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English11FinalExamPortfolioCheck,DiscourseAnalysisandReflectiveEssay

Pleasemakeacopyofthisdocumentandshareitbackwithmeatspartanenglish102@gmail.com

Part#1PortfolioPleasemakesuretohavethefollowingdocumentsonyouronlineportfolio:

Inyourportfolio,youshouldincludealldraftswereapplicable.FortheIndependentReadingProjectincludeyouressayandadigitalcopyofyourspecificproject.Forexample,ifitisapieceofart,takeapictureofit.AlsomakesuretoupdateyourbooksonGoodreads.combeforeendingtheyearandtheHOMEpagewillhaveyourSuperHeroNarrative.Pleaseplacethelinktoyouronlineportfoliohere:http://cranabi16.weebly.com/

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Criteria Excellent Average NeedsImprovement

CompletionofyourEnglish11OnlinePortfolio

Allassignmentsarepostedontoyourportfoliowebsite.

Allassignmentsarelaidoutandtitledcorrectly,justliketheaboveexample.

Everythingisprofessional,cleanandunderstandable.

YouhaveincludedtheXfactorbyusingpictures,videosetctoillustrateyourlearning.(25pts)

Mostassignmentsarepostedtoyourportfoliowebsite.

Mostassignmentsarelaidoutandtitledcorrectly.

Notasclearorprofessionalasexcellent.

IncludesverylittleXfactors.(18pts)

Missingmultipleassignmentsfromyourportfoliowebsite.

Fewassignmentsarelaidoutandtitledcorrectly.

Notclearorprofessional.

IncludesnoXfactors.JuststickswiththelayoutofthetemplategivenbyWeebly.(5pts)or(0ptsifnotcompleted)

Part2:DiscourseAnalysisYouwillcompleteadiscourseanalysisthearticleCollegeWorthIt?Clearly,NewDataSayfromtheNewYorkTimes.Usethepastdiscourseanalysiswehavecompletedinclassasaguide.Hereisalinktothediscourseanalysisquestions.Underthispleasewritea300400wordessayanalysingthearticleusingthediscourseanalysisquestions:

ThearticleCollegeWorthIt?Clearly,NewDataSay,bringsupamajor

concernformanyundergraduatesandcollegegraduates.Iscollegereallyworthgoing

intodebtandspendingmostofyourtimestudying.Accordingtothisarticleitis.Inthe

articletheyusedinformationfromastudyin2013andshowagraphwiththeresults.

Oneofthemanyexcusesfornotgoingtocollegeismoney.Somepeoplethink

thatoncetheygettheirdegreetheywon'tmakeenough,orgetajobrightawayinorder

topayoftheirdebt.However,accordingtoananalysisofLaborDepartmentstatisticsby

theEconomicPolicyInstituteinWashington,thepaygapforeducatedemployeeshas

reachedanalltimehighthispastyear.OnaverageAmericanswithafouryeardegree

made98percentmoreanhourthanpeoplewithoutadegree,fiveyearsagoitwasonlyan

85percentdifference.

TheauthorDavidLeonhardt,makesanothervalidpointaboutcollege.Alotofthe

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timejournalistandinthenewsyouseethelimitationsofacollegeeducation.Thatcan

playamajorroleinaperson'sdecisiontogotocollegeaswell.Ifallwetalkaboutare

thedownsidesthemthelessinterestedpeoplearegoingtobe,ingoingtocollege.Ifwe

changedthatandtoldpeoplemoreaboutwhygettingadegreeisimportantandlessof

whyit'snot,wecouldincreasethenumberofundergraduatesperyear.Itwouldalsobe

verybeneficialforthepeoplethemselves,withapropereducationtheycanearnmore

moneytopaybackstudentloans.

Allaroundcollegeisverybeneficial.Youcanincreaseyourknowledgeonmore

thanonesubject,youcanevengetpayedfordoingwhatyoutakeaninterestin.College

benefitsyourlieinsomanyways.Itisdefinitelymorethanworthittogotocollege.

