Neoliberalism and Breaking Bad English Essay

ENGLISH 106

Dr. Kurt Voss-Hoynes

Writing Assignment 1

DUE DATE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. The REVISION is DUE ON THE LAST DAY OF CLASS. As with all of the other papers, if you do not return the original copy with my markings when

you turn in the revision you will lose 3 letter grades.

EMAIL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES : Please have the subject of your email read “LAST NAME ENG 106 H1” and NOTHING else; if you fail to use the proper subject line there is a good chance that I miss your email.

LENGTH and FORMAT: 3-4 pages—Your paper should be around four pages—double-

spaced with 1 inch margins. Please refer to the formatting sheet I provided. NEED HELP?: Set up a time to meet with me in my office, or you can always send me an email.

Guidelines:

 Select a scene of your own choosing (it must come from the 2 episodes that we watched) and briefly describe it at the top of your paper. It should appear between the

title and the body of your paper. This part and only this part of the paper should be single-spaced.

 After selecting the scene, you should contextualize it (i.e. identify its importance or relevance to the rest of the text and to the aspect of neoliberalism that you are addressing),

and then you should proceed to demonstrate how your scene relates to your argument. Note: You may cite and interpret other scenes from the text to support your argument.

 Structure your interpretation of the passage around a single argument or question (in other words, you should “commit” to one guiding interpretation of the passage).

 Your paper must have a title (please feel free to be creative).

Formatting Guidelines

John Smith

ENG 106

Kurt Voss-Hoynes

11 February 2014

Creative Title

This is what happened in the scene. Walt did stupid things, Jesse said “yo” a lot, and Gus ended up with half of a face.

Begin your analysis of the passage here by underscoring why the passage is crucial to

understanding the entire text. With the exception of the cited passage above, your paper should

be double-spaced.

PAPER 1 EVALUATION SHEET

NAME:

ORIGINAL TREATMENT OF CONTENT (5 POINTS)

1 2 3 4 5

Comments:

ATTENTIVENESS TO FORMAL DETAILS (10 POINTS)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Comments:

LOGIC AND USE OF EVIDENCE (10 POINTS)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Comments:

USE OF LANGUAGE, GRAMMAR, AND SPELLING (5 POINTS)

1 2 3 4 5

Comments:

TOTAL (30 POINTS):

English 106 Dr. Kurt Voss-Hoynes

GRADING RUBRIC

A

27–30

Points

THIS TYPE OF PAPER…

 Introduces issues or ideas not previously discussed in class.

 Always supports claims with evidence from the text.

 Is well-organized, logical, and coherent.

 Uses language with outstanding precision.

 Has few surface errors and follows the formatting guidelines described above.

B

24–26

Points

THIS TYPE OF PAPER…

 Introduces at least one issue or idea not previously discussed in class.

 Usually supports claims with evidence from the text.

 Is, for the most part, well-organized, logical, and coherent but may have some weak spots (occasional gaps in logic, awkward transitions, and other structural inconsistencies).

 Uses language thoughtfully.

 Has some surface errors and follows the formatting guidelines d escribed above.

C

21–23 Points

THIS TYPE OF PAPER…

 Does not introduce any new issues or ideas.

 Rarely supports claims with evidence from the text.

 Has several organizational flaws (several logical inconsistencies and a pronounced lack of structure).

 Uses language problematically or at times carelessly.

 Has several surface errors and fails to follow the formatting guidelines described above.

D

18–20

Points

THIS TYPE OF PAPER…

 Fails to meet the expectations of a “C” paper.

F

 Assignment not completed or plagiarized.