Signature Assignment Overview The Signature Assignment addresses all four of the course University prescribed objectivespersonal responsibility, critical thinking, communication skills, and social responsibility. This essay includes the integration of outside sources; it, therefore, requires students to demonstrate personal responsibility as they use the words and ideas of other writers in an accurate and ethical manner. Citing sources properly isn’t just a matter of mechanics. It’s a question of personal responsibility (with real consequences for students) that overlaps with students’ responsibility to the academic community of which they are a part. The construction of a clearly articulated thesis statement supported by a careful analysis of textual evidence demonstrates critical thinking and communication skills. The development of a well-organized essay that demonstrates the correct use of grammar and other writing mechanics and demonstrates an awareness of the how to appeal convincingly to an audience further addresses the communication objective. The critical analysis of the way the selected text engages a significant issue of social responsibility addresses the social responsibility outcome. Specific Requirements Write a well-organized, effectively developed 4-5 page critical analysis of one of the texts we have read in class. There should also be an additional MLA style formatted Works Cited page. In your analysis, you should explore how your chosen text reveals a particular issue related to social identity construction (some topics might include the construction of gender, race, or class). You should also explore what argument you believe the text is making about the issue and how the argument relates to social and cultural concerns of the age in which the text was written. For example, if you choose to write about gender roles in Dracula, you will need to discuss the argument you believe Stoker is making about gender roles in the 1890s. Likewise, if you choose to discuss class issues in Mrs. Dalloway, you will need to discuss the argument you believe Woolf is making about class issues in the 1920s. This method of analysis will also require you to do some research into the time period of your chosen text. For instance, if you are discussing class distinctions in Mrs. Dalloway, you will need to research the class structure in Britain during the 1920s. ((Hamlet, Frankenstein, Dracula; dates to the original versions), Mrs. Dalloway) are the text for this class. Don’t forget that you must support your claims with evidence from your chosen text and research. You must also properly integrate material from two secondary sources into your analysis in a way that gives credit to the authors whose ideas and language you are incorporating. This is not a research paper or a summary of the work of literature, but a paper in which you draw on the selected text and secondary sources to communicate an interpretive argument about your chosen text through the lens of social responsibility. The Library offers a quick, on-line plagiarism tutorial: http://library.uta.edu/plagiarism/. Appropriate Secondary Sources National newspapers (e.g., New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star Telegram) Print magazines (e.g., The Atlantic, Harper’s, New Yorker, Time, Newsweek) Online magazines (e.g., Slate, Salon) Scholarly articles (e.g., academic articles published in peer-reviewed journals; you can find citations for these articles by using the MLA International Bibliography database, JSTOR, or Project Muse—all of which UTA’s library gives you access to online) Scholarly books or book chapters (it’s a good bet a book is scholarly if it’s published by an academic press, such as Duke University Press; if you’re not sure, ask your instructor) Historical documents (e.g., old newspaper articles, letters, speeches, journal entries) from academic databases (see the History subject guide on the library website for ideas) Students interested in using a source that isn’t listed here, should check with the instructor or academic coach. Your essay should be a Word document that is double spaced, with 1-inch margins, in 12-pt., Times New Roman (or some other easily readable) font. Follow the MLA’s recommendations for formatting, citation, and style. Here is a direct link to the Library’s excellent guide to MLA format: http://www.uta.edu/library/help/files/cite-mla.pdf. You'll also found more important information on how to use and cite sources as well as MLA format by clicking on the "Student Resources" tab in the course menu. In addition to the above, your assignment must include the following: 1. an essay that is at least 4 pages long, but no more than 5 2. integration of two appropriate sources 3. a thesis 4. a title 5. incorporation of evidence (i.e., quotations) from the literary text 6. Works Cited page using MLA format Below Average Average Above Average Excellent Prompt 0 (0%) - 13 (13%) Minimal response to the prompt. 14 (14%) - 15 (15%) Some aspects of the prompt are addressed 16 (16%) - 17 (17%) Most aspects of the prompt are addressed. 18 (18%) - 20 (20%) All aspects of the prompts are addressed Organization 0 (0%) - 13 (13%) Minimal response to organize essay according to effective title, introduction, thesis, topic sentences, and paragraphs. 14 (14%) - 15 (15%) Title might be lacking. Thesis might not be clearly written or easy to identify. Transitions between ideas might be missing. 16 (16%) - 17 (17%) Title provided. Thesis attempts an argument but might not be clearly written. Attempts to establish transitions between ideas. 18 (18%) - 20 (20%) Compelling title forecasts what is to come. Thesis takes a position, is contestable, detailed, and clear. Transitions between ideas are strong. Critical Thinking 0 (0%) - 13 (13%) Minimal attempt provided to analyze sources. Paragraphs might lack topic sentences that relate to either the thesis or contents of paragraph. Evidence not cited to support claims. 14 (14%) - 15 (15%) Topic sentences may not relate clearly and directly back to the thesis. Relies on summary far more than analysis. Ideas are not fully developed before a new idea is introduced. Evidence presented to support claims is not consistent. 16 (16%) - 17 (17%) Topic sentences attempt to be analytic and to relate clearly and directly to the thesis. More summary might be provided than needed. Writing attempts to analyze sources. Essay attempts to develop ideas. Evidence for claims is present. 18 (18%) - 20 (20%) Analytic topic sentences relate clearly and directly to thesis. 5% or less summary provided. The essay primarily focuses on and sustains analysis and synthesis. Ideas are fully developed. Claims are supported with evidence and convincing. Sources and Format 0 (0%) - 13 (13%) Works Cited page incomplete or missing. Sources might not be present or adequately brought into paper. 14 (14%) - 15 (15%) Work Cited page attempted but lacks correct information or formatting. Might be hard to connect all sources easily to in-body citation. Quotations are orphaned," not connected with author's prose. 16 (16%) - 17 (17%) Works Cited page is mostly correct. Easy to connect sources with in-body citation. Mostly connects quotations with author's own prose. 18 (18%) - 20 (20%) Works Cited page is polished. Clear connection to in-text citation made. Quotations correctly incorporated with author's prose. Grammar 0 (0%) - 13 (13%) Major language problems: the frequency of errors makes meaning difficult. 14 (14%) - 15 (15%) Language problems: sentence structure problems (run ons/fragments) persist; punctuation and other errors make meaning- making slow or difficult. 16 (16%) - 17 (17%) Correct language: there are some problems with grammar, but they do not persist in the writing or interfer too much with meaning-making. 18 (18%) - 20 (20%) Few, if any, grammar errors are present and language is eloquent and clear. Name:Signature Assignment Rubric
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