Literary Analysis For The Jilting Of Granny Weatherall

Full Marks

Student follows all MLA guidelines for citation and references with no virtually errors.

Pretty Good

Student follows MLA guidelines for citation and references with few major errors.

Needs Work

Student neglects MLA guidelines for citation and references. There are numerous errors.

Poor

Student fails to provide documentation for sources.

Full Marks

The author’s purpose is clear, and the central argument is compelling, well articulated, and supported with evidence and logical reasoning.

Pretty Good

The author’s purpose is implicit; a central argument is provided; claims are usually supported.

Needs Work

The author’s purpose is unclear; the central argument is unclear, vague, and/or not stated. Claims are not clearly supported.

Poor

No thesis or direction for paper evident.

Full Marks

Critical understanding of the texts is demonstrated. The author examines consonances and dissonances between the texts, with clear connections throughout the texts to argue their thesis.

Pretty Good

Accurate understanding of the texts is demonstrated. The author discusses the relations between the text’s ideas and makes some connections.

Needs Work

Superficial understanding is demonstrated. The author notes some connections between the texts

Poor

The author demonstrates poor understanding of the texts and does not effectively engage the relationships between texts.

Full Marks

The analysis provides fresh insights of the texts. The analysis uses the sources to both support and complicate their argument. The writer challenges readers to look at the texts and their relationship in a new way.

Pretty Good

The writer uses the sources to support their argument, the writer guides readers to a deeper understanding of the texts and their relationship.

Needs Work

The analysis is unfocused and/or offers only superficial discussions of the texts.

No Marks

The analysis is poor because discussion is entirely summative, unfocused, or tangential in nature.

Full Marks

The writing is appropriately academic in tone/style and is virtually free of grammatical and mechanical errors.

Pretty Good

The writing is academic in style and contains only a few grammatical and mechanical errors.

Needs Work

The writing style may not be appropriate to academic contexts; it contains numerous, repeated errors.

Poor

The writing style is inappropriate and contains numerous distracting errors.

Full Marks

The paragraphs are structured according to a logical trajectory, clarified by explicit transitions. Sentences build logically and are coherent.

Pretty Good

Paragraphs are generally cohesive and coherent, with minor lapses. Some paragraphs may lack clear transitions to pull it together.

Needs Work

Paragraphs are not quite cohesive and coherent. There are major gaps and weak or unclear transitions make the essay difficult to follow at times.

Poor

The essay’s structure jumps around, leaving the audience confused.

Full Marks

Student includes the 2 required (or more) literary based research articles for the paper.

Needs Work

Student includes 1 literary based research article.

No Marks

Student did not include any literary based research.