ENGL 102 Length: 250 – 300 words
Due: Tuesday, February 6th
Mini-Essay #1
The Power of Words
Purpose: to write in-depth about one word or a phrase and how it develops a theme in one or two of the poems listed below. Your mini-essay will go into depth by using at least two detailed examples that illustrate how the word/phrase uses different levels of language – concrete and abstract – to convey a particular meaning.
Poems:
“Design”
“A Noiseless Patient Spider”
“We Real Cool”
“I’m Nobody! Who Are You?”
Examples:
How do the different definitions of “design” influence your understanding of Robert Frost’s “Design”?
How does the repetition of “filament” help convey the central idea in “A Noiseless, Patient Spider”?
How do the uses of “Nobody” help develop a theme in “I’m Nobody”?
How does alliteration develop a tone or theme in “We Real Cool”?
Rubric
Mini Essay Rubric (1)
Mini Essay Rubric (1)
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent Development
20 pts
Full Marks
17 pts
Meets Most Requirements
13 pts
Meets Some Requirements
7 pts
Does Not Meet Requirements
0 pts
Not Submitted
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent Thesis
10 pts
Meets Requirements
8 pts
Meets Most Requirements
6 pts
Meets Some Requirements
4 pts
Does Not Meet Requirements
0 pts
Not Submitted
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent Evidence
20 pts
Meets Requirements
17 pts
Meets Most Requirements
13 pts
Meets Some Requirements
7 pts
Does Not Meet Requirements
0 pts
Not Submitted
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization: Introduction
5 pts
Meets Requirements
4 pts
Meets Most Requirements
3 pts
Meets Some Requirements
2 pts
Does Not Meet Requirements
0 pts
No Marks
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization: Paragraphs and Transitions
20 pts
Full Marks
17 pts
Meets Most Requirements
13 pts
Meets Some Requirements
7 pts
Does Not Meet Requirements
0 pts
Not Submitted
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization: Conclusion
5 pts
Meets Requirements
4 pts
Meets Most Requirements
3 pts
Meets Some Requirements
2 pts
Does Not Meet Requirements
0 pts
No Marks
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFormatting: Overall and In-Text Citations
5 pts
Meets Requirements
4 pts
Meets Most Requirements
3 pts
Meets Some Requirements
2 pts
Does Not Meet Requirements
0 pts
No Marks
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFormatting: Works Cited/Reference Page
5 pts
Meets Requirements
4 pts
Meets Most Requirements
3 pts
Meets Some Requirements
2 pts
Does Not Meet Requirements
0 pts
No Marks
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStyle and Grammar
10 pts
Meets Requirements
8 pts
Meets Most Requirements
6 pts
Meets Some Requirements
4 pts
Does Not Meet Requirements
0 pts
Not Submitted
10 pts
Total Points: 100
