2-5 Assignment: Journal: Importance Of Analysis
ENG 122 Importance of Analysis Journal Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: This journal is private between you and the instructor.
This week, you learned about active reading and analysis by looking more closely at a selected reading. In doing so, you uncovered ideas in the "Turning Off, Dining In" article that may have been difficult to identify during your literal reading of the text.
To prepare for this assignment, please reread your selected article and your notes from Module One. Then, in a Microsoft Word document, answer the following questions:
Discuss the context of your selected article, the author’s purpose, and the style and tone. What have you learned from this early analysis? How will a closer analysis of the author’s claim and the structure of the writing help you learn more about your selected reading? Now that you have discussed the author’s purpose for writing the selected reading, do you think the author’s writing is effective in achieving their
purpose? What led you to this conclusion?
In total, the reflection should be three fully developed paragraphs in length. (Consider one paragraph per question, 5–8 sentences each.) As you work on the journal, remember to refer to the rubric below to make sure you're fulfilling the requirements for this assignment.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Save your work in a Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Then,
check your writing for errors. Once you have proofread your document, submit it via the Journal: Importance of Analysis link in Brightspace.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Context of Selected Article
Meets "Proficient" criteria and discusses the context of the selected article and the author’s purpose, style, and tone, and provides specific, detailed examples to illustrate analysis
Discusses the context of the selected article and the author’s purpose, style, and tone
Discusses the context of the selected article and the author’s purpose, style, and tone, but response is unclear or cursory
Does not discuss the context of the selected article and the author’s purpose, style, and tone
25
Analysis of Author’s Claim
Meets "Proficient" criteria and provides specific, detailed examples to describe how an analysis of the author’s claim and structure of the writing will help someone learn more about the selected reading
Describes how an analysis of the author’s claim and structure of the writing will help someone learn more about the selected reading
Describes how an analysis of the author’s claim and structure of the writing will help someone learn more about the selected reading, but leaves gaps in reasoning or clarity
Does not describe how an analysis of the author’s claim and structure of the writing will help someone learn more about the selected reading
25
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Author’s Effectiveness Meets "Proficient" criteria and makes clear and specific connections between author’s writing choices and effectiveness
Explains c urrent assessment of author’s effectiveness and what led to this conclusion
Explains c urrent assessment of author’s effectiveness and explains what led to this conclusion, but response leaves gaps in reasoning or clarity
Does not explain current assessment of author’s effectiveness
25
Length Writes three or more fully developed paragraphs, with exceptional detail, that directly relate to the assignment prompt
Writes three developed paragraphs ( 5–8 sentences each) that directly relate to the assignment prompt
Writes three paragraphs, but content is not fully developed or does not directly relate to the assignment prompt
Does not write three developed paragraphs ( 5–8 sentences each)
15
Articulation of Response
Journal assignment is free of errors in organization and grammar
Journal assignment is mostly free of errors of organization and grammar; existing errors are marginal and rarely interrupt the flow
Journal assignment contains errors of organization and grammar, but they are limited enough that assignments can be understood
Journal assignment contains errors of organization and grammar that make the journal difficult to understand
10
Total 100%
ENG 122 Importance of Analysis Journal Guidelines and Rubric