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Body paragraphs (sometimes called "discussion sections") are the parts of your essay that aren't the intro or conclusion. Each of these paragraphs will have: a leading topic sentence that states the paragraph's focus, evidence (quotes, examples, or research), and analysis (your explanation of how the evidence supports the paragraph's main idea.

Prepare

· Choose a story or poem from this Module to focus on

· Decide what aspect or element of the story to focus your paragraph on. (For instance: how the setting emphasizes the story's meaning, or how a character changes in the story)

· Re-read or scan through the story or poem to find quotes to use in your paragraph

· Be sure you've read Chapter 30, pages 1914-1918

· Use these reference guides to help you understand paragraph composition:

· Writing Toolkit: Paragraphs / Discussion Sections

· Writing Toolkit: Formatting Your Paper For Submission

· Writing Toolkit: Direct Quoting, Partially Quoting, Paraphrasing

· Writing Toolkit: What is literary analysis?

Write

Paragraph that includes:

· Topic sentence

· Explanation

· Example from selected story or poem (Summary and Paraphrase)

· Quote from selected story or poem

· Analysis of evidence

· Summary sentences bringing it all together

Check

Your writings should be:

· About 300 words long

· Related to the readings, assignments, and/or discussions from the selected Module

· Evidence of critical thinking

You should avoid:

· Including material from anything other than the selected literary work

· Googling, researching, or looking up the story or poem

· Copy / pasting from other submissions

· Unprofessional discourse

· Conversational language (you, I, etc.)

Rubric

Setting Paragraph

Setting Paragraph

Criteria

Ratings

Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFormatting

20 pts

Exemplary

Submitted as an MLA formatted Word document. Appropriate length (300 ish words) Internal citations. No outside sources. No first person.

16 pts

On Target

This submission met most but not all of these standards:- Submitted as Word document- MLA formatted- 200-300 words- Internal citations- No outside sources- Includes author and story names- No first or second person

10 pts

Not Yet

This submission met few of these standards:- Submitted as Word document- MLA formatted- 200-300 words- Internal citations- No outside sources- Includes author and story names

20 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalysis & Content

60 pts

Exemplary

Meets almost all of these standards: - Clear focus - identifies literary elements - Topic sentence leads paragraph - Paragraph includes quotes from story / poem - Paragraph includes analysis of the elements' significance and meaning - Does not over-rely on summary - Avoids including extraneous/irrelevant details

48 pts

On Target

Meets many of these standards: - Clear focus - identifies literary elements - Topic sentence leads paragraph - Paragraph includes quotes from story / poem - Paragraph includes analysis of the elements' significance and meaning - Does not over-rely on summary - Avoids including extraneous/irrelevant details

30 pts

Not Yet

Meets few of these standards: Meets almost all of these standards: - Clear focus - identifies literary elements - Topic sentence leads paragraph - Paragraph includes quotes from story / poem - Paragraph includes analysis of the elements' significance and meaning - Does not over-rely on summary - Avoids including extraneous/irrelevant details

60 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrammar

20 pts

Clear writing with evidence of proofreading. Relatively free from errors at the sentence-level.

16 pts

Mostly clear with some errors that may confuse meaning. Would benefit from additional proofreading to avoid sentence-level errors.

10 pts

Errors obscure meaning. Sentences are not composed clearly. Paragraph does not demonstrate proofreading and careful revision.

20 pts

Total Points: 100

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