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English 11 Final Exam - Portfolio Check, Discourse Analysis and Reflective Essay
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Part #1 Portfolio
Please make sure to have the following documents on your online portfolio:
In your portfolio, you should include all
drafts were applicable. For the
Independent Reading Project include your
essay and a digital copy of your specific
project. For example, if it is a piece of art,
take a picture of it. Also make sure to
update your books on Goodreads.com
before ending the year and the HOME
page will have your Super Hero Narrative.
Please place the link to your online
portfolio
here:http://blythecarrierblog.weebly.co
m/

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Criteria
Completion of
your English 11
Online Portfolio

Excellent

Average

All
assignments are posted
onto your portfolio
website.

All
assignments are laid out
and titled correctly, just
like the above example.

Everything
is professional, clean
and understandable.

You have
included the X-factor
by using pictures,
videos etc to illustrate
your learning. (25 pts)

Most
assignments are
posted to your
portfolio website.

Most
assignments are laid
out and titled
correctly.

Not as
clear or professional
as excellent.

Includes
very little X-factors.
(18 pts)

Needs Improvement

Missing
multiple
assignments from
your portfolio
website.

Few
assignments are
laid out and titled
correctly.

Not
clear or
professional.

Includes
no X-factors. Just
sticks with the
layout of the
template given by
Weebly. (5 pts) or
(0 pts if not
completed)

Part 2: Discourse Analysis

You will complete a discourse analysis the article College Worth It? Clearly, New Data
Say from the New York Times. Use the past discourse analysis we have completed in
class as a guide. Here is a link to the discourse analysis questions. Under this please
write a 300-400 word essay analysing the article using the discourse analysis questions:
The author is David Leonhardt and he is the Managing editor of The New York Times.
He has also written an ebook called Heres the Deal: How Washington Can Solve The
Deficit and Spur Growth. The article was printed on The New York Times website and
was published on May 27, 2014. The topic of this article is should americans consider
going to college and the main idea is how much of an education do we need and do we
need to attend college to make a living for ourselves. The article is more central to the
issue, he mostly brings up the problems faced by graduates but not any solutions. David
broke the article into two sections, the first is the introduction and the second is called
Rising Value of a College Degree. The type of reader that this article is aimed toward is a
general audience or those who are considering going to college or going back. David uses
a chart that compares the average hourly pay that a person with a high school diploma
gets to that of a college graduate from 1975 to 2013. He also uses a picture of Jill Scott
who received her honorary doctorate and said the pay disparity between those with
college degrees and those without continues to grow. What seemed to have prompted
this article is that college graduates struggle to find jobs and the fact that student debt has
topped $1 billion. I feel that this article is important to me because i am a junior in high
school soon to be a senior and i need to start thinking about whether or not college is the
right choice for me to make. I need to think about the financial cost and if in the long run
i can get a job with my degree.

Criteria

Excellent

Average

Needs Improvement

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Discourse
Analysis Rubric

An excellent essay, one that

is largely error-free in
writing; analysis is
interesting, insightful and
organized. The analysis
brings a vividness to what is
being written about; it
serves as an exemplar to
deepen another persons
understanding of how
college is worth it. (25 pts)

The paper addresses the

assignment and makes
some good points but
there is
confusion about course
concepts, the analysis is
not sufficiently detailed,
and/or opinions
are asserted rather than
developed through
argument. Organization
is partial; writing
errors are noticeable but
limited. (18 pts)

The paper misses

important components
of the assignment;
serious
misunderstanding of
major terms; and there
are many writing errors.
OR
The paper is not
addressing the assigned
topic or it is markedly
shorter
than expected.
(10 pts or less)

Part 3: Writing/Reading Reflection

A. Quotes - Choose ten quotes from different writing and reading assignments you find
interesting. Make sure to have a balance of quotes from your writings and from things
that were read in class. They should be significant to YOU (not me) for some reason.
Maybe one quote contains a powerful idea, another is something you now disagree with,
a third is a quote where they appreciate the style of the writing, etc.) For section A you do
not have to put down the reason WHY you find it interesting yet. This is a pre-writing
exercise for the reflective essay below. For each of your quotes, please cite your source.
Use Easybib.com to assist you. Here is a list of most of the readings we completed in
class and writing concepts discussed.
Example:
Five foot four inches and 195 pounds, called out Mr. Reynolds, the physical education
teacher, as he read off Korey Bradleys height and weight.
Source:
Bradley, Korey D. "One Word Bio - Fat". English 11. Web. 10 Sept. 2010.
1. the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument.
Source: Faulkner, William, A Rose for Emily
2. For all the struggles that many young college graduates face,a four-year degree has
probably never been more valuable.

