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Workshop Evaluation Guide

Formatting

  • Is the entire document double-spaced and in proper MLA format with a correct Heading and correct Header. Refer to MLA Template in Course Documents

Thesis

  • Has your peer constructed a clear thesis in which he/she directly responds to the appropriate prompt?
  • Is it absolutely clear which prompt (Option 1 or 2) he/she has selected?
  • Attached to the thesis, is there a clear plan of development indicating the three literary devices that will be compared/contrasted? The following are some literary devices: theme, characterization, symbolism, plot patterns, plot conflict, point-of-view, irony, hyperbole, foreshadowing…etc?
  • Two (2) Flannery O’Connor short stories must be used as primary sources, one of which must be “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”

Rhetorical Précis

Are there six rhetorical précis total?

  • Are there only four sentences in each rhetorical précis?
  • Does each sentence succinctly follow the rhetorical précis formula noted on the Rhetorical Précis instructional guide, exemplified in the samples, and revisited in my Revision Guide for Rhetorical Précis page? If the author deviates from the formula in any way, please suggest that he/she stick with the required rhetorical précis structure and provide clear suggestions.
  • Does Sentence 1 provide the name of the author, the genre (literary criticism) and title of the work with the date (in parentheses), a rhetorically active verb (states, claims, posits, argues, asserts) followed by a “that” phrase in which the thesis of the work is stated (either paraphrased, quoted, or summed up) in one sentence with a parenthetical citation at the end?
  • Does Sentence 2 provide the rhetorical method(s) of writing used by the author of the literary criticism? Here are some rhetorical modes:
  • narration and description are modes with the primary purpose of stirring the reader's emotions
  • process,exemplification, cause/effect, comparison/contrast, illustration, definition, and classification/division are methods that help readers understand a subject, explore its functions, causes, consequences, relationships to other subjects, meaning, or nature
  • argumentation and persuasion are methods that seek to change readers' attitudes or actions with regard to specific subjects
  • Does Sentence 2 include the plan of development of the literary criticism (i.e. the main supporting points used to examine the thesis)?
  • Does Sentence 3 state the purpose of the piece. Why is he/she writing this piece? Also, what effect is the author hoping to inspire within the reader? This is accomplished with an “in order to” phrase. i.e. The purpose of this piece is X in order to Y.

Does Sentence 4 explains the author’s tone (specify tone) and intended audience?

Syntax

_____ Use the present tense.

_____ Careful and concise use of diction

_____ Good Sentence Structure

_____ Proper use of mechanics (grammar, punctuation marks, sentence structure…etc.)

Eliminate the following:

_____ Free of Spelling errors

_____ Free of Run-ons

_____ Free of Fragments

_____ Free of slang, clichés, sarcasm, or inflammatory language

_____ Avoid contractions

_____ Free of Personal Pronouns, such as you, your(s), yourself, me, I, mine, myself, we, us, our(s), and ourselves

_____ Free of repetition, especially at the beginning of nearby sentences

_____ Free of Pronoun Agreement errors

_____ Free of Subject-Verb Agreement errors

_____ Free of Punctuation errors, such as comma, semi-colon, quotation marks, apostrophes…etc.

_____ Parallel structure with parallel elements in a series (commas must separate three or more elements in a series)

  • Is his/her writing easy to read?
  • What are the main syntactical problems with each summary? Use the checklist provided. Make a list and provide reference web link from previous DB Commentary threads, from Google, or other resources. Making a list and suggesting a solution is a concrete way to help your peer receive the assistance needed with his/her problem areas.

Citations

  • Does the first sentence of each précis include a parenthetical citation after the borrowed passage, meaning that within parentheses, you must insert the author’s last name and the page number from which you gathered the passage. If your source does not have a page number, then post the paragraph number. i.e. (Jones 2) or (Jones par. 8)
  • Is there an appropriate parenthetical citation after each directly quoted, paraphrased, or summed up piece of evidence?
  • Is there a full Works Cited page at the end of assignment that contains seven (7) full source entries for your eight sources (one for your O’Connor stories and six for your secondary sources)?