Criteria Excellent Average NeedsImprovement

DiscourseAnalysisRubric

Anexcellentessay,onethatislargelyerrorfreeinwritinganalysisisinteresting,insightfulandorganized.Theanalysisbringsavividnesstowhatisbeingwrittenaboutitservesasanexemplartodeepenanotherpersonsunderstandingofhowcollegeisworthit.(25pts)

Thepaperaddressestheassignmentandmakessomegoodpointsbutthereisconfusionaboutcourseconcepts,theanalysisisnotsufficientlydetailed,and/oropinionsareassertedratherthandevelopedthroughargument.Organizationispartialwritingerrorsarenoticeablebutlimited.(18pts)

Thepapermissesimportantcomponentsoftheassignmentseriousmisunderstandingofmajortermsandtherearemanywritingerrors.

ORThepaperisnotaddressingtheassignedtopicoritismarkedlyshorterthanexpected.(10ptsorless)

Part3:Writing/ReadingReflectionA.QuotesChoosetenquotesfromdifferentwritingandreadingassignmentsyoufindinteresting.Makesuretohaveabalanceofquotesfromyourwritingsandfromthings

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thatwerereadinclass.TheyshouldbesignificanttoYOU(notme)forsomereason.Maybeonequotecontainsapowerfulidea,anotherissomethingyounowdisagreewith,athirdisaquotewheretheyappreciatethestyleofthewriting,etc.)ForsectionAyoudonothavetoputdownthereasonWHYyoufinditinterestingyet.Thisisaprewritingexerciseforthereflectiveessaybelow.Foreachofyourquotes,pleaseciteyoursource.UseEasybib.comtoassistyou.Hereisalistofmostofthereadingswecompletedinclassandwritingconceptsdiscussed.Example:Fivefootfourinchesand195pounds,calledoutMr.Reynolds,thephysicaleducationteacher,ashereadoffKoreyBradleysheightandweight.Source:Bradley,KoreyD."OneWordBioFat".English11.Web.10Sept.2010.1.Itwasabig,squarishframehousethathadoncebeenwhite,decoratedwithcupolasandspiresandscrolledbalconiesintheheavilylightsomestyleoftheseventies,setonwhathadoncebeenourmostselectstreet.Source:Faulkner,William."ARoseforEmily."ARoseforEmily.N.p.,n.d.Web.02June2015.2."Wheneveryoufeellikecriticizinganyone...justrememberthatallthepeopleinthisworldhaven'thadtheadvantagesthatyou'vehad."Source:Fitzgerald,ScottF.TheGreatGatsby3.Hewhocontrolsthepastcontrolsthefuture.Hewhocontrolsthepresentcontrolsthepast.Source:Orwell,George.1984.4.BIGBROTHERISWATCHINGYOUSource:Orwell,George.19845.Warispeace.Freedomisslavery.Ignoranceisstrength.Source:Orwell,George.19846.IfinditsurprisingtofindtodaythattheUnitedStatesgovernmentisclosetobeingthiswayandwasextremelycloseintheheightoftheColdWar,buttodayIrealizethatitisohsoclosetobeinglikethegovernmentin1984.

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Source:Crandall,Abigail.1948EssayEnglish11.Web.May21,20157.MyrtleWilsonbelievesthatmoneywillhelpgiveherabetterappearancetoothersaroundher.Source:Crandall,Abigail.TheDreamOfGettingRich.English11.Web.January15,20158.ItwassoughttobeakeytohappinessbyMyrtle,Wilson,andGatsby,butitwasthelustforthiskeytohappiness,whichwouldleadMyrtle,Wilson,andGatsbytotheirdownfall.Source:Crandall,Abigail.TheDreamOfGettingRich.English11.Web.January15,20159.Ithasgottentothepointwherepeopledoalmosteverythingwithsomeformoftechnology.Source:Crandall,Abigail.TechnologyandSociety.English11.Web.March19,2015

10.Havingamusicalbackgroundcanhelpyoudevelopmanyskilltouselaterinyourlife,suchascollaborative,problemsolving,listening,focusing,language,andmanyotherskills.Source:Crandall,Abigail.MusicMakesYouMoreSuccessful.English11.Web.B.GeneralUnderstandingsWithyourcollectionofquotesabove,pleasecreatealistofgeneralunderstandingsthatbegintosummarizeyourlearningfromtheyear.YoucanthinkaboutbothwhatyoulearnedandhowyoulearnedthematerialinEnglish11.Herearesomeexamplestogetyoustarted:

Multipleperspectiveshelpdevelopdifferentunderstandingsofreality.OfMice

andMen

Discussionscanleadtoinsightsandlearningnotpossibleforanindividual.

