Criticism Response
Find a
scholarly article (no student papers) on the assigned piece of literature. The article must be analytical in nature (not
a summary of the literature) and at least one page long. Read the article carefully, and then do as
follows:
1) Select one of the critic’s
statements/theories to challenge or support.
Briefly explain this theory to the reader, attributing it to the writer
of the piece of criticism. Then, explain
your viewpoint, using examples from the story, poem or play and your own
explanations and analysis. Your
completed analysis should be at least 300 words long, although it can be
longer. Please include a word count at
the bottom.
*You are
looking for theories regarding WHY the original writer did something or how a
particular element is being used. The
theory must be something that another scholar could challenge, not simply an
observation about the work and how it was written.
2) Include a correctly formatted Works Cited
page that includes the article you have read and the original piece of
literature. The instructions for how
to format your Works Cited page are on pages 1790-91. A sample Works Cited page is on page 1801. Sample citations of library database articles
and articles from bound library volumes are in your documentation handout. Samples of other source types are on 1791-93.
Essay
format is not necessary.
Please
type your response & format/paginate it according to MLA guidelines (see
1796).
Take
care to correctly incorporate source material into your text using lead-ins
(1787-8), brackets, ellipses (1787), summaries (1785) and paraphrases (1786).
This
response is worth a possible ten points.
The points will be split into two equal categories: content and accuracy. These will then be added together to equal
your total. For content, points will be
awarded based on thoughtfulness and thoroughness. For accuracy, points will be awarded based on
the four-error-per-page rule.
Content
|
A |
A— |
B |
C |
D |
F |
|
5 |
4.5 |
4 |
3.5 |
3 |
2.5 |
Accuracy
|
1
error |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
|
5 |
4.5 |
4 |
3.5 |
3 |
2.5 |
2 |
1.5 |
1 |
.5 |
0 |