Friday, August 16, 2013

Summer Reading Assignment



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advanced Placement Program
Summer/Pre-Course Reading Assignment
 
Dear Prospective AP English Students:
 
Congratulations!  Our records indicate that you have enrolled in Advanced Placement English Literature & Composition for the 2013-2014 Academic Year.
 
AP English Literature and Composition is an extremely rigorous college level course with challenging reading and writing. The reading and writing is frequent and requires critical and analytical thinking.  For instance, you will research, read, and analyze different types of literature, interpret poetry, sharpen and enhance your writing skills, learn to work collaboratively, and share your thoughts, ideas, and observations both verbally and orally.  If you have been selected or have chosen to be enrolled in this course, we are sure you will be successful.
 
First, let us begin by stressing that in no way do we want to destroy your summer break.  All the same, we must still accentuate again that the AP English Literature & Composition class is a college level class that will, upon success on the AP exam, translate to college credits.  For this reason, it is necessary for you to do summer/pre-course work in order to succeed.  Hence, it is our goal to prepare each and every one of you to take the AP English Literature & Composition examination at the end of this academic year and earn a four or a five which ensures college level credit.
 
Therefore, in order to prepare for your success in this class, you must begin this summerJ.  For this reason, it is suggested that you read various texts from different genres, periods, and cultures, and complete the enclosed assignment(s) for each work.  Through these readings and writing, your understandings of the ways writers use style and language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers should deepen.  Below is a list of required/mandatory books that you will need to complete the summer/pre-course assignment for this upcoming academic year. 
 
The required/mandatory pre-course reading tasks are:
 
Hamilton’s Mythology
Selected Books from the Old and New Testament of the King James Bible*
Strunk and White’s Elements of Style
Selected novel (see Film as art assignment below)
 
Research Paper:   Approaches to Literary Criticisms
(Historical-Biographical Approach, Moral-Philosophical Approach, Mimetic Approach, Formalistic/New Critical Approach, Psychological Approach, Mythological, Archetypal, and Symbolic Approach, and the Feminist Approach, Deconstruction, etc).
 
*** The literary selections have been chosen to assist with the understanding of allusions, for there are four (4) kinds of allusions and they will be addressed throughout the course—historical, classical, biblical, and literary.
*** (The above mentioned texts are listed as a means to improve your familiarity with classical, historical, biblical, and literary allusions as well as the various types of approaches to literary criticisms.)
 
Moreover, you must complete a Film as Art activity by reading an additional long work which consists of either a novel or play listed in Part II of this document and view the movie version of it as well.  You will then be expected to demonstrate your understanding of both the long work (novel or play) and movie in a thorough, well-organized essay utilizing specific examples from both.  Details are discussed and explained later in this document.



 
Be mindful, these are some of the greatest books available in English.  We chose them to represent not only the demeanor of this course, but a variety as well. Some of these books will challenge you, and you will have to “swim against the current” part of the way in order to finish them; others will be easy and comfortable reading throughout. Be that as it may, all books need to be finished, and all students must complete the summer/pre-course assignment.
 
 
 
Additionally, the following is a listing of works we may read (time permitting) over the course of the academic year.  Some of the texts can be furnished by FCBOE.  However, we strongly urge that you purchase your own novels from the list below, especially for the student pursuing college/university as a post-secondary option. 
 
Works will vary depending on instructor for the academic year (tentative).
 


Academic Year and/or Independent Readings–


·         Selected Poetry, Drama, and Short Stories from Perrine’s Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense
·         Hodges’ Hodge’s Harbrace Handbook
·         Haney’s Beowulf
·         Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
·         Shakespeare’s Hamlet or Othello or Macbeth (Tragedies)
·         Conrad’s Heart of Darkness*
·         Morrison’s Song of Solomon and/or Beloved
·         Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment
·         Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest
·         Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
·         Milton’s Paradise Lost 
·         Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew or Much Ado About Nothing or Tempest* (Comedies)
·         E. Bronte’s Wuthering Heights
·         C. Bronte’s Jane Eyre
·         Ibsen’s A Doll‘s House*
·         Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying
·         Achebe’s Things Fall Apart*
·         Chopin’s The Awakening***
·         Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge*
·         Flaubert’s Madame Bovary
·         Cervantes’ Don Quixote*
·         Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God***
·         Shakespeare’s Hamlet or Othello
·         Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four
·         Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale
·         Camus’ The Stranger
 
May have been covered in AP Lang and/or American Lit/Comp***


 


*FCBOE does not furnish students with many of the text listed; therefore, it will be the student’s responsibility to purchase texts, for they may see the text in the future during their college matriculation.


