Standard of Reading Literature Assignment
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
Responding to Short Stories 35 Points
Read the short story “The Standard of Living” by American writer Dorothy Parker. Then respond to the questions that follow.
1. 4 Points
Think about the title of this story—”The Standard of Living.” It’s an expression that’s familiar to everyone, but why did the writer use it as her story title? Is she commenting, perhaps, on the standards by which some people govern their lives and judge others? Bearing this in mind, explain more fully just what comment about human behaviour Dorothy Parker seems to be making in her short story. In your response, explain how the title relates to the story’s message.
2. 3 Points
Tell roughly where you’d place this story on the escape/interpretive scale. Give your reasons.
3. 20 Points
“The Standard of Living” speaks to readers about the values, dreams, and aspirations held by some people in our society. Though the story was written quite a few years ago (when wages and prices were considerably lower than today), its basic message remains as relevant as ever. In a response of about two or three pages, discuss what “The Standard of Living” suggests to you about values, dreams, and aspirations in today’s materialistic society. Support your ideas with reference to the story itself and your own knowledge and experience of the world.
Note that this question asks for a personal response; it wants to know what the story suggests to you. Your response will be graded according to the following scoring guide, adapted from one used to assess personal responses on Part A of the ELA 30-1 Diploma Exam. You should be familiar with this chart already, but take some time now to get to know it even better.
Focus Ideas and Impressions Presentation Excellent 5
Perceptions and/or ideas expressed are insightful, carefully considered, and confident. Support is apt and thoughtfully selected. The writer’s voice is engaging, and the tone is effective. Stylistic choices are precise and effective. The unifying effect and development are skilfully sustained and fluent. Proficient 4
Perceptions and/or ideas expressed are thoughtful or considered. Support is relevant, purposeful, or thorough. The writer’s voice is distinct, and the tone is well considered. Stylistic choices are specific. The unifying effect and development are coherently sustained and generally fluent. Satisfactory 3
Perceptions and/or ideas expressed are appropriate. Support is straightforward and generally focused. The writer’s voice is matter-of-fact and the tone is appropriate. Stylistic choices are adequate. The unifying effect and development are clear, conventional, and maintained generally, but coherence may falter. Limited 2
Perceptions and/or ideas expressed are incomplete, superficial, or unaware. Support is inappropriate and/or repetitive. The writer’s voice is ineffective and the tone is inappropriate. Stylistic choices are inappropriate and/or imprecise. The unifying effect and development are unclear and/or ineffective, and coherence falters. Poor 1
Attempts to express perceptions and/or ideas are only marginally relevant, are confused, or are underdeveloped. Support is lacking and/or random. The writer’s voice is confused and there is no discernible attempt to address the intended audience. Stylistic choices impede communication. The unifying effect and development are absent, irrelevant, frequently unclear,
and/or not fluent.
4. a. 4 Points
Your job now is to assess your own response to the preceding question. Note that you’re marked according to two broad categories: Ideas and Impressions is one; Presentation is the other. In each category, you can get up to 5 marks—for a total of 10 on the paper. The guide makes an attempt to describe what you must do to earn 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 mark in each category. Note that since question 3. is out of 20 possible marks, whatever grade you receive will be doubled. Examine the guide carefully in order to increase your familiarity with it. Then, in the chart provided here, assess your own personal response in question 3. by assigning yourself a mark for each category (for a possible total of 10). Try to be fair to yourself; give yourself the mark you really think you deserve.
Category Mark out of 5 possible marks Ideas and Impressions Presentation
b. 4 Points
Now for the final task. Justify the mark you gave yourself in each box of the chart in question a. Be sure to refer specifically to the assessment criteria and to the response you graded to explain your decisions. For example, if you assigned yourself “4” for Ideas and Impressions, you’d have to point to perceptions or ideas in your response that you believe to be “thoughtful or considered” along with support that is “relevant, purposeful, or thorough.”
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. GET THIS PROJECT NOW BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK TO PLACE THE ORDER
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