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Source: Leonhardt,David, Is College Worth It? Clearly, New Data Say
3.Its pendulum swung to and fro with a dull,heavy, monotonous clang; and when the
minute-hand made the circuit of the face, and the hour was to be stricken, there came
from the brazen lungs of the clock a sound which is clear and loud and deep and
exceedingly musical.
Source:Poe, Edgar A., The Masque of the Red Death
4. Thats the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.
Source: Fitzgerald, F. Scott, The Great Gatsby
5.But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought
Source:Orwell, George,1984
6. Over the long run, college is cheaper than free. Not going to college will cost you
about half a million dollars.
Source:Leonhardt, David,Is College Worth It? Clearly, New Data Say
7. Suppose you met someone just as careless as yourself.
Source:Fitzgerald, F. Scott, The Great Gatsby
8. It was a big squarish frame house that had once been white, decorated with cupolas and
spires and scrolled balconies in the heavy lightsome style of the seventies, set on what
had once been our most select street.
Source:Faulkner, William,.A rose for Emily
9. And now again the music swells, and the dreams live, and writhe to and fro more
merrily than ever, taking hue from the many tinted windows through which stream the
rays from the tripods.
Source:Poe, Edgar A., The Masque of the Red Death
10. Perhaps one did not want to be loves so much as to be understood
Source:Orwell, George, 1984

B. General Understandings - With your collection of quotes above, please create a list

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of general understandings that begin to summarize your learning from the year. You can
think about both what you learned and how you learned the material in English 11. Here
are some examples to get you started:
Multiple perspectives help develop different understandings of reality. Of Mice and Men
Discussions can lead to insights and learning not possible for an
individual. - Socratic Seminar
Please list at least 3 of your General Understandings below:
Socratic Seminar
Separation of Social groups in different time periods
Imagery

C. Reflective Essay - Looking at the quotes and the general understandings, please use
them to craft a 500-750 word reflective essay on at least two and no more than three of
your general understandings. This reflective essay should reflect either the what you
learned or how you learned the material in English 11. Quotes from your own writings or
the texts you read throughout the year will be used to support your general
understandings of what/how you learned in this class. By using your own work as
sources, you will continue reviewing, acknowledging, and accepting the authority, power,
and connections in your work from this past year, while also identifying where there is

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room for growth next year. MLA Format must be used when writing this formal essay.
Student samples of past reflective essays for 11th grade Humanities.
D. Publishing Final Reflection- Once you have completed the reflective essay in this
document please copy and paste the following into a Weebly page entitled Final
Reflection on your online portfolio:
1. Quotes
2. General Understanding
3. Reflective Essay
4. Tagxedo of your all three combined writings pasted into a image and
place it onto your Weebly page. Create a Tagxedo image at
http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html

Criteria
Quotes and
General
Understandings

Excellent
All ten quotes are given
with an even balance from
the students writings and
text read; all quotes are
cited correctly.
Has a list of at least 3
different general
understandings that
promote high level
reflections. (10 pts)

Average

Needs Improvement

All ten quotes are given

with either some
unevenness of examples
from the students
writings and text read or
not all quotes are cited
correctly, but are
attempted.

Did not meet the

required number of
quotes, citations or
general understandings.

Has a list of at least 3

different general
understandings. (6 pts)

(1-0 pts)

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General
Understanding:
Typed at the
beginning of your
essay.

Yes, the general

understanding is retyped at
the beginning of your essay.
You copied it exactly. (5
pts)

There is a vague
reference to the general
understanding youre
answering, but you did
not copy it exactly. (3
pts)

You did not include the

general understanding at
the beginning of your
essay. (0 pts)

Thesis Statement

Clear, concise, has a so

what factor; Presents clear
reflection that goes beyond
summary. (5 pts)

Missing one or more of

clarity, conciseness, and
so what factor;
Presents adequate
reflection but may be
more summary than
analysis. (3 pts)

Unclear, wordy,
confusing, or lacking in
a so what factor;
Lacks reflection. (1 pt)

