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ACTIVITY: A Final Examination: Critical Lens Essay

Project: Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, Motion and the Physics of Change

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In this critical lens/reflective essay assignment students discussed the novel as an allegory, identifying how the characters, events, and environments represent deeper truths than what is seen in the surface of the story. Students are expected to cite evidence from the novel and discuss the authors use of literary elements and devices to deliver his message.

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Final Examination Writing Assignment
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Student Work: Exemplar 1
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Student Work: Exemplar 2
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