Wed Mar 13 static.k12.com Graded Assignment Pride and Prejudice Literary Essay This document provides an overview of the tasks and a time line for completing this assignment. Student Assignment Instructions Respond to the following in the form of a short essay. Your essay should consist of at least five paragraphs. Think about the characteristics of Elizabeth and Darcy at the beginning of the novel and at the end. How do they change throughout the course of the novel? What do you think the author is saying through the development of these characters? In your response, describe the primary features of the characters at the beginning of the novel, the basic process by which they change, and their characteristics at the end of the novel. Then, explain what you think the author is trying to say through the changes in Elizabeth and Darcy. Cite specific examples from the novel in your response. Use the notes you take and the questions you answer in the Student Guide to help you formulate your response. You will hand in your completed response on the final day of this unit. Process You should always use a process for your writing that includes planning and drafting. To complete this assignment, you will do the following: • Review the assignment instructions and grading criteria thoroughly. The writing assignment you complete in this unit will be graded against a rubric that assesses the essay in a number of categories. These categories focus both on the essay's contents and its clarity. o Read the rubric at the end of this document. Keep the criteria listed on the rubric in mind as you complete the writing assignment. o Remember to write in standard formal English and use the third person (no personal opinions) and the present tense. • Complete a plan for your essay. • Begin drafting your paper, using your plan as a guide. • Review and revise your first draft. You should try to have another person read your work and give you feedback as part of your revision process. • Write the final draft of your project. Be sure to follow these requirements and recommendations when completing your draft: Open a new Microsoft Word document. Type your name, your teacher's name, your school name, and the date at the top of your document. To help your teacher know from whom the project came, save the file as ENG403B-ENG404B_NC_02_01_Pride_and_Prejudice_Literary_Essay_FirstInitial_LastName.doc Example: ENG403B-ENG404B_NC_02_01_Pride_and_Prejudice_Literary_Essay_M_Smith.doc Type your essay in the document you create. ☐ Student Time Line 3:22 PM Wed Mar 13 Begin drafting your essay. Complete writing and begin revisions. Submit final draft for a grade. Grading/Point Values Assignment Point Value: 300 Required Length Word Count: 900-1,500 static.k12.com Pride and Prejudice, Session Pride and Prejudice, Session 7 Unit Review Unit Test 7 Unit Review Unit Test 3 75% © 2015 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Page 3 of 6 Copying or distributing without K12's written consent is prohibited. English | Graded Assignment | Pride and Prejudice Literary Essay Novel Assignment Grading Rubric Your essay will be evaluated based on the rubric below. 5 4 Criterion Purpose The literary essay fulfills its purpose of analyzing the characters, themes, and/or the novel. This Ideas and Content The literary essay fulfills its purpose of analyzing the characters, themes, and/or 3 2 The purpose of this The literary essay literary essay is not about the novel entirely clear. The essay provides some analysis of historical context of historical context of the character, purpose is clearly articulated in a valid thesis statement. the novel, but the analysis is not complete. The purpose is stated in a thesis statement. The literary essay contains examples and analysis, but some points The literary essay contains insightful analysis and examples of the choices characters remain make, the consequences of the choices, and the connection to theme, as called for. The writer explains the connections between the evidence and the thesis. unsupported, or the writer does not make a convincing connection between evidence presented and does not fulfill its 1 This essay is not a literary essay about the novel. It purpose because it does not contain lacks significant analysis of the characters, themes, or themes, and/or literary or historical context, but there are significant gaps context; contains that leave the irrelevant historical or literary reader questioning. information; or is The thesis may not mostly a summary be entirely clear, or of the novel. The it may not state the literary essay has a purpose of the essay. The literary essay contains examples and analysis, but some points remain unsupported, or the writer does not make a convincing connection between evidence presented and conclusions drawn. conclusions drawn. The essay may present more summary than analysis. The writer's evidence is sometimes but not always supported thesis, but the thesis is not entirely clear, or it is not valid. an analysis of the novel's characters, themes, or historical or literary context. The literary essay does not have a thesis. present clear The writer does not The writer does not present clear examples and analysis of the characters, themes, and historical or literary context. The writer does not use paraphrases, examples from the novel, or quotations to support his or her examples and analysis of the characters, themes, and historical or literary context. The writer does not use paraphrases, examples from the novel, or quotations to support his or her analysis. The writer analysis. The writer draws conclusions does not draw