 
Lastly, we want to emphasize that we truly look forward to teaching this class and learning with you.  Undoubtedly, we will all have to work hard, but we will have a unique opportunity to read, share, discuss, and write about some of the greatest literature available, and that is one of the most brilliant pleasures life has to offer.
 
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to email one of the Advanced Placement English Literature & Composition instructors: Elizabeth Elliott at eroyale@gmail.com or elliotte@fulton.k12.ga.us; or Samantha Valley at valleys@fultonschools.org.  We look forward to working with you the 2013-2014 academic school year.
 
Respectfully,
 
Ms. Elizabeth Elliott and Ms. Samantha Valley
 
Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition Instructors
 
 
SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS
 
As you read the literary work(s), pay close attention to how the literary approaches to criticisms can prepare you for Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition and how each approach can apply to any specified text listed below.  Moreover, this activity will prepare you for the essay and presentations you will complete during the first weeks of class and throughout the course.  To begin, for Edith Hamilton’s Mythology and the student selected Film as Art text, you must underline important and interesting passages in all the reading selections and make frequent, copious marginal notes.  Look for the important social and historical ideas and connections as well as how the author uses language to develop theme, character, and plot. Use post-it notes for anything you cannot fit into the margins of the book. (If you must get the book from a library, use numerous post-it-notes for all your annotations and comments.)
 
 
PART I.  Literary Criticisms Essay-- Monday, July 15, 2013
 
Before you begin reading any of the required/mandatory text detailed in your AP letter, you must first research and write a paper with a minimum of 4½ typewritten pages using MLA format (MLA.org helpful site) and submit in a report portfolio detailing your findings on the Approaches to Literary Criticisms (Historical-Biographical Approach, Moral-Philosophical Approach, Mimetic Approach, Formalistic/New Critical Approach, Psychological Approach, Mythological, Archetypal, and Symbolic Approach, and the Feminist Approach, Deconstruction, etc).  You must adhere to formal essay structure, with an introduction and conclusion, along with several paragraphs detailing the various criticisms.  Please maintain a copy of your notes and paper for reference and be prepared to use them throughout the course.  Since the research paper is due over the summer, it must be mailed to or hand delivered to the following address no emailed work will be accepted.  If mailed via the US Postal Service, envelope (size 10 x 13) must be postmarked by July 15, 2013 to be accepted:
 
Tri-Cities High School 
Advanced Placement English Literature & Composition Instructor(s)
c/o Elizabeth Elliott
2575   Harris Street
East Point, GA 30344
 
 
 
PART II.  Film as Art Essay due Monday, August 12, 2013
 
The book(s) may be checked out at any public library or all may be purchased new or used online (thereadingwarehouse.com, amazon.com, or half.com) or at your local book store.  We strongly recommend obtaining your own copies of the text, for it will be necessary to highlight, write, and make marginal notes within the text.
 
A.       You must choose a novel listed below and view the movie version of the novel as well.  You will then be expected to demonstrate your understanding of both the novel and movie in a thorough, well-organized comparative essay utilizing specific examples from both.  (Though it pains us, we must remind you that plagiarism is an honor code violation and the most serious academic crime and will be dealt with accordingly.)  Remember to select only one question below.  All essays must be submitted in hard copy form with an appropriate works cited page if outside sources are referenced.  This essay should be typed in MLA format and is due MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2013.
 
B.       In addition, you should record on a separate paper a minimum of twenty significant quotations in the book, and explanations of their significance (with page references; typed). For this reason, again, we emphasize that you should purchase all books listed.  You will turn this in with the paper.
 
