How Did Whaling and Nautical Life Work?
Order ID |
53563633773 |
Type |
Essay |
Writer Level |
Masters |
Style |
APA |
Sources/References |
4 |
Perfect Number of Pages to Order |
5-10 Pages |
Description/Paper Instructions
How Did Whaling and Nautical Life Work?
As your concluding paper, I invite you to write a piece of original literary criticism based on some literary text from the period. Your goal will be to have us look at the literature of this text in some new and different way, to see it in a manner that we have not seen it before. Your paper could focus on influences or on interpretation or on similarities with some other work or on the psychology of characters or on anything that you believe will be interesting and helpful to a reader. The bottom line is this: When a reader finishes your paper, they should be able to read the literary text in a different way.
- Your paper should weigh in at around 1200 words.
- It should use at least 4 quality sources beyond the literary text(s).
- It should be documented correctly using whichever style you’re most comfortable using. (If you want to use other than MLA, APA, or Turabian/Chicago, please check with me first.)
What can you possibly write? Here are some ideas drawn from Melville’s Moby Dick.
- Cultural background: how did whaling and nautical life work?
- Historical background: What was New Bedford, Massachusetts like in the 1850s and why do we care?
- Metaphor exploration: explore/explain whatever metaphors you find in the text.
- Symbolism exploration: why is Queequeg Polynesian? Is there significance? Is it symbolic?
- Textual study: consider the scholarly consensus on how the text is presented.
- Comparison study: What similarities and differences are there between this novel and some other whaling book?
- Source study: What sources did Melville apparently draw upon?
- Influence study: How has this story influenced later works?
- Iconography study: How is this story portrayed in visual art or in film?
- Narrative study: Why does the story flow in the way that it does?
- Feminist reading: What does this story say about the role of women in that age?
Regardless of your choice, the reader should reach the end and feel that they have learned something significant, that they can read the text differently as a result.
Following are the highlights of literary text we covered.
Foundational Era: Contrast the views of exploration and the New World demonstrated by John Smith, and William Bradford.
Colonial Era: Bradstreet, Wheatley, Edwards, Mather and Longfellow. Discuss Bradstreet’s notions of America. Major influences on the literary development of Bradstreet, Wheatley and Edward. The influence of or resistance to New England Puritanism in Colonial-Era writers.
Revolutionary Era: Franklin, Jefferson and other writers such as deCrevecouer –
Early Republic: Cooper, Irving, Longfellow, Brown, Webster and Bryant. Explain the impact of Native American subject matter and the American landscape on these writers. Discuss the dependence of these writers on the traditions and forms of Europe as well as the ways these writers deviated from those traditions and forms.
Transcendentalism: Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller and B. Alcott. Identify formative life influences on the literary work. Critique the significance and the relevance of Emerson’s message regarding individual autonomy, personal responsibility, and self-trust.
American Renaissance: Hawthorne, Melville, and Poe. Explain the ways Hawthorne adapted the history of a specific place as the focus of his novels and short stories. Discuss the complexity of Melville’s perception(s) of racial, national, and/or legal matters in his novels. List Poe’s contributions to various genres such as the mystery, the detective story, and science fiction as well as incorporation of gothic elements in his literary work.
Civil War (1850-1870): Whitman, Dickinson, Lincoln, F. Douglas, Stowe, Whittier and DuBois. Identify poetic and rhetorical devices in these authors’ works. Define common forms in their work. Describe the relationship between the personal lives of Whitman and Dickinson. Discuss Whitman’s notions of patriotism and America’s greatest achievements. Explain the mutual influences of the Civil War and the question of slavery in the literary works of Lincoln and Douglas.
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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