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English11FinalExamPortfolioCheck,DiscourseAnalysisandReflectiveEssay

Pleasemakeacopyofthisdocumentandshareitbackwithmeat
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Part#1Portfolio
Pleasemakesuretohavethefollowingdocumentsonyouronlineportfolio:

Inyourportfolio,youshouldincludeall
draftswereapplicable.Forthe
IndependentReadingProjectincludeyour
essayandadigitalcopyofyourspecific
project.Forexample,ifitisapieceof
art,takeapictureofit.Alsomakesureto
updateyourbookson
Goodreads.com
beforeendingtheyearandtheHOME
pagewillhaveyourSuperHeroNarrative.
Pleaseplacethelinktoyouronline
portfoliohere:
http://cranabi16.weebly.com/

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Criteria
Completionof
yourEnglish11
OnlinePortfolio

Excellent

Average

Allassignmentsare
postedontoyour
portfoliowebsite.
Allassignmentsare
laidoutandtitled
correctly,justlikethe
aboveexample.
Everythingis
professional,cleanand
understandable.
Youhaveincludedthe
Xfactorbyusing
pictures,videosetcto
illustrateyour
learning.(25pts)

Mostassignments
arepostedtoyour
portfoliowebsite.
Mostassignments
arelaidoutand
titledcorrectly.
Notasclearor
professionalas
excellent.
Includesverylittle
Xfactors.(18pts)

NeedsImprovement

Missingmultiple
assignmentsfrom
yourportfolio
website.
Fewassignments
arelaidoutand
titledcorrectly.
Notclearor
professional.
Includesno
Xfactors.Just
stickswiththe
layoutofthe
templategivenby
Weebly.(5pts)
or(0ptsifnot
completed)

Part2:DiscourseAnalysis
Youwillcompleteadiscourseanalysisthe

article

CollegeWorthIt?Clearly,NewData
Say
fromthe
NewYorkTimes
.Usethepastdiscourseanalysiswehavecompletedin
classasaguide.Hereisalinktothe
discourseanalysisquestions.
Underthisplease
writea300400wordessayanalysingthearticleusingthediscourseanalysisquestions:
Thearticle
CollegeWorthIt?Clearly,NewDataSay,
bringsupamajor
concernformanyundergraduatesandcollegegraduates.Iscollegereallyworthgoing
intodebtandspendingmostofyourtimestudying.Accordingtothisarticleitis.Inthe
articletheyusedinformationfromastudyin2013andshowagraphwiththeresults.
Oneofthemanyexcusesfornotgoingtocollegeismoney.Somepeoplethink
thatoncetheygettheirdegreetheywon'tmakeenough,orgetajobrightawayinorder
topayoftheirdebt.However,accordingto
ananalysisofLaborDepartmentstatisticsby
theEconomicPolicyInstituteinWashington,thepaygapforeducatedemployeeshas
reachedanalltimehighthispastyear.OnaverageAmericanswithafouryeardegree
made98percentmoreanhourthanpeoplewithoutadegree,fiveyearsagoitwasonlyan
85percentdifference.
TheauthorDavidLeonhardt,makesanothervalidpointaboutcollege.Alotofthe

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timejournalistandinthenewsyouseethelimitationsofacollegeeducation.Thatcan
playamajorroleinaperson'sdecisiontogotocollegeaswell.Ifallwetalkaboutare
thedownsidesthemthelessinterestedpeoplearegoingtobe,ingoingtocollege.Ifwe
changedthatandtoldpeoplemoreaboutwhygettingadegreeisimportantandlessof
whyit'snot,wecouldincreasethenumberofundergraduatesperyear.Itwouldalsobe
verybeneficialforthepeoplethemselves,withapropereducationtheycanearnmore
moneytopaybackstudentloans.
Allaroundcollegeisverybeneficial.Youcanincreaseyourknowledgeonmore
thanonesubject,youcanevengetpayedfordoingwhatyoutakeaninterestin.College
benefitsyourlieinsomanyways.Itisdefinitelymorethanworthittogotocollege.

Criteria
Discourse
AnalysisRubric

Excellent

Average

NeedsImprovement

Anexcellentessay,onethat
islargelyerrorfreein
writinganalysisis
interesting,insightfuland
organized.Theanalysis
bringsavividnesstowhatis
beingwrittenaboutit
servesasanexemplarto
deepenanotherpersons
understandingofhow
collegeisworthit.(25pts)

Thepaperaddressesthe
assignmentandmakes
somegoodpointsbut
thereis
confusionaboutcourse
concepts,theanalysisis
notsufficientlydetailed,
and/oropinions
areassertedratherthan
developedthrough
argument.Organization
ispartialwriting
errorsarenoticeablebut
limited.(18pts)

Thepapermisses
importantcomponentsof
theassignmentserious
misunderstandingof
majortermsandthere
aremanywritingerrors.