SocraticSeminar

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Pleaselistatleast3ofyourGeneralUnderstandingsbelow:

ThefirstquoteisfromARoseForEmily,Ifinditinterestinghowtheauthor

chosetodescribethehouse.Howitwasoncefulloflife,butnowmuchlikeits

ownerthehouseisoldanddead.Ilearnedhowtoidentifysymbolsintextjust

likethisone.TheauthorusesthehousetoreferencehowatonetimeMissEmily

herselfwaslivelyandfullofbeauty.

ThesecondquoteisfromTheGreatGatsby,Nicksfathertoldhimthiswhenhe

wasyounger.thisquotemeansalottomepersonally,becauseitistruenoonehas

gonethroughthesamestuffasyou,everyone'slifeisdifferent.Thiscouldmean

theyhaven'texperiencetragedylikeyou,ormaybetheyhaven'texperiencethe

sameamountofjoylikeyouhave,thereisabroadrangeofmeanings.

Quotethreeisfrom1984,Orwelldefinitelyknewwhathewastalkingaboutwhen

hewrotethis.Thisquotehasbroughtsomeclaritytomewhenlookingatour

currentgovernment.Whoeverisincontrolinthepresenthasthepowertochange

thepast,liketheMinistryofTruth.

Thenextquoteisalsofrom1984.Thisquotecanbeusedasareferencetoour

presentday.Itseemslikeeverywhereyoulookthereisasecuritycamera,theyare

everywhere.IwonderifthisishowOrwellimaginedthefuture?

Nextisfromapropagandaposterin1984,theironyinthestatementsmayseem

falseatfirst.However,ifyouthinkaboutittheyaretrue.Theyevenrepresenta

majorroleinoursocietytoday.

Quotesixisfrommyessayabout1984.Thegovernmentin1984seemslikeit

couldneverexistinourpresentsociety,buthasn'titalready.

Quoteseven,isfrommyessayaboutTheGreatGatsby.ToMyrtlemoneywasthe

keytosolvingallofherproblems.Shetrulybelievedthatshewouldbeseen

differentlybysocietyifshehadmoney.Muchlikehermostwomenorpeoplein

generalbelievethisinourcurrentsociety.

EightisalsofrommyGreatGatsbyessay.Intoday'ssocietypeoplebelievethat

moneyistheanswertoeverything.Insomecasesitcouldverywellbethe

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answer,butothersituationsaremuchmorecomplicated.

Quotenineisfromoneofmyfirstbloggerassignments.IwroteaboutTechnology

andtheimpactithashadonoursocietytoday.Ithasdefinitelybecomeoneofthe

thingswedependonmost.

Quotetenisalsofromoneofmybloggerassignments.Ichosetowriteabout

musicbecausethatitoneofthethingsIlike.Ifoundanarticleandastudythat

provedhavingamusicalbackgroundcanhelpyoubeverysuccessful.

C.ReflectiveEssayLookingatthequotesandthegeneralunderstandings,pleaseuse

themtocrafta500750wordreflectiveessayonatleasttwoandnomorethanthreeof

yourgeneralunderstandings.Thisreflectiveessayshouldreflecteitherthewhatyou

learnedorhowyoulearnedthematerialinEnglish11.Quotesfromyourownwritingsor

thetextsyoureadthroughouttheyearwillbeusedtosupportyourgeneral

understandingsofwhat/howyoulearnedinthisclass.Byusingyourownworkas

sources,youwillcontinuereviewing,acknowledging,andacceptingtheauthority,power,

andconnectionsinyourworkfromthispastyear,whilealsoidentifyingwherethereis

roomforgrowthnextyear.MLAFormatmustbeusedwhenwritingthisformalessay.

Studentsamplesofpastreflectiveessaysfor11thgradeHumanities.

