Romanticism+Lit+erary+analysis


 * Literary Analysis Prompts: **

__ Option A prompt: __

may earn the grade of "A"

An excellent response to this essay has the oportunity to earn 1000 points out of 1000 because it requires students to complete and give evidence of a higher level of critical thinking, reading and analysis that Option C does not neccisarliy require. This prompt requires students to make value based descions, evaluate, judge, and synthesyze (higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy) a greater number of texts.

=** Prompt A: Develop a position on which one or two elements should be considered the quintessential (the most important and most overarching) elements of American Romanticism. (Choose no more than two.) **=

** A good response will include: **

- a main argument (thesis, main point, position, topic sentence) that argues for one or two most important overarching elements/traits of the movement - an explanation why this trait is more important or more prevalent than other traits (refutation) - multiple direct quotes, many examples, textual evidence, and support - analysis, explanation, discussion, of the quotes or textual support - should synthesize 5 __//or more//__ literary texts - an overall understanding of Romanticism as a philosophical and literary movement - quality word choice and diction - well organized (double stuff Oreo, Big Mac organization) - appropriate, vivid voice - embedded quotes - evidence of re-reading and revision of drafts

__ Option B prompt: __

may earn a grade no higher than a "C minus"

An excellent response to this essay will earn no more than 700 points out of 1000 because it does not require the level of critical thinking, analytical reading, and or literary analysis that Option A requires. Option B only requires students to compare and contrast, and while this is a diffiuclut level of analysis it does not require the value based descions, evaluation, judging, and synthesyzing (higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy) that the Option A prompt calls for.

=Prompt B: What is the difference between "being romantic" and Romanticism?=

** A good response will include: **

** -an explaination of a modern notion of what it means to be romantic and an explanation of the Literary Romantic movement and the literary elements that define it. ** -a main argument (thesis, main point, position, topic sentence) - multiple direct quotes, many examples, textual evidence, and support - analysis, explanation, discussion, of the quotes or textual support - should synthesize at least 4 texts - quality word choice and diction - well organized (double stuff Oreo, Big Mac organization) - appropriate, vivid voice - embedded quotes - evidence of re-reading and revision of drafts