OR

Thepaperisnot
addressingtheassigned
topicoritismarkedly
shorter
thanexpected.
(10ptsorless)

Part3:Writing/ReadingReflection
A.Quotes
Choosetenquotesfromdifferentwritingandreadingassignmentsyoufind
interesting
.Makesuretohaveabalanceofquotesfromyourwritingsandfromthings

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thatwerereadinclass.TheyshouldbesignificanttoYOU(notme)forsomereason.
Maybeonequotecontainsapowerfulidea,anotherissomethingyounowdisagreewith,
athirdisaquotewheretheyappreciatethestyleofthewriting,etc.)ForsectionAyoudo
nothavetoputdownthereason
WHY
youfinditinterestingyet.Thisisaprewriting
exerciseforthereflectiveessaybelow.Foreachofyourquotes,pleaseciteyoursource.
Use
Easybib.com
toassistyou.Hereisalistofmostofthe
readings
wecompletedin
classand
writingconcepts
discussed.

Example:
Fivefootfourinchesand195pounds,calledoutMr.Reynolds,thephysicaleducation
teacher,ashereadoffKoreyBradleysheightandweight.

Source:
Bradley,KoreyD."OneWordBioFat".
English11
.Web.10Sept.2010.

1.Itwasabig,squarishframehousethathadoncebeenwhite,decoratedwithcupolas
andspiresandscrolledbalconiesintheheavilylightsomestyleoftheseventies,seton
whathadoncebeenourmostselectstreet.

Source:Faulkner,William."ARoseforEmily."
ARoseforEmily
.N.p.,n.d.Web.02
June2015.

2.
"Wheneveryoufeellikecriticizinganyone...justrememberthatallthepeopleinthis
worldhaven'thadtheadvantagesthatyou'vehad."

Source:Fitzgerald,ScottF.TheGreatGatsby

3.

Hewhocontrolsthepastcontrolsthefuture.Hewhocontrolsthepresentcontrolsthe
past.

Source:Orwell,George.1984.

4.BIGBROTHERISWATCHINGYOU

Source:Orwell,George.1984

5.
Warispeace.Freedomisslavery.Ignoranceisstrength.

Source:Orwell,George.1984

6.IfinditsurprisingtofindtodaythattheUnitedStatesgovernmentisclosetobeing
thiswayandwasextremelycloseintheheightoftheColdWar,buttodayIrealizethatit
isohsoclosetobeinglikethegovernmentin1984.

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Source:Crandall,Abigail.
1948Essay

English11
.Web.May21,2015

7.MyrtleWilsonbelievesthatmoneywillhelpgiveherabetterappearancetoothers
aroundher.

Source:Crandall,Abigail.
TheDreamOfGettingRich
.
English11
.Web.January15,
2015

8.ItwassoughttobeakeytohappinessbyMyrtle,Wilson,andGatsby,butitwasthe
lustforthiskeytohappiness,whichwouldleadMyrtle,Wilson,andGatsbytotheir
downfall.

Source:Crandall,Abigail.TheDreamOfGettingRich.
English11
.Web.January15,
2015

9.Ithasgottentothepointwherepeopledoalmosteverythingwithsomeformof
technology.

Source:Crandall,Abigail.
TechnologyandSociety
.
English11
.Web.March19,2015

10.Havingamusicalbackgroundcanhelpyoudevelopmanyskilltouselaterinyour
life,suchascollaborative,problemsolving,listening,focusing,language,andmanyother
skills.

Source:Crandall,Abigail.
MusicMakesYouMoreSuccessful
.
English11.
Web.

B.

