Final thoughts

Hi, everyone.

Just wanted to remind you of a few things about tomorrow's exam:

1. It takes place in the Phys. Ed. gymnasium at 3 p.m.

2. It's a two and a half hour exam. (Divide your time as evenly as possible. Writing a strong essay in Part A will not really compensate for writing only a couple of vague paragraphs in Part B.)

3. You're expected to write two essays in total, one on short stories and one on poetry.

4. You don't HAVE to double space your essays.

5. You can write in pen or pencil. Crayon usually doesn't work so well and Magic Markers are tough to make loops with.

6. It's okay to end a sentence with a preposition (see #5)--no matter what anyone tells you. It's like falling in love with Kim Kardashian: you should try to avoid it, but it's okay if you do.

7. Don't bring coffee into the exam room. Spillage could occur and if it does, I will deny even knowing you.

8. Bathroom breaks: See the last sentence in #6.

9. Try to relax. Breathe deep. Go to your happy place (as long as your happy place is within a fifteen foot radius of the centre of the gymnaisum).

10. BE THERE ON TIME!

11. BRING YOUR STUDENT I.D. CARD!

12. They won't let you leave the exam room between 5:15 and 5:30. Even if you're hungry, thirsty or need to pee.

13. Don't write in sentence fragments. The second half of #12 is a sentence fragment.

14. Don't write in comma splices, this is a comma splice.

15. Have fun. Seriously. After tomorrow, you won't have to write any more English essays...until next semester.

Also, have a fantastic Christmas and/or break from studying. It has been an honour being your teacher.

All the best,
Gerard