D.PublishingFinalReflectionOnceyouhavecompletedthereflectiveessayinthis

documentpleasecopyandpastethefollowingintoaWeeblypageentitledFinal

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Reflectiononyouronlineportfolio:

1. Quotes

2. GeneralUnderstanding

3. ReflectiveEssay

4. Tagxedoofyourallthreecombinedwritingspastedintoaimageandplaceit

ontoyourWeeblypage.CreateaTagxedoimageat

http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html

Criteria Excellent Average NeedsImprovement

QuotesandGeneralUnderstandings

Alltenquotesaregivenwithanevenbalancefromthestudentswritingsandtextreadallquotesarecitedcorrectly.Hasalistofatleast3differentgeneralunderstandingsthatpromotehighlevelreflections.(10pts)

Alltenquotesaregivenwitheithersomeunevennessofexamplesfromthestudentswritingsandtextreadornotallquotesarecitedcorrectly,butareattempted.Hasalistofatleast3differentgeneralunderstandings.(6pts)

Didnotmeettherequirednumberofquotes,citationsorgeneralunderstandings.(10pts)

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GeneralUnderstanding:Typedatthebeginningofyouressay.

Yes,thegeneralunderstandingisretypedatthebeginningofyouressay.Youcopieditexactly.(5pts)

Thereisavaguereferencetothegeneralunderstandingyoureanswering,butyoudidnotcopyitexactly.(3pts)

Youdidnotincludethegeneralunderstandingatthebeginningofyouressay.(0pts)

ThesisStatement Clear,concise,hasasowhatfactorPresentsclearreflectionthatgoesbeyondsummary.(5pts)

Missingoneormoreofclarity,conciseness,andsowhatfactorPresentsadequatereflectionbutmaybemoresummarythananalysis.(3pts)

Unclear,wordy,confusing,orlackinginasowhatfactorLacksreflection.(1pt)

Bodyofpaper PointsclearlysupportthesisUsesrelevantquotationstosupportideasdevelopsthoroughreflectionclearunderstandingofhowstyleeffectsmeaning(10pts)

PointssometimessupportthesisQuotationsaremoredescriptivethananalyticaldevelopsbasicreflectionsuperficialunderstandingofhowstyleaffectsmeaning(6pts)

PointsdonotsupportthesisPaperisallsummarylacksanalysisLacksunderstandingofhowstyleaffectsmeaning(automaticdeductionof5ptsinthiscategoryiftherearenoquotationsatall)

Organization Strongintroduction,transitions,andconclusion.ThesisstatementfoundinthefirstparagraphConclusionsynthesizesideasanddoesnotintroducenewinformationLogicalsequenceofideaswithinandbetweenparagraphs.(5pts)

Adequateintroduction,transitions,andconclusion.Thesisstatementfoundlaterintheessay.Conclusionrestatesideasadequatesequenceofideas(3pts)

Missingorpoorintroduction,transitions,and/orconclusionnothesisstatementtobefoundEndsabruptlylackssenseofclosureideasareallovertheplacelacksfocusandsequence(1pt)

QuotationintegrationClickhereforavideotutorial!http://goo.gl/iA8BnI

Quotationsembeddedintoownsentencesextremelysmoothly.Quotationsdonotstandalone.Youneverrefertoquotationsasquotesorquotationsinyoursentences.(5pts)

Quotationsembeddedintopapersomewhatsmoothlystilltoomuchfillerlikeonpage35oryoucanseethisinthisquote.Yourefertoaquotationasaquoteorquotationonce.(3pts)

QuotationsplacedinpaperinaclunkymannerQuotationsstandaloneandarenotembeddedintoyourownsentencesYourefertoaquotationasaquoteorquotationmultiple

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times.(1pt)(automaticzerointhiscategoryiftherearenoquotationsatall)

Sentencestructure/wordchoice

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)

Overallsmoothwritingsomeissuew/sentencestructure,buttheydontnecessarilyinterferewithmeaningAttempts to use a sophisticated vocabulary; may misuse words from time to time (3 pts)

Issuesw/sentencestructureinterferewithmeaning Many words used incorrectly; vocabulary is bland OR too much purple prose (1 pt)

Conventions

Engaging,formal,andobjectivetoneveryfewgrammarerrorsconsistentlyusespresenttenseverbs(5pts)

Formaltoneahandfulofgrammarerrors,buttheyrenotoverlydistractingusuallyusespresenttenseverbs(3pts)

LimitedawarenessoforinconsistenttoneManygrammarerrorsthatdistractfromthecontentofthepaper(1pt)

Format(MLA)TimesNewRoman12DoublespacedMLAheadingHeaderw/page#Descriptivetitle(inadditiontothecopiedquestion)Margins(1or1.25inches)IntextcitationsWorkscitedpage

Zeroerrors(5pts)Seelastpageofthishandoutforsampleformat!

