4/5/24, 9:02 AM 3.4 Assignment: Choosing lenses Warning! To ensure the greatest educational experience, this learning activity contains aspects that require Javascript to be enabled. Assignment banner 3.4 Assignment: Choosing lenses Throughout this course, you have learned about different literary lenses you can use to analyze literary works: personal response, psychological, socio-economic, gender, contextual, and archetypal lenses. As you explored representation of resilience in classic theatre, short stories and poetry, and modern theatre, you practiced applying these different literary lenses to a variety of texts. For this assignment, you will write a critical analysis essay using two literary lenses to analyze how the concept of resilience is addressed in Death of a Salesman. This assignment is worth 15% of your course grade. Instructions Citing Sources: 1. Check out the MLA Citation Guide to review the MLA citation style that you've been using throughout the course. You will need to cite sources as you write with in-text citations as well as synthesize an MLA- formatted Works Cited page for your essay. Prewriting: 2. Complete the following Literary Lenses Chart for Death of a Salesman. Filling out this chart will help you decide which two literary lenses will reveal the most insights about resilience in the play. Consider using the following resource to help you fill out the chart: Questions Asked Under Each Literary Lens. You may do some additional research online to help you get started as well. You will be required to submit the completed Literary Lenses Chart along with the final copy of your essay at the end of the writing process. 3. Now that you have completed the Literary Lenses Chart, choose two of the following lenses that you feel most comfortable applying to Death of a Salesman: personal response, psychological, socio-economic, gender, contextual, and archetypal lenses. Keep in mind that you are applying the lenses in order to write about resilience. However, you are not limited only to focusing on Willy Loman. You can choose a different character or broaden your focus of characters or zero in on specific sections of the play. 4. Having decided on two literary lenses, compare and contrast how they interpret the play. Use the following questions to guide you: • Do the lenses provide contrasting interpretations of the play? • Do the lenses provide complementary interpretations of the play? • How well do the lenses work together? You may find it helpful to use one of the following graphic organizers: Two Literary Lenses: Compare and Contrast Chart or Two Literary Lenses: Venn Diagram. You are comparing the two literary lenses to explore how they each interpret the play, in particular what they each reveal about resilience. Keep in mind that you are developing a critical analysis essay about the play, not a comparison essay on literary lenses. 5. Now that you have explored how the two literary lenses interpret the play (in particular the concept of resilience), develop a thesis statement for your essay. Your thesis statement should state your point of view file:///C:/Users/TutorBin/AppData/Local/Temp/9c4419f7-4eea-42ca-9acb-a05a24dd07f8_eng4u_u3la4_assign1.html.zip.7f8/course_content/assignme... 1/3 4/5/24, 9:02 AM 3.4 Assignment: Choosing lenses on how resilience is addressed in the play drawing on the insights from both literary lenses. 6. Complete the Critical Analysis Essay Outline. Revisit the feedback you have received for the essay you have completed in this course so far. Consider what you can incorporate into this outline to improve your essay. What can you carry forward from those learning opportunities? When completing your essay outline, make note of direct quotations and external sources using MLA style so that you can easily add them to your essay in the writing stage. You will be required to submit the completed Critical Analysis Essay Outline along with the final copy of your essay at the end of the writing process. Writing: 7. Write the first draft of your essay. Your essay should be 1,000-1,500 words long in a 12-point font and double-spaced. As with the essay outline you completed, your essay should have an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion. All of your sources should be properly cited using MLA style. You will be required to submit the first draft of your essay along with the final copy of your essay at the end of the writing process. Responding and revising: 8. If possible, ask a trusted friend or relative to read your essay and provide you with feedback by filling out the Peer Editing Checklist. If you cannot find a trusted friend or relative to provide you with feedback by filling out the Peer Editing Checklist, you may review your essay yourself and fill out the Peer Editing Checklist to provide yourself with feedback. Use the feedback you receive to make any changes you feel are necessary and create a revised draft of your essay. You will be required to submit the completed Peer Editing Checklist along with the final copy of your essay at the end of the writing process. Editing: 9. Now, you need to edit and proofread the revised draft of your essay to ensure your final copy is clearly written and free of errors. Use the Editing and Proofreading Checklist to help you review your work. Presenting: 10. Once you have finished editing and proofreading your work, complete the final copy of your essay. Make sure the final copy of your essay includes your MLA-formatted Works Cited page. For this assignment, you will need to submit the final copy of your essay (with Works Cited page), along with your completed Literary Lenses Chart, completed Critical Analysis Essay Outline, first draft of your essay, and your completed Peer Editing Checklist. Your teacher-marker will grade and provide feedback on your work using the following success criteria and rubric. Before submitting your assignment, review the success criteria and rubric. If you are unsure about how to format your assignments, citation or what constitutes plagiarism, please review the following support pages: • • Referencing and Formatting Submission Guidelines (Opens in new window). Avoiding Plagiarism Guide (Opens in new window). Success criteria and rubric Demonstrates understanding of the writing prompt. Demonstrates knowledge of literary lenses. When applying literary lenses, selects relevant evidence from the play. ☐ Includes insights that are logical and significant. Demonstrates understanding of appropriate essay structure. Writes an insightful, explicit thesis that demonstrates depth of understanding. file:///C:/Users/TutorBin/AppData/Local/Temp/9c4419f7-4eea-42ca-9acb-a05a24dd07f8_eng4u_u3la4_assign1.html.zip.7f8/course_content/assignme... 2/3 4/5/24, 9:02 AM 3.4 Assignment: Choosing lenses ☐ Includes insights about resilience as a theme in the play. ☐ Formulates complex and compelling ideas that are relevant and significant to the critical analysis. Provides direct quotations from the play and any research sources that are relevant and supportive. Demonstrates a willingness to revise work based on feedback. Writes clearly and concisely. Demonstrates a strong command of the English language. ☐ Uses a clear third person voice for an academic audience. ☐ Avoids colloquialisms and contractions. ☐ Organizes ideas logically and concisely. Adheres to the conventions of grammar, sentence structure and spelling. Follows the critical analysis essay structure. ☐ Formats and cites all quotations using MLA style. Creates an accurate Works Cited page using MLA style. Uses the writing process clearly with evidence of feedback and revisions (through completed Literary Lenses Chart, Critical Analysis Essay Outline, Peer Editing Checklist and first draft of essay). Please note that you will not be able to access your assignment rubric until all previous assignments have been graded and returned to you. Press the Rubric button to access it. Rubric(opens in a new window) How to submit your assignment Please note that you will not be able to submit your assignment and the submission space will not appear until all previous assignments have been graded and returned to you. When you are ready, submit your assignment by pressing the Submit Your Work button and follow the submission directions. Submit your work(opens in a new window) file:///C:/Users/TutorBin/AppData/Local/Temp/9c4419f7-4eea-42ca-9acb-a05a24dd07f8_eng4u_u3la4_assign1.html.zip.7f8/course_content/assignme... 3/3