UBRIC FOR ENTRIES
The entry must be written in the form of a cohesive, well-organized, and well-supported
paragraph.
The following features are meant to help you recognize the key elements expected in the
entries.
1- Presentation
a. The topic sentence prepares the reader and sets the tone for the rest of the
paper
b. The topic sentence is clear and focused
c. The paragraph develops the topic sentence fully and consistently
d. Summaries, paraphrases, and quotes are used appropriately to support your
analysis and to demonstrate engagement with the resources
e. Sentence structure and word choice are varied and appropriate
f. Language is precise
g. Punctuation, spelling, grammar, and mechanics are appropriate
2- Content
a. Information and evidence are accurate, appropriate, and integrated
effectively
b. Views and ideas are supported and elaborated
c. Multiple sources/ideas/views, if relevant, are synthesized effectively
3- Thinking
a. Connections between and among ideas are made
b. Sentences/ideas/paragraphs flow smoothly/follow logically and verbally one
from the other, creating a cohesive whole
c. Analysis/synthesis/evaluation/interpretation is effective and consistent
d. Ideas go beyond the obvious commonplaces of our culture and demonstrate
complex thinking, avoiding platitudes and facile explanations
In Letter IV, Robert Walton tells his sister, “Yesterday the stranger [Victor Frankenstein] said to me, ‘You may easily perceive, Captain Walton, that I have suffered great and unparalleled misfortunes. I had determined at one time that the memory of these evils should die with me, but you have won me to alter my determination. You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you, as mine has been. I do not know that the relation of my disasters will be useful to you; yet, when I reflect that you are pursuing the same course, exposing yourself to the same dangers which have rendered me what I am, I imagine that you may deduce an apt moral from my tale, one that may direct you if you succeed in your undertaking and console you in case of failure.’”
- For the first entry, examine the similarities and differences between Walton and Frankenstein? Quote, paraphrase, and/or summarize the novel to support your analysis.
- (For information on quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing, go to https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/using_research/quoting_paraphrasing_and_summarizing/index.htmlLinks to an external site.)
- Then, write a response in which you assess one of your peers’ entries. Is his/her analysis supported with compelling textual evidence? Is his/her entry well organized and well written? How can he/she improve his/her writing?
- Please see The Entries: The Rubric for information on expectations.
- Your entry must be at least 250 words, and your response must be at least 100 words.
- The entry is worth 40 points, and the response is worth 10 points.