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Since this is a film class, obviously the bulk of the work will be based on the films viewed in class. To be fair, a student must be present to see the movie in class and complete any assigned work. In addition, the student must be actively paying attention

This rubric is designed for prompts that require a specific response for each paragraph. Each paragraph's topic sentence will be the thesis for that paragraph.

In journals, students will respond to prompts that are related to the a novel read in class.

Choose a different character from the story, novel, or play you are reading and re-write any scene from the literature from that character's perspective. This is good for any story that has an unreliable narrator and/or first person narration.

Students are to chose 10-15 significant quotes from any unit of literature currently studied in class. These quotes must be significant in terms of plot, theme, and/or character. Responses should reflect understanding of plot by providing a brief description of background information explaining what is happening in the story in connection with the quote.

Research the approved topic. Include a work cited page with the required references used in researching the paper. Paper will be graded on sufficiency of research to support the thesis, effective use of information gained through research, credibility of sources, and relevance of included information. Grade will be based on organization, clarity, ability to translate research in writer's own words, use of transitions, appropriate voice, correct citation format, grammar, spelling and punctuation.

Create a paper bag designed with all the literary terms and Freytag pryramid. Also, students must find symbolic representations of the characters, conflict, and theme.

Write a character journal from the perspective of one main character

Realm Examination: analysis of individual cantos.

This rubric is designed to clearly outline the grading process of homework and class work. The differences between a check plus, check, and check minus are explicitly defined.

Persuasive Essay

Guidelines for scoring an expository essay.

Create a time line based on the era of a novel's setting

Basic Rubric for evaluation of a single timeline or multiple timelines on the same paper.

Create a Facebook profile for a main character in the novel