Choose one of the novels and essay topics below:
 
Select one novel--
Ian McEwan’s Atonement
Joseph Heller’s Catch-22
William Styron’s Sophie’s Choice
Ken Kesey’s One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
John Irving’s The Cider House Rules
John Irving’s The World According to Garp
A.S. Byatt’s Possession
Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen’s Emma (view Emma with
Gwyneth Paltrow or Clueless)
Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones
Nicolas Spark’s The Notebook
Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club
Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient
Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake
Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera
Alan Paton’s Cry the Beloved Country
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night
Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses
Cormac McCarthy’s The Road
Cormac McCarthy’s No Country For Old Men
Jonathan Safran Froer’s Everything is Illuminated
Jonathan Safran Froer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Anthony Burgess’ Clockwork Orange
Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees
Ben Sherwood’s Charlie St Cloud
Stephen King’s The Green Mile
Kathryn Stockett’s The Help
Sara Gruen’s Water For Elephants


                                Khaled Hosseini’s The Kiterunner                                
 
Film as Art Essay Topics (Choose One)--
1.         Select a scene not included in the movie version of your novel; then explain why the scene is important to the author’s purpose in the novel and why you believe it was omitted from the movie.  (Be certain to focus on the scene.)
 
2.         Sometimes artistic decisions, made by scriptwriters, directors, cinematographers, and others working on the production, enhance, perhaps even surpass, the achievement of the novelist.  Select one artistic decision of the movie version of your novel that contributes significantly to the reader’s understanding.  (Your selection of an artistic decision should not include the omission of a scene or character.  Focus on a specific modification, alteration, adaptation, change, or technical aspect reflecting artistic decisions such as lighting, camera angles, set decoration, costuming, or coloring.)
 
3.         Discuss a major or minor character whose portrayal by an actor in the movie captures the essence of that character or expands the reader’s understanding of the character, even if the actor takes some liberties with the book’s presentation of that character.  Provide specific examples to support your viewpoint.
 
4.         Often, minor characters that serve important functions in a novel do not appear in the movie version.  Select an important minor character omitted from the movie and explain how this omission prevents the viewer, but not the reader, from understanding a complex issue present in the novel.  (Be sure to focus on a specific character.)
 
 
PART III.  Note-taking and Assessment
 
A.       As you read Strunk and White’s Elements of Style, you must underline important and interesting passages and make frequent, copious marginal notes as well as a list of questions that you may have in regards to the text.  . Use large post-it notes for anything you cannot fit into the margins of the book. (If you must get the book from a library, use numerous post-it-notes for all your annotations and comments.)  During the Week of September 2, 2013 you will be given an exam of your findings and understandings of the book. 
 
B.       As you read Edith Hamilton’s Mythology, you must underline important and interesting passages and make frequent, copious marginal notes as well as a list of questions that you may have in regards to the text.  . Use large post-it notes for anything you cannot fit into the margins of the book. (If you must get the book from a library, use numerous post-it-notes for all your annotations and comments.)  During the Week of September 9, 2013 you will be given an exam of your findings and understandings of the book. 
 
 
 
PART IV.  Oral PresentationsWeek of August 19,2013
 
Day #1 (Old Testament) and Day #2 (New Testament) of your A/B class meeting day
In addition, after you have finished the task for the biblical allusions, please follow the guidelines/criteria outlined in the assignment and rubric so that you can present and be assessed formally during the week outlined above.
 
Again, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to contact us at eroyale@gmail.com or elliotte@fultonschools.org or any other senior ELA teacher.  We will be checking our email daily. 
 
Biblical Allusions
 
Our reading in AP English Literature requires knowledge of the most common Biblical allusions.  Most of these will be found in Genesis, Exodus, Matthew, and Luke.  However, you will need to look in some of the other books for some. If there is more than one location given, be sure to read each account and note any differences.  You are required to read all of Genesis, Exodus, Matthew, and Luke in the King James Bible.
 
