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FrankensteinBy Mary ShelleyResponse to LiteratureChoose one of the following prompts. Write a succinct, comprehensive, minimum five-paragraph essay. Overall paper should be a total of at least 2-3 typed, double-spaced pages.Requirements:Prewriting – must complete an outline as your prewriting (typed)The outline will serve as a “skeleton” of your essay. Draft – paragraph format of essay (typed)Final Draft – make sure you have made corrections to your draft (typed)If you do not provide a Final Draft, or if there are no corrections from the Draft, you will not receive credit for your Final Draft – make sure to follow the writing process!Details and Support from text – your response MUST be detailed, and use quotes from the text.Citations – in-text citation and “Works Cited” at the end of your essay. Format – typed, double spaced, 1 inch margins, Times New Roman, 12 point fontScoring – see attached rubric for grading criteria (this is the same rubric I will use when grading your essay)GradingPrewriting – 50 pointsRough Draft – 50 pointsFinal Draft – 200 pointsPromptsWrite an essay discussing what Victor learns throughout the course of the novel. How do his goals and plans change as the novel progresses?Write an essay delineating how Mary Shelley creates a Gothic mood and tone in the novel. Provide examples from the novel to support your assertions.Analyze a character other than Victor Frankenstein or the creature. What is his-her role in the story? Is he/she necessary to the novel? Why or why not?In your opinion, discuss how Victor Frankenstein could have helped the creature acclimate to and be accepted by society. What would you have done differently?Write an essay explaining how the creature of Frankenstein forms the archetypal horror character.Evaluate Victor’s actions from an ethical point of view. How does Victor act or shy away from acting ethically?Compare the creature’s development and actions to those of a child. Does viewing the creature as a child alter one’s view of him? Why or why not?Response to Literature RubricScore of 4____Clearly addresses all parts of the writing task.____ Provides a meaningful thesis and thoughtfully supports the thesis and main ideas with facts, details, and/or explanations.____Maintains a consistent tone and focus and a clear sense of purpose and audience.____Illustrates control in organization, including effective use of transitions.____Provides a variety of sentence types and uses precise, descriptive language.____Contains few, if any, errors in the conventions of the English language (grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling). These errors do not interfere with the reader’s understanding of the writing.____Demonstrates a clear understanding of the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities of the text.____Develops interpretations that demonstrate a thoughtful, comprehensive, insightful grasp of the text, and supports these judgments with specific references to various texts.____Draws well-supported inferences about the effects of a literary work on its audience.____Provides specific textual examples and/or personal knowledge and details to support the interpretations and inferences.Score of 3____Addresses all parts of the writing task.____Provides a thesis and supports the thesis and main ideas with mostly relevant facts, details, and/or explanations.____Maintains a generally consistent tone and focus and a general sense of purpose and audience.____Illustrates control in organization, including some use of transitions.____Includes a variety of sentence types and some descriptive language.____ Contains some errors in the conventions of the English language. These errors do not interfere with the reader’s understanding of the writing.____ Develops interpretations that demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the text and supports these interpretations with references to various texts.____Draws supported inferences about the effects of a literary work on its audience.____Supports judgments with some specific references to various texts and/or personal knowledge.____Provides textual examples and details to support the interpretations.Score of 2____Addresses only parts of the writing task.____Suggests a central idea with limited facts, details, and/or explanation.____Demonstrates little understanding of purpose and audience.____Maintains an inconsistent point of view, focus, and/or organizational structure which may include ineffective or awkward transitions that do not unify important ideas.____Contains several errors in the conventions of the English language. These errors may interfere with the reader’s understanding of the writing.____Develops interpretations that demonstrate a limited grasp of the text.____Includes interpretations that lack accuracy or coherence as related to ideas, premises, or images from the literary work.____Draws few inferences about the effect of a literary work on its audience.____Supports judgments with few, if any, references to various text and/or personal knowledge.Score of 1____ Addresses only parts of the writing task.____Lacks a thesis or central idea but may contain marginally related facts, details, and/or explanations.____Demonstrates no understanding of purpose and audience.____Lacks a clear point of view, focus, organizational structure, and transitions that unify important ideas.____Includes no sentence variety; sentences are simple.____Contains serious errors in the conventions of the English language. These errors interfere with the reader’s understanding of the writing.____Develops interpretations that demonstrate little grasp of the text.____Lacks an interpretation or may be a simple retelling of the text.____Lacks references about the effects of a literary work on its audience.____ Fails to support judgments with references to various text and/or personal knowledge.____ Lacks textual examples and details. ................
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