GeneralUnderstandings

Withyourcollectionofquotesabove,pleasecreatealist
of
generalunderstandings
thatbegintosummarizeyourlearningfromtheyear.You
canthinkaboutboth
what

youlearnedand
how
youlearnedthematerialinEnglish11.
Herearesomeexamplestogetyoustarted:

Multipleperspectiveshelpdevelopdifferentunderstandingsofreality.
OfMice
andMen
Discussionscanleadtoinsightsandlearningnotpossibleforanindividual.
SocraticSeminar

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Pleaselistatleast3ofyour
GeneralUnderstandings
below:
Thefirstquoteisfrom
ARoseForEmily
,Ifinditinterestinghowtheauthor
chosetodescribethehouse.Howitwasoncefulloflife,butnowmuchlikeits
ownerthehouseisoldanddead.Ilearnedhowtoidentifysymbolsintextjust
likethisone.TheauthorusesthehousetoreferencehowatonetimeMissEmily
herselfwaslivelyandfullofbeauty.
Thesecondquoteisfrom
TheGreatGatsby
,Nicksfathertoldhimthiswhenhe
wasyounger.thisquotemeansalottomepersonally,becauseitistruenoonehas
gonethroughthesamestuffasyou,everyone'slifeisdifferent.Thiscouldmean
theyhaven'texperiencetragedylikeyou,ormaybetheyhaven'texperiencethe
sameamountofjoylikeyouhave,thereisabroadrangeofmeanings.
Quotethreeisfrom
1984
,Orwelldefinitelyknewwhathewastalkingaboutwhen
hewrotethis.Thisquotehasbroughtsomeclaritytomewhenlookingatour
currentgovernment.Whoeverisincontrolinthepresenthasthepowertochange
thepast,liketheMinistryofTruth.
Thenextquoteisalsofrom1984.Thisquotecanbeusedasareferencetoour
presentday.Itseemslikeeverywhereyoulookthereisasecuritycamera,theyare
everywhere.IwonderifthisishowOrwellimaginedthefuture?
Nextisfromapropagandaposterin1984,theironyinthestatementsmayseem
falseatfirst.However,ifyouthinkaboutittheyaretrue.Theyevenrepresenta
majorroleinoursocietytoday.
Quotesixisfrommyessayabout1984.Thegovernmentin1984seemslikeit
couldneverexistinourpresentsociety,buthasn'titalready.
Quoteseven,isfrommyessayaboutTheGreatGatsby.ToMyrtlemoneywasthe
keytosolvingallofherproblems.Shetrulybelievedthatshewouldbeseen
differentlybysocietyifshehadmoney.Muchlikehermostwomenorpeoplein
generalbelievethisinourcurrentsociety.
EightisalsofrommyGreatGatsbyessay.Intoday'ssocietypeoplebelievethat
moneyistheanswertoeverything.Insomecasesitcouldverywellbethe

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answer,butothersituationsaremuchmorecomplicated.
Quotenineisfromoneofmyfirstbloggerassignments.IwroteaboutTechnology
andtheimpactithashadonoursocietytoday.Ithasdefinitelybecomeoneofthe
thingswedependonmost.
Quotetenisalsofromoneofmybloggerassignments.Ichosetowriteabout
musicbecausethatitoneofthethingsIlike.Ifoundanarticleandastudythat
provedhavingamusicalbackgroundcanhelpyoubeverysuccessful.

C
.
ReflectiveEssay
Lookingatthequotesandthegeneralunderstandings,pleaseuse
themtocrafta500750wordreflectiveessayonatleasttwoandnomorethanthreeof
yourgeneralunderstandings.Thisreflectiveessayshouldreflecteitherthewhatyou
learnedorhowyoulearnedthematerialinEnglish11.Quotesfromyourownwritingsor
thetextsyoureadthroughouttheyearwillbeusedtosupportyourgeneral
understandingsofwhat/howyoulearnedinthisclass.Byusingyourownworkas
sources,youwillcontinuereviewing,acknowledging,andacceptingtheauthority,power,
andconnectionsinyourworkfromthispastyear,whilealsoidentifyingwherethereis
roomforgrowthnextyear.MLAFormatmustbeusedwhenwritingthisformalessay.
Studentsamples
ofpastreflectiveessaysfor11thgradeHumanities.
D.PublishingFinalReflection
Onceyouhavecompletedthereflectiveessayinthis
documentpleasecopyandpastethefollowingintoaWeeblypageentitledFinal

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Reflectiononyouronlineportfolio:
1. Quotes
2. GeneralUnderstanding
3. ReflectiveEssay
4.

Tagxedoofyourallthreecombinedwritingspastedintoaimageandplaceit
ontoyourWeeblypage.CreateaTagxedoimageat
http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html

Criteria
Quotesand
General
Understandings

Excellent

Average

Alltenquotesaregiven
withanevenbalancefrom
thestudentswritingsand
textreadallquotesarecited
correctly.

Hasalistofatleast3
differentgeneral
understandingsthatpromote
highlevelreflections.(10
pts)

Alltenquotesaregiven
witheithersome
unevennessofexamples
fromthestudents
writingsandtextreador
notallquotesarecited
correctly,butare
attempted.

