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Description/Paper Instructions
ENGL101 Essay 3 Overcoming Barriers Professor Jeremy Fannon
Due Dates: See the Assignment Schedule for Due Dates
General Directions: This essay represents 15% of your semester grade.
In his book A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, Ishmael Beah tells the story of
a young boy growing up in Sierra Leone during a horrible civil war. The war has a
profound impact on Ishmael. The war creates many barriers for Ishmael physically and
emotionally. Survival is a major theme in the book. In a well-organized essay, please
discuss the physical and/or emotional barriers created for Ishmael by the war, and then
discuss how he is able to survive/overcome these barriers.
You may want to structure your essay this way:
Introduction- Obviously, introduce the topic of the essay. You should discuss the book
and its’ author briefly. You need to have a concise open-ended thesis that states your
claim.
Body Paragraphs- This is where you will discuss the emotional and physical barriers
that the war creates. Focus each paragraph on a different barrier, for example, hunger,
exposure to violence, loss of loved ones… In the first half of each paragraph explain
HOW the war CREATES the barrier. Then in the second half of each paragraph, explain
HOW he OVERCOMES each barrier.
Conclusion- Revisit your thesis statement. Summarize your key points and relate what
you are writing about to the big picture. Finish with a strong closing statement.
Basic Requirements:
• Length: 4 pages minimum. Works Cited page does not count as one of your 4 pages.
• Format: 12-point standard font, Times New Roman; MLA citation format. See
Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab for basic MLA guidelines:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
• This essay needs to have Works Cited, which should begin on a new page after the
essay. Follow MLA style for Works Cited.
• Absolutely no plagiarism is allowed.
• Your essay must be submitted to Turnitin.com on the due date on the syllabus
by 11:59pm or you will lose a letter grade. You lose a letter grade if your essay is
not turned in on time. You lose another letter grade for each week it is late.
Sample Paragraph
(TS) During the war in his country, Ishmael Beah is exposed to images that will forever
haunt him. In order to survive these haunting images, Beah goes back to memories of better
times so that these horrible images will not rob him of all of his innocence. (CD) When
Ishmael and his friends are trying to return to their home village, they come across a woman
whose “child had been shot dead as she ran for her life. Luckily for her, the bullet didn’t go
through the baby’s body…The image of that woman and her baby plagued my mind as we
walked back to Mattru Jong” (Beah 13-14). (COM 1) Early on in the book, Beah exposes
some of the most horrible images to the reader. He sees violence like he has never been
exposed to in his life. The most lasting image burned into the reader’s memory is one of a
woman holding her lifeless child who had been shot by rebels. (COM 2) One of the first
barriers Beah encounters in the war is the images of violence he sees all around him. He
describes a family in a van that was shot up by rebels and the father who is left behind to pick
up the pieces. He also describes another man carrying his dead son. These images are
robbing him of his innocence at a very young age. (COM 3) Often times people who
experience violence like this have a hard time dealing with it. They will try to find some
coping mechanism to help get them through all of the violence around them. For a twelve
year old it has to be especially difficult because twelve year olds have not usually developed
the coping mechanisms to deal with this kind of violence. (PT) Fortunately, Beah has the
memories of his childhood to drown out the violent images he sees all around him. Beah tells
the reader “I closed my eyes, and the images from Kabati flashed in my mind. I tried to drive
them out by evoking older memories of Kabati before the war” (15). (COM 1) Kabati was
the village where his grandmother grew up. It is also the village where he saw the woman
with her dead child as he attempted to return home. Unfortunately, at this point in the novel
the only thing that Ishmael Beah associates with his grandmother’s village is death and
suffering. Every time he thinks of that village, he sees that woman holding her dead child.
(COM 2) This is an emotional barrier that he has to find some coping mechanism to deal
with. Beah has had many great memories in his grandmother’s village and he invokes some
of those memories in order to deal with the pain he feels every time he visualizes that woman
holding her dead child. He immediately describes the natural beauty of Kabati and especially
the beauty of the moon. (COM 3) These memories are a good coping mechanism for the
author. By remembering the past, he is able to drown out the horrible images of war. These
memories help him to continue of through all of the violence and death. Without these happy
memories, Beah may have given into the despair that goes along with the depression that
images like this can cause in someone. The memories help him to survive the emotional
barrier this violence creates in his life and help him to keep going. (TRANS) There are some
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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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