Body of paper

Points clearly support

thesis; Uses relevant
quotations to support ideas;
develops thorough
reflection; clear
understanding of how style
effects meaning (10 pts)

Points sometimes
support thesis;
Quotations are more
descriptive than
analytical; develops
basic reflection;
superficial understanding
of how style affects
meaning
(6 pts)

Points do not support

thesis;
Paper is all summary;
lacks analysis;
Lacks understanding of
how style affects
meaning
(automatic deduction of
5 pts in this category if
there are no quotations
at all)

Organization

Strong introduction,
transitions, and conclusion.
Thesis statement found in
the first paragraph
Conclusion synthesizes
ideas and does not
introduce new information;
Logical sequence of ideas
within and between
paragraphs.
(5 pts)

Adequate introduction,
transitions, and
conclusion.
Thesis statement found
later in the essay.
Conclusion restates
ideas; adequate sequence
of ideas
(3 pts)

Missing or poor
introduction, transitions,
and/or conclusion;
no thesis statement to be
found;
Ends abruptly; lacks
sense of closure; ideas
are all over the place;
lacks focus and
sequence
(1 pt)

Quotation
integration

Quotations embedded into

own sentences extremely
smoothly. Quotations do not
stand alone. You never refer
to quotations as quotes or
quotations in your
sentences. (5 pts)

Quotations embedded
into paper somewhat
smoothly; still too much
filler like on page 35
or you can see this in
this quote. You refer to
a quotation as a quote

Quotations placed in
paper in a clunky
manner; Quotations
stand alone and are not
embedded into your
own sentences; You
refer to a quotation as a

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or quotation once. (3
pts)

quoteor quotation
multiple times. (1 pt)
(automatic zero in this
category if there are no
quotations at all)

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)

Overall smooth writing;

some issue w/ sentence
structure, but they dont
necessarily interfere with
meaning;
Attempts to use a
sophisticated
vocabulary; may
misuse words from
time to time (3 pts)

Issues w/ sentence
structure interfere with
meaning;
Many words used
incorrectly;
vocabulary is bland
OR too much
purple prose (1 pt)

Conventions

Engaging, formal, and

objective tone; very few
grammar errors;
consistently uses present
tense verbs (5 pts)

Formal tone; a handful of

grammar errors, but
theyre not overly
distracting; usually uses
present tense verbs (3
pts)

Limited awareness of or
inconsistent tone; Many
grammar errors that
distract from the content
of the paper (1 pt)

Format (MLA)
Times New
Roman 12
Double spaced
MLA heading
Header w/ page #
Descriptive title
(in addition to the
copied question)
Margins (1 or 1.25
inches)
In-text citations
Works cited page

Zero errors (5 pts)

Two errors (3 pts)

Four or more errors

(1 pt)

Word count

500-750 words

400-499 words

399 or fewer words

Word count typed at the end

of the essay

OR

OR

751-850 words

851 or more words

See last page of this

handout for sample format!

Example

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Word count: 634
(5 pts)

Word count typed at the

end of the essay
(3 pts)

Word count not typed at

the end of the essay
(1 pt)

Blythe Carrier-Hagerman
Mr. Bradley
English 11
6/1/15
Write Your Descriptive Title Here
Socratic Seminar and Imagery
Imagery is a big part of how we see a story in our heads. This year in English 11 we
learned how to use imagery and how to find the deeper meaning behind the imagery used
in poems, books, and short stories. When we read a story with good imagery we are able
to see the story play out in our heads, we can see the details that the author saw.

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An example that uses a lot of imagery is the story The Masque of the Red Death
by Edgar A. Poe. In the poem Poe uses imagery throughout, letting the reader see
what he saw when he was writing it. One example is Its pendulum swung to and
fro with a dull,heavy,monotonous clang; and when the minute-hand made the
circuit of the face, and the hour was stricken, there came from the brazen lungs of
the clock a sound which is clear and loud and deep and exceedingly musical(Poe
2). In this example you can see the pendulum swinging back and forth, hear the
sound it makes as it swings and when the hour hand strikes a new hour, as though
you were in the story. Another example of imagery is in William Faulkner's A
Rose for Emily when he describes the house in which Emily lived in. It was a
big squarish frame house that had once been white, decorated with cupolas and
spires and scrolled balconies in the heavy lightsome style of the seventies, set on
what had once been our most select street. Faulkner describes what the house
once looked like back when rich white people lived on that street.
Word count: 198
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Works Cited