Hasalistofatleast3
differentgeneral
understandings.(6pts)

NeedsImprovement
Didnotmeetthe
requirednumberof
quotes,citationsor
generalunderstandings.

(10pts)

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General
Understanding:
Typedatthe
beginningofyour
essay.

Yes,thegeneral
understandingisretypedat
thebeginningofyouressay.
Youcopieditexactly.(5
pts)

Thereisavague
referencetothegeneral
understandingyoure
answering,butyoudid
notcopyitexactly.(3
pts)

Youdidnotincludethe
generalunderstandingat
thebeginningofyour
essay.(0pts)

ThesisStatement

Clear,concise,hasaso
whatfactorPresentsclear
reflectionthatgoesbeyond
summary.(5pts)

Missingoneormoreof
clarity,conciseness,and
sowhatfactor
Presentsadequate
reflectionbutmaybe
moresummarythan
analysis.(3pts)

Unclear,wordy,
confusing,orlackingin
asowhatfactor
Lacksreflection.(1pt)

Bodyofpaper

Pointsclearlysupportthesis
Usesrelevantquotationsto
supportideasdevelops
thoroughreflectionclear
understandingofhowstyle
effectsmeaning(10pts)

Pointssometimessupport
thesisQuotationsare
moredescriptivethan
analyticaldevelopsbasic
reflectionsuperficial
understandingofhow
styleaffectsmeaning
(6pts)

Pointsdonotsupport
thesis
Paperisallsummary
lacksanalysis
Lacksunderstandingof
howstyleaffects
meaning

(automaticdeductionof
5ptsinthiscategoryif
therearenoquotations
atall)

Organization

Strongintroduction,
transitions,andconclusion.
Thesisstatementfoundin
thefirstparagraph
Conclusionsynthesizes
ideasanddoesnotintroduce
newinformation
Logicalsequenceofideas
withinandbetween
paragraphs.
(5pts)

Adequateintroduction,
transitions,and
conclusion.
Thesisstatementfound
laterintheessay.
Conclusionrestates
ideasadequatesequence
ofideas
(3pts)

Missingorpoor
introduction,transitions,
and/orconclusion
nothesisstatementtobe
found
Endsabruptlylacks
senseofclosureideas
areallovertheplace
lacksfocusand
sequence
(1pt)

Quotation
integration

Clickherefora
videotutorial!
http://goo.gl/iA8B
nI

Quotationsembeddedinto
ownsentencesextremely
smoothly.Quotationsdonot
standalone.Youneverrefer
toquotationsasquotesor
quotationsinyour
sentences.(5pts)

Quotationsembedded
intopapersomewhat
smoothlystilltoomuch
fillerlikeonpage35or
youcanseethisinthis
quote.Yourefertoa
quotationasaquoteor
quotationonce.(3pts)

Quotationsplacedin
paperinaclunky
mannerQuotations
standaloneandarenot
embeddedintoyourown
sentencesYourefertoa
quotationasaquoteor
quotationmultiple

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times.(1pt)

(automaticzerointhis
categoryifthereareno
quotationsatall)

Sentence
structure/word
choice

Effectively uses variety of

sentence types to create a
smooth flow; Sentences
are clear;
Uses words correctly;
effectively uses a varied,
vivid vocabulary; finds the
delicate balance between
sounding sophisticated
and purple prose (5 pts)

Overallsmoothwriting
someissuew/sentence
structure,buttheydont
necessarilyinterferewith
meaning
Attempts to use a
sophisticated
vocabulary; may misuse
words from time to
time (3 pts)

Issuesw/sentence
structureinterferewith
meaning
Many words used
incorrectly; vocabulary
is bland OR too much
purple prose (1 pt)

Conventions

Engaging,formal,and
objectivetoneveryfew
grammarerrorsconsistently
usespresenttenseverbs(5
pts)

Formaltoneahandfulof
grammarerrors,but
theyrenotoverly
distractingusuallyuses
presenttenseverbs(3
pts)

Limitedawarenessofor
inconsistenttoneMany
grammarerrorsthat
distractfromthecontent
ofthepaper(1pt)

Format(MLA)
TimesNew
Roman12
Doublespaced
MLAheading
Headerw/page#
Descriptivetitle
(inadditiontothe
copiedquestion)
Margins(1or1.25
inches)
Intextcitations
Workscitedpage

Zeroerrors(5pts)
Twoerrors(3pts)

Seelastpageofthishandout
forsampleformat!

