Author Name (5 pts.) – – CENTERED & BIG (26 point font size or bigger)
Portrait of your Author&
Symbol, Drawing or Collage of his/her works. (10 pts.) – BIG & CENTERED
Birth-Death Dates (3 pts.) – CENTERED & BIG (26 point font size or bigger)
State Author Primarily Lived (2 pts.) – CENTERED & BIG (26 point font size or bigger)
Name: _____________________________
Author Biography: * TEN or more sentences: Who is your author? When s/he born and when did s/he die?
Where was s/he born? Where did s/he live? What other jobs did s/he do? What significant events shaped his/her
life? HOW? What is s/he famous for/What did s/he write? Have a CLOSING SENTENCE (10 pts.)
Explanation of symbol, drawing or collage. THREE or more
sentences!Please explain what your symbol
means, what your collage represents, and/or how and why your artwork depicts the author’s
Personal Reaction TEN or more sentences (10 pts.)
Consider answering: What did you think of this author: his/her life;, his/her writings, etc.? Why? Why did you choose this author? Feel free to be a critic and discuss what you thought of something s/he wrote. Can you make an inter-disciplinary connection? If so, tell us! How can you connect to
Literary Device: * TEN
or more sentences PLU
S the quote and citation: What is a literary device the author used in the text you
wrote about? D
EFIN
E TH
E TE
RM
! Then, explain how and w
hy it was used . H
ow did it help develop the central idea? Find a
QU
OTE
that helps show the literary device. C
opy the quote, SET U
P THE
QU
OTE
and CITE
the quote: (1) the page numbers O
R (2) the
line numbers of a poem
. YOU
MU
ST EXPLAIN
HO
W TH
E Q
UO
TE H
ELPS PR
OVE
YOU
R AN
ALYSIS!!! Have a C
LOSIN
G SE
NTE
NC
E
(cannot be same sentence as the analysis of the quote). (15 pts. each)
AU
THO
R’S
WR
ITIN
G: C
ENTR
AL
IDE
A/M
EA
NIN
G: P
ick
ON
E TE
XT:
* T
EN o
r m
ore
sent
ence
s PL
US
the
quot
e an
d ci
tati
on:
Dis
cuss
one
thin
g yo
u re
ad b
y th
is a
utho
r. S
hare
the
plot
and
bas
ic (a
nd im
port
ant l
itera
ry e
lem
ents
: con
flict
, cha
ract
ers,
res
olut
ion,
et
c.).
AN
ALY
ZE t
he w
ork.
Wha
t was
the
cent
ral i
dea
&/o
r ov
eral
l mea
ning
? E
xpla
in a
nd p
rove
it.
Find
a Q
UO
TE th
at h
elps
add
ress
yo
ur A
NAL
YSIS
of w
ork.
Cop
y th
e qu
ote,
SE
T U
P TH
E Q
UO
TE a
nd C
ITE
the
quot
e: (1
) the
pag
e nu
mbe
rs O
R (2
) the
line
num
bers
of a
po
em.
YOU
MU
ST E
XPLA
IN H
OW
TH
E Q
UO
TE H
ELP
S PR
OVE
YO
UR
AN
ALY
SIS!
!! H
ave
a C
LOSI
NG
SE
NTE
NC
E (c
anno
t be
sam
e se
nten
ce a
s th
e an
alys
is o
f the
quo
te).
(15
pts.
)
Adj.
Adj.
Adj.
Adj.
Adj.
Period: _______Mr. Roukis’ English class E5
Unit 6:Realism, Naturalism, Regionalism & The Frontier : Author Project: GRADING RUBRIC & OUTLINE
__________ TOP: Author Biography: * TEN or more sentences: Who is your author? When s/he born and when did s/he die? Where was s/he born? Where did s/he live? What other jobs did s/he do? What significant events shaped his/her life? HOW? What iss/he famous for/What did s/he write? Have a CLOSING SENTENCE (10 pts.)
Student must use accurate, relevant and significant information Student must use clarity & depth in application to information, inferences & implications made
via analysis of character
__________ Name of Author (5 pts.) - CENTERED & BIG (36 point font size or bigger)
__________ Portrait of Author AND Symbol, Drawing or Collage of his/her writings. (10 pts.) – BIG & CENTERED
__________ Explanation of symbol, drawing or collage. THREE or more sentences! Please explain what your symbol means, what your collage represents, and/or how and why your artwork depicts the author’s works! (5 pts.) – CENTERED & BIG
Student must use accurate, relevant and significant information Student must use clarity & depth in application to information, inferences & implications made
via analysis of symbol
__________ Birth-Death Dates (3 pts.) – CENTERED & BIG (36 point font size or bigger)
__________ State Author Primarily Lived in of the Text (2 pts.) –CENTERED & BIG (36 point font size or bigger)
__________ BOTTOM: Personal Reaction: TEN or more sentences (10 pts.)Consider answering: What did you think of this author: his/her life &/or his/her writings, etc.? Why? Why did you choose this author? Feel free to be a critic and discuss what you thought of something s/he wrote. Can you make an inter-disciplinary connection? If so, tell us! How can you connect to the author in general, or to your life? If so, how? Ask your author a question!
Student must use clarity & depth in application to information
__________ FIVE adjectives or facts to describe the AUTHOR &/or his/her writings. Note: you cannot use synonyms! (2 pts. each= 10 total pts.)
Student must use breadth in application to information
__________ LEFT: AUTHOR’S WRITING: CENTRAL IDEA/MEANING: Pick ONE TEXT: * TEN or more sentences PLUS the quote and citation: Discuss one thing you read by this author. Share the plot and basic (and important literary elements: conflict, characters, resolution, etc.). ANALYZE the work. What was the central idea &/or overall meaning? Explain and prove it. Find a QUOTE that helps address your ANALYSIS of work. Copy the quote, SET UP THE QUOTE and CITE the quote: (1) the page numbers OR (2) the line numbers of a poem. YOU MUST EXPLAIN HOW THE QUOTE HELPS PROVE YOUR ANALYSIS!!! Have a CLOSING SENTENCE (cannot be same sentence as the analysis of the quote). (15 pts.)
Student must use accurate, relevant and significant information Student must use clarity & depth in application to information, inferences & implications made
via analysis of character conflict
__________ RIGHT: Literary Device: * TEN or more sentences PLUS the quote and citation: What is a literary device the author used in the text you wrote about? DEFINE THE TERM! Then, explain how and why it was used. How did it help develop the central idea? Find a QUOTE that helps show the literary device. Copy the quote, SET UP THE QUOTE and CITE the quote: (1) the page numbers OR (2) the line numbers of a poem. YOU MUST EXPLAIN HOW THE QUOTE HELPS PROVE YOUR
ANALYSIS!!! Have a CLOSING SENTENCE (cannot be same sentence as the analysis of the quote). (15 pts. each)
Student must use accurate, relevant and significant information Student must use clarity & depth in application to information, inferences & implications made
via analysis of character role
__________ GRAMMAR: spelling, capitalization, tense, sentences, wording, punctuation, title in italics, other (10 pts.)
Student must apply clarity to his/her grammar/writing
__________ CREATIVITY/FOLLOWS DIRECTIONS: use of color, paper, overall layout, neatness, paper size, etc. (5 pts.)
Student must apply completeness to their information (as well as the directions & project)
Total Grade: _______________________