Write a composition of 700–1,300 characters on one of the topics below, following the instructions.
Spaces and line breaks are not included in the character count.

1. You are taking a course on creative writing and are asked to discuss your thoughts and feelings after reading this poem by e.e.cummings. Please write your reflections in the form of an essay.

Me up at does

out of the floor
quietly Stare

a poisoned mouse

still who alive

is asking What
have i done that

You wouldn’t have


2. You are giving a speech at your graduation event to all the new graduates. Your topic is Future Working Life. Write your speech using the ideas from the mind map. You should include at least three of the main themes in your speech.
Aineisto on liitteessä tiistain 12.10. tunnin kohdalla.

3. You are spending a semester abroad as an exchange student, and the organisation arranging the exchange requires that all exchange students send a “blog postcard” to the organisation’s blog. In the blog postcard, the students should briefly describe their studies there and the target culture in general and compare them with their home country. Write your blog postcard.

4. Writer’s Digest magazine has its annual writing contest for young adults. The theme this year is reinvention, and the task is to write about an incident in your past that you would like to have a chance to relive and do differently. Write your entry in the contest.