Section B – Grendel Point of View Piece (18 marks) The tale of Beowulf is largely written from the point of view of the Danes and Geats as it recounts the story of Beowulf Marking Key for Paragraph Assignment on Beowulf Minimally Meets Exceeds Below Expectations Meets Expectations Expectations Expectations Topic sentence Clear, focused Robust and well No topic is vague or too topic sentence written topic sentence and brief and may sentence Sentence unfocused summarize story structure and Varied sentence No concluding rm Concluding style have some structure adds sentence that sentence is variety to flow Structure of a summarizes weak Concluding Strong paragraph points Ideas are not sentence transitions Connections No varied well connected summarizes and between ideas between ideas sentence to topic revisits topic Intro and “How you say it…” starters sentence sentence conclusion are Short, choppy Little variety in Main body thoughtful and sentences sentence clearly supports have sense of structure main ideas purpose Engaging and Quotes are not thought No quotes or well integrated Quotes are provoking ideas quotes are too Quotes not relevant and Clear sense of long and connected to well integrated Content purpose and irrelevant topic Ideas are well direction The information Not focused on Ideas are supported and Often has an you use to prove the topic underdeveloped focused on topic element of your point Plot summary and not sentence uniqueness “What you say…” explained well Has some depth Ideas not well Quotes expertly of ideas develop Too much plot integrated and summary not add to the flow enough analysis of writing Errors make writing difficult to follow Few if any Avoid the following grammar errors: Some grammar spelling or Comma splice and run-on mistakes but grammatical sentences Conventions errors are not errors Capitalization distracting Diction is Grammar Apostrophes Diction is intelligent and Spelling Has not edited work to catch obvious appropriate and varied Diction (words errors varied. Diction adds to used) Slang (colloquialisms) have been used Appears to have overall tone of Diction is simple and lacks variety been edited. writing. Used personalized statements (I, we, you, us…)
Marking Key for Paragraph Assignment on Beowulf Below Expectations Minimally Meets Expectations Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations rm Structure of a paragraph Connections between ideas “How you say it…” No topic sentence and unfocused No concluding sentence that summarizes points No varied sentence starters Short, choppy sentences Topic sentence is vague or too brief and may summarize story Concluding sentence is weak Ideas are not well connected to topic sentence Little variety in sentence structure Clear, focused topic sentence Sentence structure and style have some variety Concluding sentence summarizes and revisits topic sentence Main body clearly supports main ideas Robust and well written topic sentence Varied sentence structure adds to flow Strong transitions between ideas Intro and conclusion are thoughtful and have sense of purpose Content The information you use to prove your point “What you say…” No quotes or quotes are too long and irrelevant Not focused on the topic Plot summary Ideas not well develop Quotes are not well integrated Quotes not connected to topic Ideas are underdeveloped and not explained well Too much plot summary not enough analysis Quotes are relevant and well integrated Ideas are well supported and focused on topic sentence Has some depth of ideas Engaging and thought provoking ideas Clear sense of purpose and direction Often has an element of uniqueness Quotes expertly integrated and add to the flow of writing Conventions Grammar Spelling Diction (words used) Errors make writing difficult to follow Avoid the following grammar errors: Comma splice and run-on sentences Capitalization Apostrophes Has not edited work to catch obvious errors Slang (colloquialisms) have been used Diction is simple and lacks variety Used personalized statements (I, we, you, us…) Some grammar mistakes but errors are not distracting Diction is appropriate and varied. Appears to have been edited. Few if any spelling or grammatical errors Diction is intelligent and varied Diction adds to overall tone of writing. Section B – Grendel Point of View Piece (18 marks) The tale of Beowulf is largely written from the point of view of the Danes and Geats as it recounts the story of Beowulf