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=**__Paper Requirements__**=

1.) Final Draft. **3 - 5 pages**. Typed. Double Spaced. 12 pt. font (Ariel, Times New Roman, or Courier New).

2.) Must submit a rough draft or outline to show evidence of global revision.

3.) Must submit rough draft with your final product that shows evidence of local revision. In other words, your sentences need to be clear and meaningful, **and the paper a whole needs to be edited and polished**, relatively free of errors,

4.) Essay must be organized into an introduction (thesis as the last sentence), body (3 – 5 body paragraphs), and a conclusion. Body paragraphs must be coherent; (each contains a clear topic sentence, **specific textual support from the novel**, and elaboration on how the evidence supports the paragraphs main point.)

5.) Failure to adequately complete or accomplish #1 – 4 will result in a failing grade, and =**__ Topic Choices __**= 1.) What seems to be Charles Dickens’ opinion / attitude about the French Revolution?

2.) Does Dickens rely on the reader’s ability to suspend disbelief too much?

3.) Choose two characters from the novel. How does one function as a foil to the other?

4.) Choose a seemingly minor character – how and why is he / she significant to the development of Dickens’ themes?

5.) Your choice. (If you choose your own topic you must have it approved.)

=USE THE DISCUSSION TAB TO INDICATE WHICH TOPIC YOU HAVE CHOSEN AND IDENTIFY ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.=

=Grading Criteria= Each of your body paragraphs. . . _ __/ 50 points__
 * __ Overall your interpretive argument. . . __**
 * is original
 * is focused
 * is convincing
 * is structured around a strategic ordering of ideas
 * is thoughtful (i.e. You show that you have thought about the play / novel, not simply read it.)
 * shows that you have fully developed all of the key ideas your topic raises
 * is well supported with specific evidence from the text
 * distinctly contributes to the development of your argument, (i.e. You avoid retreading ground you’ve already covered.)
 * demonstrates a logical progression of thought
 * is focused on ONE issue, idea, point, etc.
 * contains a clear topic sentence that expresses the main point of the paragraph.
 * uses specific support from the text to develop and support the paragraph’s main point.
 * contains direct quotation from the text. (Quotes are concise. You only quote what is necessary for supporting your point. Quotes are smoothly incorporated into the flow of the paper.)
 * takes time to elaborate on how textual support supports the paragraph’s central point.
 * takes time to transition from one main point to the next.

Your thesis statement. . . / 10 points Your introduction. . . _ __/ 10 points__
 * establishes the central interpretive argument of your paper
 * is clearly worded
 * expresses a central interpretive argument that would help a casual reader gain a more critical understanding of the text
 * pulls in the reader with thought provoking statements, questions, examples, etc.
 * establishes the context for your argument
 * contains your central thesis statement that establishes the central interpretive argument of your paper.

Your conclusion. ..
 * restates your central interpretive argument in a way which is more poignant, relatable, or memorable.
 * connects your central argument to a larger context. In other words, you show how / why your ideas about the text //matter.//

_ / 10 points

Your materials (rough draft, outline, brainstorming, conference notes). ..
 * show evidence of global and local revision

__/ 20 points _ / 100 points__

Your sentences. ..
 * are edited and polished
 * use language which is precise, specific, and exact
 * are clear and meaningful
 * avoid errors of all kinds, (spelling, punctuation, typos, run-ons, fragments etc.)

Your word choice is
 * sophisticated and accurate

_ / 25 points