Twoerrors(3pts) Fourormoreerrors(1pt)

Wordcount 500750wordsWordcounttypedattheendoftheessayExampleWordcount:634(5pts)

400499wordsOR751850wordsWordcounttypedattheendoftheessay

399orfewerwordsOR851ormorewordsWordcountnottypedattheendoftheessay

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(3pts) (1pt)

AbigailCrandall

Mr.Bradley

English11

June2,2015

Reflection

ThroughouttheyearinEnglish11,wehavelearnedagreatdealofthings.Some

ofthosethingsstuckoutmoretomefromtherest,likefindingandconnecting

symbolisminatext,connectingtextfromabookandrelatingittotherealworld,and

understandingtheallaroundgeneralideaofabook.Ilearnedthesebyreadingliterature

andprocessingthebackgroundandanynewinformationIhadlearnedaboutthetext.

ThequotethathelpedmelearnaboutsymbolismisfromARoseForEmily,this

storyhadalotofsymbolisminit.Forexampleitbeginswithadescriptionofahouse,It

wasabig,squarishframehousethathadoncebeenwhite,decoratedwithcupolasand

spiresandscrolledbalconiesintheheavilylightsomestyleoftheseventies,setonwhat

hadoncebeenourmostselectstreet.(Faulkner.ARoseForEmily).Thismayseem

likejustanoldhouse,butitisalsodescribingitspastowner,MissEmily.Ihadtoread

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thestoryacoupletimestounderstandthis,thehouseitselfhaddiedalongwithMiss

Emily.Iwasabletousethisexampleofunderstandingsymbolisminabookwereadasa

class,TheGreatGatsby.

TheGreatGatsbyisawellknownbookthattookplaceduringtheroaring

twenties.Throughoutthisbooktherearemanyrepresentationsofsymbolism,likethe

famouseyesthatwatchoverthevalleyofash,orthegreenlight.However,thisbookalso

taughtmeanotherthing,understandingthegeneralthemeofatext.TheGreatGatsby,

hasmanythemes,buttheonethatstruckmethemostisaboutmoney.Allofcharactersat

onepointtalkaboutmoneyandthedreamofbeingrich.Itwassoughttobeakeyto

happinessbyMyrtle,Wilson,andGatsby,butitwasthelustforthiskeytohappiness,

whichwouldleadMyrtle,Wilson,andGatsbytotheirdownfall.(Crandall.TheDream

OfGettingRich),thesethreecharactersallbelievedthatmoneywouldsolvealloftheir

problems.Intheenditonlymadethemmorecomplicated.Iwasalsoabletomakea

connectionbetweenthebookandtherealworld,mostpeoplethinkmoneyistheanswer

toeverything.

MakingtheconnectionbetweentherealworldandTheGreatGatsby,alsohelped

makeconnectionsinthenextnextbookIreadforEnglish11.In1984therearemany

connectionsthatcanbemadebetweentheirdystopiaandoursocietytoday.Forexample,

IfinditsurprisingtofindtodaythattheUnitedStatesgovernmentisclosetobeingthis

wayandwasextremelycloseintheheightoftheColdWar,buttodayIrealizethatitis

ohsoclosetobeinglikethegovernmentin1984.(Crandall.1948Essay).Imadethe

connectionbetweenthegovernmentin1984andourgovernmentintheUnitedStates.In

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Londonwherethestorytakes,theyhavecamerasoneverystreetcornerwatchingyou,

Orwellpredictedthiswhenhewrotethebook,heknewthisiswhatourlivewould

become.Makingtheseconnectionshavehelpedmelearnandrealizeotherconnection

betweentherealworldandliterature.

AllofthesethingsthatIhavelearnedoverthecourseoftheyearandIwillbe

abletousefortherestofmylife.Imaynotpickupontheserightaway,butwithmore

practiceIwillbeabletoimprove.ThesewerenottheonlythingsthatIlearned,theseare

justthethreethingsthatstuckouttomethemostovertheyear.Ialsobelievetheseare

themostvaluable,throughouttherestofmylifeiwillbeabletomakeconnectionsinto

therealworld.

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WorksCited

Faulkner,William."ARoseforEmily."ARoseforEmily.N.p.,n.d.Web.02June

2015.Crandall,Abigail.1948EssayEnglish11.Web.May21,2015

Crandall,Abigail.TheDreamOfGettingRich.English11.Web.January15,2015