Free Response Sample #2 As her world seemed to be crashing down, Denver takes an important step in releasing her place. She finally sees that Beloved is bad, not a friend, as her mother, Sethe, begins to grow weak while Beloved begins to grow stronger. Denver starts to take over her of grocery shopping and cooking and Sethe quits mother’s roles her job and becomes zombie-like. It is now that Denver sees what Beloved embodies, contributing meaning to the character reflects the idea that slavery will always have a lasting impression. It will never work. Beloved’s go away as it changes actions and thoughts and leaves physical and psychological scars that continue to stay with you throughout your life. Denver sees in this moment that it is up to her to move past the effect it may have and live her life. Her ability to accept slavery makes her unique in the story as she is the only one who can truly move on. This pivotal moment continues to add to the work as a whole because as Denver realizes this, the reader is able to see all the ways slavery left an impact on the sentence characters. For example, Morrison’s opening and exposure to 124, the house number, shows one way slavery haunts the family as each number represents a child. 1 being Sethe, 2 being the brothers, and 4 being Denver. After pivotal moment, the reader can Denver’s see that the missing 3 represents Beloved. By purposefully leaving out the 3, the author tests the ability reader’s to see that even though Sethe tried to forget her memory of what she did to Beloved, it is still there. A memory can never be erased. Through psychological development, the reader can see the influence slavery has Denver’s over generations, but furthermore it shows that one can overcome it and move on which the entire work embodies. How would you rate the level of analysis related to Scout? Inadequate Superficial/Thin Reasonable/Competent Insightful/Persuasive – – – Record one sentence as evidence of this: Has the author focused one ONE single moment or event? Yes or No Has the author analyzed how Scout morally changes as a result? thoroughly and thoughtfully Yes or No Has the author analyzed how moral development impacts the meaning of the work as a whole? Scout’s (Examined a lesson, theme, or message that results moral journey?) from Scout’s
Free Response Sample #2 As her world seemed to be crashing down, Denver takes an important step in releasing her place. She finally sees that Beloved is bad, not a friend, as her mother, Sethe, begins to grow weak while Beloved begins to grow stronger. Denver starts to take over her mother’s roles of grocery shopping and cooking and Sethe quits her job and becomes zombie-like. It is now that Denver sees what Beloved embodies, contributing meaning to the work. Beloved’s character reflects the idea that slavery will always have a lasting impression. It will never go away as it changes actions and thoughts and leaves physical and psychological scars that continue to stay with you throughout your life. Denver sees in this moment that it is up to her to move past the effect it may have and live her life. Her ability to accept slavery makes her unique in the story as she is the only one who can truly move on. This pivotal moment continues to add to the work as a whole because as Denver realizes this, the reader is able to see all the ways slavery left an impact on the characters. For example, Morrison’s opening sentence and exposure to 124, the house number, shows one way slavery haunts the family as each number represents a child. 1 being Sethe, 2 being the brothers, and 4 being Denver. After Denver’s pivotal moment, the reader can see that the missing 3 represents Beloved. By purposefully leaving out the 3, the author tests the reader’s ability to see that even though Sethe tried to forget her memory of what she did to Beloved, it is still there. A memory can never be erased. Through Denver’s psychological development, the reader can see the influence slavery has over generations, but furthermore it shows that one can overcome it and move on which the entire work embodies. How would you rate the level of analysis related to Scout? Inadequate – Superficial/Thin – Reasonable/Competent – Insightful/Persuasive Record one sentence as evidence of this: Has the author focused one ONE single moment or event? Yes or No Has the author thoroughly and thoughtfully analyzed how Scout morally changes as a result? Yes or No Has the author analyzed how Scout’s moral development impacts the meaning of the work as a whole? (Examined a lesson, theme, or message that results from Scout’s moral journey?)
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