Identify the following in the King James Bible; you will be tested on your knowledge the first week of class:
 
1.)  “The Creation”                                                                   Genesis 1
2.)  “The Fall”                                                                           Genesis 3
3.)  “The Flood”                                                                       Genesis 6
4.)  The Mark of Cain                                                                                Genesis 4-6 (Land of Nod, East of Eden)
5.)  The Tower of Babel                                                            Genesis 11:1-9
6.)  Sodom and Gomorrah                                                        Genesis 18
7.)  Lot and his wife                                                                  Genesis 19
8.)  The Ten Commandments                                                    Exodus 20:1-17
9.)  David and Goliath                                                                              I Samuel 17
8.)  The Nativity                                                                        Matthew 1, Luke 2
9.)  The Sermon on the Mount                                                   Matthew 5:3 -7:27.Luke 6:17-49
10) Lazarus                                                                               John 11:1-12:11
11) The Last Supper                                                                  Mark 14, John 13
12) The Garden of Gethsemane                                                                Matthew 26
13) The Betrayal                                                                       Matthew 25, 26
14) “The Denial”                                                                      Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke 22, John 18
15) 30 pieces of silver                                                                                Matthew 26, 27, Mark 14, Luke 22, John 13, 18
16) Golgotha                                                                            Matthew 27:33, Mark 15:22, John 19:17
17) The Crucifixion                                                                   Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, John 19
18) The Resurrection                                                                                 Luke 24, John 20, 21
19) The Holy Spirit                                                                   Acts 1, 2
 
Vocabulary
Be able to define the following:
 
Adam and Eve                                                                          (See Genesis)
Abraham                                                                                  (See Genesis)
Altar                                                                                         Genesis 8:20, Exodus 17; 15
Amen                                                                                       verily, so be it
Apocalypse, Armageddon                                                         (See Revelations)
Archangel                                                                                                 an angel of the highest order
Ascension                                                                                                 the bodily return of Christ to heaven
Canon                                                                                      the laws of a church
Catholic (not the religion)                                                         broad, extensive
Chanukah/Hanukkah                                                                                Feast of Dedication or Feast of Lights
Covenant                                                                                  a binding agreement, the great covenant between God and Israel made at Sinai
Disciples                                                                                  Matthew 10:1, Luke 6:13
Doubting Thomas                                                                    (See the Resurrection)
Excommunication                                                                    Exclusion from the sacraments of or from membership in certain churches.
Holy Trinity                                                                             Matthew 28:19, I Corinthians 12:4-6, and II
Corinthians, 13:14
Immaculate Conception                                                            Refers to Mary, mother of Jesus, who was born without original sin.
Lord’s Prayer                                                                            (See Sermon on the Mount)
Manna                                                                                      Exodus 16:15
Original sin                                                                              (See “The Fall”)
Parable                                                                                     examples in Matthew 13, 14
Passover                                                                                   Exodus 12, 13:3-16
Holy Sacraments                                                                       one of the especially sacred ceremonies in Christian churches, such as Baptism
Yahweh  (YHWH)                                                                     The covenant God of Israel, YHWH in original Hebrew.  Jewish custom prohibits divine name to be spoken, so Hebrew words for Lord and God substituted.
 
 
 
***NOTE:  This page was made available as a reference guide to those students not familiar with The Bible and its content
 
Biblical Allusions Oral Presentations
 
From each the Old Testament and also the New Testament, you will sign up during the Week of August 12th for one (1) of the following and using the King James Bible and internet searches, prepare a brief presentation which will last exactly three (3) minutes for each of biblical allusions and some uses that have been made of it in literature.  (For instance, the Creation story is used in “The Tyger” poem by William Blake.
 
Old and New Testaments
Fundamental to literary study is an awareness of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.  Much of Western literature alludes to biblical accounts and without knowledge of those accounts; students of AP literature in particular are at a disadvantage.  Approximately 20-30 Biblical accounts that appear in English and American literature are listed below.  We are asking that you choose one of them from each testament; read the appropriate chapter(s) or verses several times and prepare a three (3) minute oral summary of the event.  Class will take notes as you speak, and you may use an outline or note cards for guidance.  Please be sensitive in your presentations to strong feelings about religion held by everyone and do not insult or belittle any belief or any of the support for that belief. 
 


