Major Works Card Guidelines and Scoring Guide

6 points

Title (2 points) is underlined (1 point) and author is named (3 points)

6 points

Protagonist is accurately identified

6 points

Major characters are accurately identified

6 points

Point of view(s) are specifically identified

6 points

Setting: Time/time period (3 points) and place (3 points) are accurately identified

10 points

Tone is accurately reflected using at least two adjectives, and a properly cited quote reflecting each of the
named tones is given

10 points

Irony includes two examples, with text evidence (including proper parenthetical
citation) and a thorough, yet concise, explanation

10 points

Symbols named are reasonable in the context of the piece, and are briefly, but
fully explained so that their role in the story is evident.

10 points

Theme is expressed in a sentence that is not a clich, and reasonable in terms of

the story.

10 points

Explanation of title reflects an understanding of its relationship to the text, and goes beyond the obvious (i.e.
The book is named The Picture of Dorian Gray because it is about the picture of the main character, Dorian
Gray.

10 points

Memorable quote related to theme connects to named theme, and quote and
page number are included.

10 points

Plot summary is of an appropriate length ( 175 words), and is an accurate and

thorough representation of the key details of the works plot.