Chapter 7 - MemoryHere are some questions to use as a starting point for discussion. Please feel free to discuss any other material that you feel is relevant and interests you. In addition, respond
English 111 spring 2019
extra credit opportunity – written review
Purpose:
To earn up to 10 extra points in the journal category (25%) of your course grade, you can compose a formal review of a new literary artifact. The purpose is to demonstrate how well you can: 1) read a text for detail, 2) identify literary elements and themes in a text, 3) respond to a text using both summary and analysis, and 4) compose a polished written response.
Task:
View and review a 21st Century (created in the last 18 years) literary artifact (poem or poetry collection; song, soundtrack, or album; play or film; short story, graphic novel, or novel; literary essay, memoir, or literary journalism) whose subject matter somehow relates to the sea.
Your written review must include:
a thorough summary of the text, author, and publication circumstances;
an introduction to the criteria you’re using to evaluate the text’s impact;
an argument about the text’s impact; and
evidence to support that argument – details from the text and explanations of how those details work (or don’t work).
Your review can use the first person perspective, or not; it can be two pages or ten pages or in between – it will not be assessed on length but rather on how well it introduces a literary text, connects it to the body of literature of the sea, and supports an argument about its impact.
Part of that assessment will include how clearly and credibly your review is written – proofreading is a must. So is MLA citation format for the primary text being reviewed, and for any other texts you choose to reference in order to supplement your review.
Outcomes & Assessment
compose a review of a contemporary literary artifact about the sea – 5 points
provide context for the artifact and an argument about its impact – 5 points
identify and evaluate literary elements and themes present in the artifact – 5 points
thoughtfully structure, edit, proofread, and cite your work – 5 points
