideas as a result of the reading you have done in this course.

In the second part of the exam, choose at least three of the novels you have read in this course and speculate on which ones will stand the test of time. You might want to choose three novels that you feel will endure or three that you feel will not endure or a mixture of the two types of novels. Give specific reasons for your choices.

You may use notes as an aid to writing your exam, but you must leave the notes with the exam proctor who will forward them to me.

IMPORTANT: As you work on this exam, please save your file every 10 minutes or so.

When you are finished with the exam, run a spell check and proofread carefully for grammatical and mechanical problems. Edit for organization and style. Please double space your essay.

Save the document one last time.

  • Now Choose Edit, Select All, then Edit, Copy from the menu bar at the top of Microsoft Word.
  • Return to the Blackboard. Position your cursor inside the Text Box.
  • Choose Paste from the menu bar and your exam will appear in the text box.
  • Preview your exam to be sure it has been completely copied to the Text Box. Make sure that the manuscript properly displays formatting such as italics and page breaks.
  • Click on Submit. Wait for the message that your exam has been successfully submitted.
  • Turn your notes in to the Testing Center proctor.

At your first opportunity, email the instructor to inform her that you have taken the exam.
GRADING Within a week I will read and evaluate your exam, then l upload it to your Gradebook (accessed through the Tools button) on the regular Eng 267 BlackBoard. Only you will be able to see your exam.