Of Mice and Men Rubric

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American Literature- Mrs. Curley Of Mice and Men writing assignment Compose an essay of not less than two typed pages in response to one of the three topics below: 1. Power- Consider characters in the novel. Do they have any power or control over their lives? How so? What outside forces or influences affect their lives? (social, economic, physical etc). 2. Discrimination- What examples of discrimination are evident in Of Mice and Men? How do characters respond to discrimination? How does it affect their lives? 3. Curley’s wife: Consider the portrayal of Curley’s wife. Is she presented as a character the reader should sympathize with, or should she be viewed as more of an unsympathetic character? Why? How so? Please note requirements: hard, double-spaced copies with an MLA heading are due in class on Monday, March 26th. Essays must be submitted on www.turnitin.com Sunday, March 25th by 11:59 PM. Essays not submitted on website will not be graded and will receive a zero. Late essays penalized for each day late. Assign your essay a title that reflects your ideas. See the rubric on the following page. It must be submitted with your essay. • Your introductory paragraph must contain a strong thesis statement on your topic; make clear what the reader should expect/anticipate in your three body paragraphs. • Your essay must contain 2 quotes. Be sure to introduce your quote, and explain why it helps support your ideas, your statements about the characters. Do not write or state “this quote…” Place the page number and author in parentheses at the end of the sentence. (Steinbeck 25, for instance) • Each body paragraph should start with a strong topic sentence that relates to your thesis statement, and each body paragraph should transition well into the next. Your conclusion should not just be a restatement of your ideas. It should

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