Your final grade in the course will be determined on the basis of the marks achieved in the following assignments:
| Essay 1 (750 words) | 10% of the final mark |
| Essay 2 (1000 words) | 15% |
| Essay 3 (2000 words) | 20% |
| Essay 4 (2000 words) | 20% |
| Exam | 35% |
You must write the final exam for credit in the course. You are strongly advised to write the essays before attempting the exam, so that you may benefit from tutor feedback and advice.
The passing mark for the course is 50%. A supplemental exam is available, should you fail on the first attempt. You should be aware that other universities may require a higher grade than 50% for admission into certain programmes or faculties, and you should check with the Registrar of the institution to which you wish to apply for transfer credit to determine the minimum acceptable grade.
Final Examination
Before the final month of your contract date for the course, you should contact the Office of the Registrar and arrange to write the final examination for English 433. Please consult the current edition of the Athabasca University Calendar on the web site or in print for procedures to follow in requesting and writing the final exam. You must write the exam to fulfil the requirements of the course.
You have three hours to complete the exam. It is a “closed book“ exam: you will not be permitted use of any texts or instruction aids. The exam is worth 35% of the final grade. The structure of the exam is as follows:
Part A (10%)
An analysis of a passage taken from a work on the course, identifying salient post-colonial thematic and stylistic features.
Part B (40%)
Four short answers of about 100 words to questions taken from the Study Questions in the Study Guide.
Part C (50%)
A comparative essay of about 500 words on an assigned topic on two works from the course.
In each of these parts, there will be a liberal choice of excerpts, questions, and topics.