Old Testament
Creation (Genesis 1)
Adam and Eve (Genesis 2)
The Fall (Genesis 3)
Cain and Abel (Genesis 4)
The Flood and the Covenant (Genesis 6-9)
The Tower of Babel (Genesis 10-11)
The Call of Abraham (Genesis 12)
Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed (Genesis 18-19)
Abraham’s Test (Genesis 22)
Jacob and Esau (Genesis 27)
Joseph and his Brothers (Genesis 37)
The Birth of Moses (Exodus 2)
Moses and the Burning Bush (Exodus 3)
Moses Parts the Red Sea (Exodus 13: 17-20; 14)
Moses on the Mount (Exodus 19)
The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20; Deuteronomy 9)
The Sun Stands Still (Joshua 10)
Samson and Delilah (Judges 15-16)
Davis and Goliath (I Samuel 17)
Solomon’s Temple (I Kings 5-7; II Chronicles 2-4)
Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon (I Kings 10; II Chronicles 2-4)
Jezebel Killed (II Kings 9; 30-34)
Prologue and Job’s First Test (Job 1)
Job’s Second Test (Job 2)
A Time for Everything (Ecclesiastes 3)
He Fall of Babylon (Isaiah 47)
Daniel and the Den of Lions (Daniel 6)
Jonah and the Whale (Jonah 1-2)
 
New Testament
Christ Jesus (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John)
Joseph (Matthew 1, 2, 13; Mark 6; Luke 1, 3)
Mary (Matthew 2; Luke 1, 2; John 19))
The Nativity (Matthew 1; Luke 2)
The Magi/Three Wise Men (Matthew 2: 1-12)
Herod (Matthew 1-2; Mark 6; Luke 13, 23)
John the Baptist (Matthew 3, 4, 14, 17, 21; Mark1, 6; 9, 11; Luke 1, 3, 20; John 1, 5 Acts 13)
The Sermon of the Mount (Matthew 5-7; Luke 10)
Apostle/Disciple (Matthew 4, 10)
 Mathew (Matthew 9)
 Peter (Matthew; Mark, Luke; John; Acts 1-5; 8-13)
 Judas Iscariot (Luke 22; John 13-14)
 Thomas (Matthew10; Mar 3; Luke 6; John 11, 13, 20-21; Acts 1
 John (Matthew 17, 26; Mark 9, 14; Luke 9, 22; John 13, 19, 21)
 Parable (Matthew 7, 13, 16, 18, 20-22, 24, 25; Mark 4, 12, 13; Luke 6, 8, 10-16, 18-20)
 The Good Samaritan (John 10)
 The Prodigal Son (Luke 11)
 Transfiguration (Matthew 17; Mark 9; Luke 9)
 Miracle (Matthew 4, 8-9, 14-15, 17, 20-21, 28: Mark 1-11, 16; Luke 4-10, 13-14, 17-18, 22, 24; John 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 20-21; Acts 1, 3, 5,; John 11)
 Lazarus (John 11)
 Mary Magdalena (Matthew 27-28l Mark 15-16; Luke 8, 23-24; John19-20)
  Mary and Martha (Matthew 26; Mark 14; Luke 10; John 11-12)
  Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes (Luke 11, 20; John 8)
  Whited Sepulcher (Matthew 23)

RUBRICS:

Oral Presentation Rubric : AP English Lit & Comp 
Old Testament (Day #1) and/or New Testament (Day #2) Biblical Allusion


CATEGORY
4
3
2
1
Preparedness
Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed.
Student seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals.
The student is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking.
Student does not seem at all prepared to present.
Content
Shows a full understanding of the topic.
Shows a good understanding of the topic.
Shows a good understanding of parts of the topic.
Does not seem to understand the topic very well.
Stays on Topic
Stays on topic all (100%) of the time.
Stays on topic most (99-90%) of the time.
Stays on topic some (89%-75%) of the time.
It was hard to tell what the topic was.
Posture and Eye Contact
Stands up straight, looks relaxed and confident. Establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation.
Stands up straight and establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation.
Sometimes stands up straight and establishes eye contact.
Slouches and/or does not look at people during the presentation.
Speaks Clearly
Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, and mispronounces no words.
Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, but mispronounces one word.
Speaks clearly and distinctly most (94-85%) of the time. Mispronounces no more than one word.
Often mumbles or can not be understood OR mispronounces more than one word.
Volume
Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members throughout the presentation.
Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members at least 90% of the time.
Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members at least 80% of the time.
Volume often too soft to be heard by all audience members.
Attire
Business attire, very professional look.
Casual business attire.
Casual business attire, but wore sneakers or seemed somewhat wrinkled.
General attire not appropriate for audience (jeans, t-shirt, shorts).
Time-Limit
Presentation is 3 minutes long.
Presentation is 3-4 minutes long.
Presentation is 5-6 minutes long.
Presentation is less than 3 minutes OR more than 6 minutes.

