Creative Critical Response and Reflection
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53563633773 |
Type |
Essay |
Writer Level |
Masters |
Style |
APA |
Sources/References |
4 |
Perfect Number of Pages to Order |
5-10 Pages |
Description/Paper Instructions
Creative Critical Response and Reflection
Assignment
For this exam, youll write a one-page response to any short story or poem youve read so far in the course. Choose a piece youve either enjoyed, found particularly interesting, or have strong feelings about. This wont be a straight analysis of the chosen work, but rather a creative interpretation of the story or poems plot, characters, language, and themes. After youve written your piece, youll write a five-paragraph reflection (500750 words) that defends your creative response.
This reflection will explain your creative choices and the ideas you chose to highlight in your creative response. This project will allow you to engage with the source material in a reflective and critical way. You can use the Questions for Responsive Reading and Writing found in your Introduction to Literature textbook to assist you as you create your commentary on your chosen piece. Youll choose how you would like to respond to your chosen work.
For example, you can:
Write a story from the point of view of a different character or speaker
Create a prequel or sequel story that focuses on events that happened before or after the original work
Rewrite a scene from the original work as a poem
Write a letter to a certain character or speaker
Youre not limited to these examples, and we encourage you to think outside the box when deciding how to respond to your piece.
Popular examples of creative response pieces include:
The Lion King, a response to Hamlet
Wicked, a creative response to The Wizard of Oz
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, a creative response to Arthurian legends
Austin Powers, a creative response to James Bond
Once Upon a Time, a creative response to fairy tales
Youll submit both your creative piece and reflection for grading. Be sure to cite the original text using correct MLA format. Include the author and title to the piece youre responding to in your exam. For this exam, youll use standard 12-point font and left justification. Use 1-inch margins at the top and bottom and 1-inch margins for the left and right sides of the document. Poetry submissions should be single-spaced within each stanza and double-spaced between stanzas. Prose submissions should be double-spaced. The reflection will also be double-spaced. Your submission should be at least one page.
Process
Planning Creative Response
1. Review the assigned reading in your Introduction to Literature Choose a text you connected with and brainstorm a list of all the elements of the piece that you found important, enjoyed, and/or made you think. Pay close attention to the texts setting, characters, dialogue, style, figurative language, and theme.
2. Use the Questions for Responsive Reading and Writing to develop your ideas about the elements of your chosen text. How does the author reveal his or her characters? Whats the purpose of the minor characters? If the story were told from a different point of view, how would it change? How does the author explore theme? What is the tone of the piece? Who is the speaker? Is the speaker addressing anyone in particular? How does figurative language contribute to our understanding of the text?
3. List evidence from the original text that supports your interpretation presented in your creative response.
Drafting Creative Response
Use your brainstorming lists and answers to the Responsive Reading and Writing questions to help you write your response to the original text using your own unique approach. Your piece should illustrate your understanding of the original text, touch on the major themes of the original text, and reveal an alternate perspective on the original text.
Revising Creative Response
1. Revisit the brainstorming list and evidence you gathered during your planning. Have you addressed your goals in your response? Do you evaluate all of the elements of the piece you set out to evaluate?
2. Revise your piece so that your grammar, syntax, and punctuation accurately demonstrate your intentions. Ensure your writing is clear and comprehensible.
3. Revise format. Use standard 12-point font and left justification. Use 1-inch margins at the top and bottom and 1.25-inch margins for the left and right sides of the document. Poetry submissions should be single-spaced within each stanza and double-spaced between stanzas. Prose submissions should be double-spaced.
Planning Reflection
Revisit the planning youve done for your creative response. List how your approach strays from the original and your overall goals for the creative piece. Youll use this information to narrate your ideas in your essay.
Drafting Reflection
1. Read “Developing a Thesis” in your Introduction to Literature. Draft a thesis statement for your reflection. Your thesis statement should state your overall intention behind your creative critical response and reflection.
2. Read Organizing a Paper in your Introduction to Literature. Develop a brief and informal outline to organize your ideas to support your thesis. Use the outline to help you establish an order and focus for your reflection.
3. Read Writing a Draft and Writing the Introduction and Conclusion in your Introduction to Literature.
4. Draft your introduction. An introduction should present your topic and include your thesis statement.
5. Draft your body paragraphs. Your first body paragraph will present a summary of your critical perspective on the original text. Your second body paragraph will illustrate your point of view on the original using several examples from the text. Your third body paragraph will explain your goal for the critical response and highlight the specific elements from the original text used to highlight that goal.
6. Draft your conclusion. The conclusion should explain what you learned about the original through your response.
7. Make sure you are citing the original text using correct MLA format. Review The List of Works Cited in your Introduction to Literature.
Revising Reflection
1. Read Revising and Editing in your Introduction to Literature textbook, paying close attention to the revision checklist. Use the checklist to help you revise your reflection. Is your thesis clear? Is the paper logically organized? Do you use topic sentences? Are your paragraphs developed, unified, and coherent? Have you used evidence from the original text?
2. Ensure your essay employs correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, mechanics, and MLA format with a complete Works Cited page. An example citation looks like this:
Ibsen, Henrik. A Doll House. The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature. Ed. Michael Meyer. 10th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2015. 12501298. Print.
3. Use standard 12-point font and left justification. Use 1-inch margins at the top and bottom and 1-inch margins for the left and right sides of the document. The reflection should be double-spaced.
RUBRIC
QUALITY OF RESPONSE |
NO RESPONSE |
POOR / UNSATISFACTORY |
SATISFACTORY |
GOOD |
EXCELLENT |
Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. |
30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. |
40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. |
50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. |
Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). |
Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. |
5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. |
10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. |
15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. |
20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. |
Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors |
10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors |
15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. |
20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. |
Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. |
5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. They can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper |
7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. |
10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally, the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. |
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