Fourormoreerrors
(1pt)

Wordcount

500750words

Wordcounttypedattheend
oftheessay

Example
Wordcount:634
(5pts)

399orfewerwords

OR

851ormorewords

Wordcountnottypedat
theendoftheessay

400499words

OR

751850words

Wordcounttypedatthe
endoftheessay

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(3pts)

(1pt)

AbigailCrandall
Mr.Bradley
English11
June2,2015
Reflection
ThroughouttheyearinEnglish11,wehavelearnedagreatdealofthings.Some
ofthosethingsstuckoutmoretomefromtherest,likefindingandconnecting
symbolisminatext,connectingtextfromabookandrelatingittotherealworld,and
understandingtheallaroundgeneralideaofabook.Ilearnedthesebyreadingliterature
andprocessingthebackgroundandanynewinformationIhadlearnedaboutthetext.
Thequotethathelpedmelearnaboutsymbolismisfrom
ARoseForEmily
,this
storyhadalotofsymbolisminit.Forexampleitbeginswithadescriptionofahouse,It
wasabig,squarishframehousethathadoncebeenwhite,decoratedwithcupolasand
spiresandscrolledbalconiesintheheavilylightsomestyleoftheseventies,setonwhat
hadoncebeenourmostselectstreet.(Faulkner.
ARoseForEmily
).Thismayseem
likejustanoldhouse,butitisalsodescribingitspastowner,MissEmily.Ihadtoread

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thestoryacoupletimestounderstandthis,thehouseitselfhaddiedalongwithMiss
Emily.Iwasabletousethisexampleofunderstandingsymbolisminabookwereadasa
class,
TheGreatGatsby
.
TheGreatGatsby
isawellknownbookthattookplaceduringtheroaring
twenties.Throughoutthisbooktherearemanyrepresentationsofsymbolism,likethe
famouseyesthatwatchoverthevalleyofash,orthegreenlight.However,thisbookalso
taughtmeanotherthing,understandingthegeneralthemeofatext.
TheGreatGatsby
,
hasmanythemes,buttheonethatstruckmethemostisaboutmoney.Allofcharactersat
onepointtalkaboutmoneyandthedreamofbeingrich.Itwassoughttobeakeyto
happinessbyMyrtle,Wilson,andGatsby,butitwasthelustforthiskeytohappiness,
whichwouldleadMyrtle,Wilson,andGatsbytotheirdownfall.(Crandall.
TheDream
OfGettingRich
),thesethreecharactersallbelievedthatmoneywouldsolvealloftheir
problems.Intheenditonlymadethemmorecomplicated.Iwasalsoabletomakea
connectionbetweenthebookandtherealworld,mostpeoplethinkmoneyistheanswer
toeverything.
Makingtheconnectionbetweentherealworldand
TheGreatGatsby
,alsohelped
makeconnectionsinthenextnextbookIreadforEnglish11.In
1984
therearemany
connectionsthatcanbemadebetweentheirdystopiaandoursocietytoday.Forexample,
IfinditsurprisingtofindtodaythattheUnitedStatesgovernmentisclosetobeingthis
wayandwasextremelycloseintheheightoftheColdWar,buttodayIrealizethatitis
ohsoclosetobeinglikethegovernmentin1984.(Crandall.
1948Essay
).Imadethe
connectionbetweenthegovernmentin
1984
andourgovernmentintheUnitedStates.In

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Londonwherethestorytakes,theyhavecamerasoneverystreetcornerwatchingyou,
Orwellpredictedthiswhenhewrotethebook,heknewthisiswhatourlivewould
become.Makingtheseconnectionshavehelpedmelearnandrealizeotherconnection
betweentherealworldandliterature.
AllofthesethingsthatIhavelearnedoverthecourseoftheyearandIwillbe
abletousefortherestofmylife.Imaynotpickupontheserightaway,butwithmore
practiceIwillbeabletoimprove.ThesewerenottheonlythingsthatIlearned,theseare
justthethreethingsthatstuckouttomethemostovertheyear.Ialsobelievetheseare
themostvaluable,throughouttherestofmylifeiwillbeabletomakeconnectionsinto
therealworld.

Wordcount:638

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WorksCited
Faulkner,William."ARoseforEmily."
ARoseforEmily
.N.p.,n.d.Web.02June
2015.Crandall,Abigail.
1948Essay

English11
.Web.May21,2015
Crandall,Abigail.TheDreamOfGettingRich.
English11
.Web.January15,2015