GATSBY
Gatsby Point of View Paper
Due: Friday, February 5, 2014 at 7:00 to turnitin.com
135 points
The day after your Point of View Paper is due, you must turn in the following portfolio, documenting your writing process.
Initial free-write (not read by teacher) on topic of your choice—15 points
Notes from focus group (points made by peers) on topic—5 points
Your reaction to notes from focus group—Agree/disagree, extension/ elaboration, more evidence from the novel, what it made you think about—15 points
List of core questions from focus group (at least five)—5 points
Notes on group members’ sources—5 points
Total: 45
Your Point of View Paper should develop a clear opinion (agree, disagree, qualify) on one of the core questions brainstormed by your group. You should use specific information from your source to support the point of view you establish. You should also use specific information from Gatsby to support your point of view. All evidence should be clearly and specifically related to your point of view. See rubric for more details.
Gatsby Point of View Paper Rubric (100 points total)
Introductory paragraph—20 points
- Core question is posed clearly—5 points
- Your perspective is represented clearly—10 points
- Context/ lead/ elaborative information—5 points At least two paragraphs interpreting the source and relating the source to your topic—30 points
- Source is clearly interpreted—5 points
- Information from source is related to your argument and used to prove your perspective—15 points
- At least 4 quotes/ specific pieces of information from source are included—10 points
At least two paragraphs relating Gatsby to your topic—30 points
Gatsby is clearly interpreted—5 points
Information from Gatsby is related to your argument and used to prove your perspective—15 points
At least 4 quotes from Gatsby are included—10 points Conclusion—10 points
Mechanics—10 points
Due: Friday, February 5, 2014 at 7:00 to turnitin.com
135 points
The day after your Point of View Paper is due, you must turn in the following portfolio, documenting your writing process.
Initial free-write (not read by teacher) on topic of your choice—15 points
Notes from focus group (points made by peers) on topic—5 points
Your reaction to notes from focus group—Agree/disagree, extension/ elaboration, more evidence from the novel, what it made you think about—15 points
List of core questions from focus group (at least five)—5 points
Notes on group members’ sources—5 points
Total: 45
Your Point of View Paper should develop a clear opinion (agree, disagree, qualify) on one of the core questions brainstormed by your group. You should use specific information from your source to support the point of view you establish. You should also use specific information from Gatsby to support your point of view. All evidence should be clearly and specifically related to your point of view. See rubric for more details.
Gatsby Point of View Paper Rubric (100 points total)
Introductory paragraph—20 points
- Core question is posed clearly—5 points
- Your perspective is represented clearly—10 points
- Context/ lead/ elaborative information—5 points At least two paragraphs interpreting the source and relating the source to your topic—30 points
- Source is clearly interpreted—5 points
- Information from source is related to your argument and used to prove your perspective—15 points
- At least 4 quotes/ specific pieces of information from source are included—10 points
At least two paragraphs relating Gatsby to your topic—30 points
Gatsby is clearly interpreted—5 points
Information from Gatsby is related to your argument and used to prove your perspective—15 points
At least 4 quotes from Gatsby are included—10 points Conclusion—10 points
Mechanics—10 points