Date Created: November 21, 2005

 The rubric translates into the following on 1 – 9 scale:                                            FCBOE County Scale

                           

9 = A                       6 = B-/C+                              3 = D                                                      A = 100 -- 90

8 = A-                     5 = C/C-                                                2 = F                                                       B =   89 -- 80

7 = B+/B               4 = D                                      1 = F                                                       C =   79 -- 70

                                                                                                                                                F =   69 -- 0
 
A (90-95):  Superior thesis; superior evidence, examples, or proof; excellent organizational sound mechanics; strong transitions and connections of thought; effective imagination or sophisticated reasoning; excellent diction and vocabulary; a convincing thoroughly detailed, specific, superior answer which displays insight and comprehension:  accurate, precise, and clear.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1-9 SCALE:  9

A- (94-90):   Excellent thesis; excellent evidence, examples or proof; effective organization; a few mechanical flaws or careless editing but overall sound mechanics; mostly strong transitions and connections of thought; less effective imagination and reasoning; a few lapses in diction and less sophisticated  vocabulary; a less thorough, less specific answer which is less perceptive but offers a convincing answer.                                                                                                                                                               1-9 SCALE:  8

 

B+ (89-87):   Intelligent yet less concise and a less complete thesis; effective but perhaps less thorough evidence, examples, or proof; sound organization with a few flaws of transition or thoroughness; fewer or vague connections of thought; adequate mechanics; a “safe” paper well done; a good but less convincing answer.                                                                                    1- 9 SCALE: 7

 

B (86-84):  Good, safe thesis; completely adequate in every way; some evidence, examples, or proof; a beginning, middle, and an end; significantly fewer and less effective transitions and connections of thought; a good answer but cursory in its examination of topic.                                                                                                                                                                                         1-9 SCALE:  6

 

B- (83-80):   Adequate yet unnecessarily general thesis; predictable, general, or unconvincing evidence, examples, or proof; general analysis; a few definite mechanical flaws; intelligent observations or conclusions but without solid proof; weak diction.                                                                                                                                                                                                           1-9 SCALE:  5

 

C+ (78-79):  Vague or unwieldy thesis; not enough examples; superficial and general analysis; definite mechanical flaws and carelessness; has “moments” when it is an essay but mostly a report; too much plot summary; not convincing; weak diction; few transitions or connections of thought; not enough attention to detail; pedestrian style.                                            1-9 SCALE:  4

 

C (77-76):  An adequate report; large vague thesis; an intelligent summary with little or no analysis; few, unconvincing, or inappropriate examples; distracting punctuation flaws; possible lack of effort or last minutes work; immature syntax and/or vocabulary; monotonous style; opens the door but doesn’t go in; full of generalizations                                         1-9 SCALE:  3

 

C-/D (75-74):  Unclear, hidden, or nonexistent thesis; rambling generalizations; enough intelligent observations amidst all the generalizations to justify a passing grade; immature syntax and/or vocabulary; distracting pattern of mechanical errors; poor use of text; too much plot summary                                                                                                                                                1-9 SCALE:  2

 

D/D- (73-70):  Poorly constructed or nonexistent thesis; rambling generalizations which do not remotely address question or topic; immature syntax and/or vocabulary; misguided, vacuous observations and conclusions; consistently poor mechanics                                                                                                                                                                                                   1-6 SCALE:  1

 

F (69-0):  Lack of effort; no thesis; passing reference to topic; no examples or inappropriate ones; usually too brief and undeveloped; misguided, empty observations and conclusions syntax meltdown                                                                       1-6 SCALE:  0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

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