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Who is Hester Prynne?

Two-page analysis of a quote from The Scarlet Letter, review of a secondary source, and contextualization of Hester Prynne in 17th century Puritan society in the New World.

Rubric Code: HXX22B7

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Subject: English

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 9-12

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	Fair 1 pts	Good 2 pts	Excellent 3 pts
Quotation	Fair A passage from The Scarlet Letter is selected for analysis, 5 lines +/- which may not epitomize who Hester Prynne is, and what she may be capable of.	Good A passage from The Scarlet Letter is selected for analysis, 5-10 lines max., which seems to epitomize who Hester Prynne is, and what she may be capable of.	Excellent A passage from The Scarlet Letter is selected for analysis, 5-10 lines max., which clearly epitomizes who Hester Prynne is, and what she may be capable of.
Textual Evidence	Fair Evidence from the text may not be present to support the analysis.	Good Evidence from the text is present and supports the analysis.	Excellent Evidence from the text is clearly present and supports the analysis in an interesting and detailed manner.
Textual Analysis	Fair The analysis may address who Hester Prynne is but falls short in terms of what she may be capable of.	Good The analysis specifically addresses who Hester Prynne is and what she may be capable of.	Excellent The analysis thoroughly presents who Hester Prynne is and insightfully addresses what she may be capable of.
Reasoning & Examples	Fair Reasoning and examples may not be clear or to the point.	Good Reasoning and examples are clear and to the point.	Excellent Reasoning and examples are substantive and original.
Critic's Viewpoint	Fair The paper may fail to report on the views of one other critic and/or not explain why and/or how they apply to the passage being analyzed.	Good The paper reports on the views of one other critic and explains why and how they apply to the passage being analyzed.	Excellent The paper reports in depth on the views of one other critic and explains in great detail why and how they apply to the passage under analysis.
Historical Context	Fair Does not consider the historical context nor does it evaluate Hester's relationship to Puritan orthodoxy or civil-disobedience.	Good Considers the historical context and evaluates whether Hester embraces Puritan orthodoxy or she undermines the civil and religious authorities of her day.	Excellent Insightfully considers the historical context when evaluating whether Hester embraces Puritan orthodoxy or she undermines the civil and religious authorities of her day.
In-Body Citation	Fair In-body citations are not used throughout the paper and/or may not be in the proper format.	Good In-body citations are used for direct quotes throughout the paper in the proper format.	Excellent In-body citations are used for direct quotes AND paraphrases throughout the paper in the proper format.
orks Cited Page	Fair The Works Cited page may not accompany the paper and/or is not in the proper format.	Good The Works Cited page accompanies the paper and is in the proper format, but may lack one or two titles.	Excellent The Works Cited page accompanies the paper, is complete, and in the proper format.
Formatting	Fair Paper may not be typed, or double-spaced, or use 12 pt Garamond font.	Good Paper is typed, double-spaced, 12 pt font, but may not use Garamond.	Excellent Paper is typed, double-spaced, 12 pt Garamond font.
Writing	Fair The writing may lapse into ambiguity, or be wordy and lack sophistication in expression; many punctuation and spelling, grammar and syntax errors are present and may hinder comprehension.	Good The writing is clear, not wordy, and sophisticated in expression; punctuation and spelling, grammar and syntax errors are kept to a minimum and do not hinder comprehension.	Excellent Writing is exemplary, concise, and a delight to read, even when using sophisticated syntax; employs various types of sentence structure; not wordy; virtually error free.

Keywords:

Hester Prynne, Scarlet Letter, Puritan, 17th century, quote, secondary source

Subjects:

English

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