English Class

Module Five Analysis of a Written Work for a First Audience Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

In this assignment, you will use the preliminary introduction you wrote in the previous module as a starting point to create the first version of the paper you will submit for your project. As such, your draft will focus on your analysis of the article you have been working with throughout the course. Because you have already drafted an introduction, you will now revise that introduction as needed and write the body paragraphs and conclusion.

Directions

For this assignment, you will explain the writer’s choices in relation to genre, audience, purpose, and subject. You will also write about the core idea of the text as well as the details that support it and use at least one quote from the article to support your analysis. Completing this assignment will result in a draft of the first part of your project. Complete this assignment using either the APA or MLA template linked in the What to Submit section.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Identify the topic of the text.
2. Explain the writer’s choices in relation to the genre of the text.
3. Describe the writer’s purpose.
4. Explain the writer’s choices in relation to the audience, purpose, and/or subject of the text.
5. Determine the historical and/or cultural context of the text.
6. Articulate the core idea of the text.
7. Summarize details of the text that are relevant to the core idea.
8. Support your analysis of the core idea with evidence from the text.
   1. Include at least one quote from the text.
   2. Explain how this evidence supports the core idea.

What to Submit

Using either the APA template or the MLA template, submit a one- to two-page Microsoft Word document (with an additional title page and reference page in the case of APA or a works cited page in the case of MLA) with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Use evidence from the text to support your paper. Follow APA or MLA citation guidelines when citing the text both throughout and at the end of your analysis.

Supporting Materials

The following resources will support your work on this assignment:

Student APA Exemplar: Module Five Analysis of a Written Work for a First Audience APA Exemplar This is an example of a completed assignment using the APA style template. You may want to use this as a guide when addressing the rubric criteria for this assignment.

Student MLA Exemplar: Module Five Analysis of a Written Work for a First Audience MLA Exemplar This is an example of a completed assignment using the MLA style template. You may want to use this as a guide when addressing the rubric criteria for this assignment.

Analysis of a Written Work for a First Audience Rubric

Criteria	Proficient (100%)	Needs Improvement (75%)	Not Evident (0%)	Value
Topic	Identifies the topic of the text	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying the main topic of the text instead of a minor topic or an unrelated topic	Does not attempt criterion	11.25
Genre	Explains the writer’s choices in relation to the genre of the text	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include explaining choices made by the writer or addressing choices related to the genre of the text instead of a different genre	Does not attempt criterion	11.25
Purpose	Describes the writer’s purpose	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include describing a specific purpose relevant to the text	Does not attempt criterion	11.25
Audience, Purpose, and/or Subject	Explains the writer’s choices in relation to the audience, purpose, and/or subject of the text	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include explaining the writer’s choices for audience, purpose, and/or subject	Does not attempt criterion	11.25
Historical and/or Cultural Context	Determines the historical and/or cultural context of the text	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include determining the historical or cultural context relevant to the text	Does not attempt criterion	11.25
Core Idea	Articulates the core idea of the text	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include articulating the core idea of the text instead of a minor idea or articulating a core idea relevant to the text	Does not attempt criterion	11.25
Details	Summarizes details of the text that are relevant to the core idea	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include summarizing details from the text, addressing details that are relevant to the core idea, or addressing these more briefly	Does not attempt criterion	11.25
Evidence	Supports analysis of the core idea with evidence from the text	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include using evidence from the text to support the summary of details relevant to the core idea, including a quote from the text, or explaining how the evidence supports the core idea	Does not attempt criterion	11.25
Clear Communication	Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience	Shows progress towards proficiency, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding	Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication	5
Citations and Attributions	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errors	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors	Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution	5
Total:	100%