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NAME1 NAME CLASS TEACHER 11/7/2019 Writing Assignment 3 Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” published in 1953, and “Displaced Person” published in 1955 are both stories that are full of ironic beats on the main character such as the grandmother in “Good Man” and Mrs.Shortley in “Displaced Person”. They are similarities and differences in the characterization, imagery and symbolism to show the irony in each story. In his literary criticism “Things Darkly Buried: In Praise of ‘A Good Man is Hard to Find” (2010), Stephan Gresham asserts that, Flannery O’Connor uses ‘buried’ imagery throughout the short story to raise tension and worry of the unknown. Gresham supports his assertion by illustrates the many different forms of ‘buried’ imagery in the story while also explaining his interpretation of the imagery and how it relates to the context of the story. . His purpose is to show readers that the most subtle of imagery can influence a person's sense of dread and fear response and can be used to subtly influence a reader's emotions. Greshams’ tone assumes that his readers are familiar with ‘A Good Man is Hard to Find’ and the works of O’Connor. NAME 2 In his literary criticism “On the Significance of Civil War References in Flannery O’Connor’s ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find.’” (2018), Thomas P. Flint argues that, O’Connor’s use of Civil War symbolism “ strengthen[s] the case for claiming that one of the central morals of the story is the difficulty of our discerning what justice requires.”(119). Flint supports his assertion by comparing his four examples of Civil War references to how they affect the story and what they meant to the readers of the time of publishing. His purpose is to show readers that they can use this story to show the socio-political turmoil between two generations due to changing views on Civil Rights and issues of class. Flint’s tone assumes a reader that is familiar with the American Civil War to some degree and general knowledge about the 1950’s in the SouthEast United States. . In his literary criticism “Flannery O’Connor’s Murderous Imagination: Southern Ladyhood in ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find.’” (2017), Robert Rea claims that, O’Connor’s parody of classic southern literature tropes like the Southern Belle heroine were used to show that the South was not as perfect in the past as it has been made to be with Southern literature. Rea supports his claim by comparing the tropes used by many authors to the paridied version in O’Connor’s story. His purpose is to show readers that O’Connor’s use of the southern tropes as a way for her to show that the Southern life is more complex than other authors portray. Rea’s tone assumes an audience that is familiar with Southern Literature and O’Connor’s story “A Good Man is Hard to Find”. NAME 3 In his literary criticism “Tremendous frontiers--Flannery O'Connor and the Catholic writer's 'true country'.” (2015), Christopher Wachal claims that, many people are greatly hurt by being displaced and their new homes problems. Wachal supports his claim by illustrating the many examples of displaced symbolism and explaining the context of the story. His purpose is to show readers that the symbolism used by O’Connor is to show that a person's “country” defines them be it past or current “country”. Wachal’s tone assumes the reader is familiar with O’Connor’s “Displaced Person” and is aware of politics and social changes in the 1950’s. In his literary criticism “A Patriotic Deus ex Machina in Flannery O'Connor's 'The Displaced Person'.” (2010), Randy Boyagoda asserts that, “In other words, O'Connor was absolutely interested in the relationship between religion, culture, gender, and power, specifically as it came through the interplay of divinity, masculinity, authority, and power.”(2). Boyagoda supports his assertion by explaining the characters motivations in the story in terms of views on race religion and authority from the cultural perspective of the South. His purpose is to show readers that O’Connor uses the political turmoil of the time to demonstrate the ironic and hypocritical ways of white protestants in the American South. Boyagoda’s tone assumes that the reader is aware of Southern politics and has some knowledge with the story Displaced Person. In her literary criticism “Placing Violence, Embodying Grace: Flannery O'Connor's 'Displaced Person.'.” (2003), Betsy Bolton claims that,“O'Connor's fictional techniques draw the reader's attention to the "apperceptive apparatus" of the characters in her stories--and, by extension, to the reader's own techniques for experiencing (or not experiencing) reality.”(45) . NAME 4 Bolton supports her assertion by comparing the different ways the characters in the story use their personal beliefs and leaps in logic to justify their hatred of Mr. Guizac. Her purpose is to show readers that in the technologically supported society all tragedies are equidistant and that has come to show that in “the "I" of the beholder.”(1) many don’t care unless it involves them. Bolton’s tone assumes that her readers are familiar with the works of O’Connor and have some knowledge about how society has been affected by technology. NAME 5 Works Cited Bolton, Betsy. "Placing Violence, Embodying Grace: Flannery O'Connor's 'Displaced Person.'." ​Short Story Criticism,​ edited by Janet Witalec, vol. 61, Gale, 2003. Literature Resource Center​, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1420050921/LitRC?u=sdccd_cuyamaca&sid=Lit RC&xid=ae35dcd8. Accessed 12 Nov. 2019. Originally published in ​Studies in Short Fiction​, vol. 34, no. 1, Winter 1997, pp. 87-104. Boyagoda, Randy. "A Patriotic Deus ex Machina in Flannery O'Connor's 'The Displaced Person'." ​The Southern Literary Journal​, vol. 43, no. 1, 2010, p. 59+. Literature Resource Center​, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A249139453/LitRC?u=sdccd_cuyamaca&sid=Lit R C&xid=afe6c998. Accessed 7 Nov. 2019. Flint, Thomas P. “On the Significance of Civil War References in Flannery O’Connor’s ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find.’” ​Renascence: Essays on Values in Literature,​ no. 2, 2018, p. 119. EBSCOhost​, Gresham, Stephen. “Things Darkly Buried: In Praise of ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find.’” Shenandoah​, no. 1–2, 2010, p. 17. EBSCOhost​, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsger AN=edsgcl.233492456&site=eds-live . “A Good Man Is Hard to Find.” ​The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor,​ by Flannery O'Connor, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1971, pp. 117–133. NAME 6 “Displaced Person” ​The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor​, by Flannery O'Connor, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1971, pp. 194–235. Rea, Robert. “Flannery O’Connor’s Murderous Imagination: Southern Ladyhood in ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find.’” ​Southwest Review​, no. 2, 2017, p. 168. EBSCOhost​, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsglr&AN=edsgcl.510937085 &site=eds-live.search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsglr&AN=e d sgcl.546217554&site=eds-live . Wachal, Christopher. "Tremendous frontiers--Flannery O'Connor and the Catholic writer's 'true country'." ​Renascence: Essays on Values in Literature,​ vol. 67, no. 3, 2015, p. 219+. ​Literature Resource Center​, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A430801569/LitRC?u=sdccd_cuyamaca&sid=Lit R C&xid=a05c0664. Accessed 6 Nov. 2019.
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