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Unit 10B: Analyzing Literary Texts Portfolio Guidelines & Rubric

Due in the Lesson 6 Dropbox on March 21st

Directions: For this portfolio, you will be analyzing 2 stories: “The Swallow and the Pumpkinseed” & “Don’t Count Your Chickens”. The first is a folktale, & the second is written in the style of a folktale. Your analysis should focus on the following essay prompt: What life lesson or important values do you think the younger brothers in the two stories help readers understand?

Portfolio Requirements:

Your essay must be at least 3 paragraphs.

Read the stories & choose a life lesson OR important value that you feel the readers should learn based on the younger brothers in BOTH stories. Find evidence in BOTH stories to support your thesis.

Answer the question, “How are the younger boys DIFFERENT from the older brothers in BOTH stories?” and find evidence from BOTH stories to support your answer.

Find TWO examples of how the authors’ use of plot events, language, and literary devices give BOTH stories meaning & show what the authors want the readers to learn (Author’s Message). Here is a link to a list of Literary Devices to help you determine what was used in the stories.

Your analysis must be submitted in MLA format & include a Works Cited Page for the 2 stories.

You must submit your analysis to the Paper Review Center & provide their feedback along with your updated analysis (showing that you utilized their feedback) in the dropbox. Click here to watch a video on how to submit to the Paper Review Center. Click here to read how to download their feedback.

You will be graded using the rubric on the next page (also linked here)

Resources to help you plan & draft your literary analysis:

“The Swallow and the Pumpkinseed” link- this story is also linked in the Connexus lessons

“Don’t Count Your Chickens” link- this story is also linked in the Connexus lessons

3 Paragraph Essay- This explains what should go in each of your 3 paragraphs for this essay.

Literary Analysis Outline- This walks you through organizing your essay & includes tips for introducing quotes/evidence

Rubric (how you will be graded) on the next page

Unit 10B: Analyzing Literary Texts Rubric

Criteria
Excellent (4)
Good (3)
Fair (2)
Poor (1)
Introduction
The main characters and titles of both stories are identified. The life lessons or values that the younger brothers help readers to understand are clearly stated.
The main characters and titles of both stories are identified.
A lesson or value that characters from both stories help readers to understand is stated.
The titles and some characters in the stories are identified.
A lesson or value that characters help readers understand is not clearly stated.
The main characters and titles of the stories are not identified.
A lesson or value that characters help readers understand is not stated.
Analysis of Characters
Differences in qualities or values of the characters are clearly identified.
Details from the stories clearly identify differences in the characters’ traits and points of view.
Differences among the characters are identified.
Some details from the stories identify differences among the characters.
Differences among the characters are identified.
Some details from the stories are provided but few details identify differences among the characters.
Differences among the characters are not identified.
Details from the stories are not provided.
Analysis of Author’s Message
A clear explanation of what the authors want readers to learn is provided.
Plot events, language, and literary devices from the stories clearly support the explanation.
An explanation of what the authors want readers to learn is provided.
Some details from the stories support the explanation.
The explanation of what the authors want readers to learn is unclear.
Details from the stories are provided but many do not support the explanation.
An explanation of what the authors want readers to learn is not provided.
Details from the stories are not provided.
Organization & Vocabulary
The ideas in the essay are presented in a logical order.
Literary terms are used correctly.
Most ideas in the essay are presented in a logical order.
Most literary terms are used correctly.
Some ideas in the essay are not related to the topic.
Few literary terms are used correctly.
Most ideas in the essay are not related to the topic.
No literary terms are used.
Conventions, Formatting, & Paper Review
Punctuation, capitalization, and spelling are correct.
MLA formatting is correct.
Citations & Works Cited are properly included.
Paper Review Feedback was submitted & utilized.
Punctuation, capitalization, and spelling are mostly correct.
MLA format was mostly correct.
Citations & Works Cited are mostly correct.
Paper Review Feedback was submitted, but may not have been utilized.
There are some errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
Several errors in MLA.
Citations & Works Cited & many errors.
Paper Review Feedback might be missing or not utilized.
There are many errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
Not in MLA format.
Citations & Works Cited missing,
Paper Review Feedback is missing.

Answer 1

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Overall, to successfully complete the Unit 10B portfolio, you will need to follow the guidelines and requirements outlined above. Make sure to carefully analyze both stories, “The Swallow and the Pumpkinseed” & “Don’t Count Your Chickens”, focusing on the younger brothers in each story and the life lessons or values they help readers understand. Provide evidence from each story to support your analysis.

Additionally, be sure to compare the younger brothers to the older brothers in both stories, highlighting their differences. Examine how the authors use plot events, language, and literary devices to convey their message to the readers. Use the resources provided to help you plan and draft your literary analysis.

Lastly, pay attention to organization, vocabulary, and formatting. Your essay should be well-structured, using proper literary terms. Make sure to submit your analysis to the Paper Review Center for feedback and incorporate their suggestions into your final submission. Following these guidelines will help you achieve a successful completion of the Unit 10B portfolio.