research about story and two quizzes about the story too

Engl102-40/41

Documented Essay on Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God General Directions: Write a documented essay on a particular aspect of Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God drawing from your own reading of the the novel and from interpretations of the novel by other scholars and critics. Step 1: Come up with a researchable topic of your choice. Step2: Write an introduction for your topic, ending with a specific thesis sentence of two to three points to be developed in the essay. Step 3: Compose a sentence outline. Step 4. Write the paper from your own perspective. Step 5: Visit the library to peruse scholarship on your topic. Compile a working bibliography using MLA format. Step 6: Revise your paper, incorporating source materials and using MLA format. Step 7. Prepare your final paper for grading. Include a cover sheet, sentence outline, the body and Work Cited page. Step 8: Submit your paper as hardcopy in class on May 1st.

Additional Guidelines

1. No late papers will be accepted. If you are unable to attend to class the day of submission, make arrangements to submit your paper earlier. For emergency situations, send you paper with written excuse attached not more than 3 days after submission deadline.

2. Your paper should be 8 pages, excluding the work cited page. Adhere to MLA guidelines.

3. Use 6-8 sources: a. Their Eyes Were Watching God is a primary source b. Use books, journal articles, scholarly essays etc. c. No more that one internet source.

Your role as writer and researcher is to extract information from these sources, synthesize and integrate them into your own writing through paraphrases, summaries and direct quotations. All your sources make up your work cited. DO NOT OVER QUOTE.

4. You must adhere to university policy on academic integrity (see syllabus). 5. The attached rubric will be used to evaluate your essay.

Department of English and Language Arts Freshman English Program Grading Chart for Documented Essays in ENGL102

Content (no more than 60 points awarded) Excellent (5) Good

(4) Fair (3)

Poor (2)

Bad (1)

Group I: Grasp of Subject A. Focus/Thesis B. Organization of Essay

C. Development of Ideas Group II: Research A. Quantity of Material B. Quality of Material C. Soundness of Interpretation/Application of Sources D. Incorporation of Quotations Group III: Paragraphs A. Unity B. Coherence C. Transitions Group IV: MLA Format A. Parenthetical Citations B. Works Cited

Content Score:

Grammar (no more than 40 points deducted) Value x Number of Errors Total A. Subject-Verb Disagreement -2 B. Misuse of Verbs and Verbals -2 C. Unnecessary Shifts in Tense or Person -2 D. Fragments or Run-ons/Fused Sentences -2 E. Comma Splices -2 F. Vague or Unclear Pronoun Reference -2 G. Pronoun-Antecedent Disagreement -2 H. Misspelling of Common Words -2 I. Dangling or Misplaced Modifiers -2 J. Faulty Parallelism -2

K. Faulty Capitalization -2

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Total Deductions

Grammar Score:

At the discretion of the instructor, up to ten (10) bonus points maybe awarded to a paper that displays imagination, exceptional perception, or maturity of style.

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