Books to Choose from: Isolated Incident The Sleeping Car Porter A Minor Chorus Sylvia Hamilton-Tender Letter to Authors Assignments Length: 4 - 6 pages (1000 – 1500 words). Letters to Authors: Usi
Grading Sheet: AP CLTR 1953 6.0 Canadian Writers in Person
Response: letter to author
Name: Anhadvir Pannu
Grade: B-/C+
| Letter Components | Excellent | Good | Dig deeper | Weak |
| Clear focus (central idea) or organizing question driving your letter | √ | |||
| Analytic interpretation drawing on evidence from the text to support your view/question | √ | |||
| Originality/creativity of observation | √ | |||
| Quality of expression (good syntax and word choice, correct spelling) | √ |
Anhadvir, I think you actually know a lot more about the push/pull of power/powerlessness and why/how it keeps these two characters linked to each other than you set out in your letter. You choose good examples, but I was hoping that you would go on to interpret them in light of your focus. You’ll see in my comments I ask you to set out what you think is significant in terms of the interactions between the ‘boy’ and the ‘girl’ as a way of building an interpretation of the good focus your settled on. Try to be more direct and explain the ‘so what’ (is significant) and your letters will be stronger. A good beginning.
