Loyola University Chicago

CLST 273G-001:
Classical Tragedy - Women and Gender Focus

Fall Semester 2019
Dr. Jacqueline Long

Medea, South-Italian krater, late 5th - early 4th c BC


Study Guide for the Final Exam


Format

The exam will have three parts; there will be some measure of choice within each part.

Things to study

It is always useful -in any course- to think about how the different elements of the course-work serve the course-design. As you review the plays and your notes, think about how the actions in the plays, the characters' words, and the questions we have pursued in class or raised in the Study Questions (before and after 10/14) and the other work you have done each relate to the objectives highlighted in the syllabus. Ask yourself, "why does it matter?" Your answers will guide you in your studying. If you want to talk about some of the connections, please come talk with me. Understand, too that our subject grows as we go along. The connections you see now and the insights you develop will equip you to write a better exam, and will enable you to keep reading more and more productively.

oStudying strategy: identify important ideas and identify specific passages that illustrate them; be able to explain how the ideas work and how the texts back up your insights.
The goal for the test is to articulate clear, compelling arguments and to back them up with concrete evidence. Always explain clearly how specific details of the plays demonstrate your ideas.

The exam will be assessed principally on how clearly and insightfully you show you understand our plays and their implications: form definite judgments about the ideas you perceive to be most important in them, and be ready to explain concretely specific passages that demonstrate your arguments. If you also consider widely how other considerations relate to the ones you think are especially important, you'll be able to make good connections and answer any question pertinently.

Terms and items you might be asked to identify include:

Themes and overarching considerations to consider (both for passages and for the essay; see also daily Study Questions from before and after the mid-semester):

oStrategy: identify specific passages that illustrate important points, so you can by referring to them back up your arguments with concrete evidence on the test. Be sure you explain clearly how the passage helps demonstrate your point.

And yet more strategic advice


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