03.01_Develop_a_Claim (1)

Develop a Claim Assessment The foundation of any solid argument centers around its claim and the reasons that support it. In this assessment, you'll create your claim and list the reasons for your claim based on one of the following prompts: Prompt #1: Julius Caesar Prompt #2: "The Minister's Black Veil" Prompt #3: "Seven Floors" Many scholars feel that Shakespeare wrote Julius Caesar as a warning about what would happen if Elizabethan England were to engage in a Civil War. Choose three literary elements in this tragedy that you find to be the most effective in achieving this purpose and provide textual evidence to defend your choices. Many scholars feel that Hawthorne wrote "The Minister's Black Veil" as an allegory for the flaws and secrets all humans choose to hide. Choose three literary elements in this short story that you find to be the most effective in achieving this purpose and provide textual evidence to defend your choices. Many scholars feel that Buzzati wrote "Seven Floors" as an allegory for the progression of life and the acceptance of aging. Choose three literary elements in this short story that you find to be the most effective in achieving this purpose and provide textual evidence to defend your choices. My Prompt Which prompt did you select for this assessment (1, 2, or 3)? 3 My Claim Write one sentence that includes: • the author's name • the title of the work • the literary elements you selected • the effect of the literary elements on the text Type your one sentence claim: In "Seven Floors" by Dino Buzzati, symbolism, imagery, and the unreliable narrator effectively convey the theme of the progression of life and the acceptance of aging by representing the different stages of life, highlighting the protagonist's aging body and adding a sense of uncertainty and confusion to the protagonist's journey. Reason #1 In one sentence, explain how the first literary element in your claim worked to develop your author's allegory. What is the first reason for your claim? The first reason for my claim is that the seven floors in the hospital symbolize the different stages of life, effectively conveying the idea that the protagonist is going through different stages in his life and that each stage has its own challenges and struggles. Provide one piece of evidence from your text that supports this reason: "Each floor was like a small self-contained world with its own particular rules and special traditions that had no validity on other floors." Reason #2 In one sentence, explain how the second literary element in your claim worked to develop your author's allegory. What is the second reason for your claim? The second reason for my claim that imagery is an effective literary element in the story is that the recurring imagery of the protagonist's aging body highlights the inevitability of growing old, which is used to emphasize the protagonist's physical decline

and the fact that he can not avoid aging, it is also a reminder of how fragile and fleeting life can be. Provide one piece of evidence from your text that supports this reason: "Naturally, all this contributed to his decline. His diminished serenity seemed to encourage the illness, his fever began to rise, and his weakness became more intense." Reason #3 In one sentence, explain how the third literary element in your claim worked to develop your author's allegory. What is the third reason for your claim? The third reason for my claim is that the unreliable narrator adds a sense of uncertainty and confusion to the protagonist's journey, creating doubt about the reality of the events in the story and making the reader question the protagonist's understanding of his situation and the motivations behind his actions. Provide one piece of evidence from your text that supports this reason: "By this time a dreadful trembling had seized Giuseppe Corte’s body. His ability to take control over himself had abandoned him entirely." Develop a Claim Rubric On Target Almost There Needs Improvement Claim (5 points) 5-4 points • The claim is one sentence in length and includes the author and title of the work, the literary elements selected, and the effect of those elements on the text. • The claim makes appropriate use of academic language and a formal tone. 3 points • The claim is one sentence, but may be missing one or more of the following elements: the author, title, literary elements, and/or effect of the elements on the text. • The claim may include opinion or informal language. 2-0 points • The claim may be missing or unrelated to the three prompt choices. • The claim may illustrate a lack of understanding of the text or the literary elements. Reasons to Support Claim (15 points) 15-12 points • Three reasons are included and are directly tied to the claim's selected literary elements and are insightfully expressed in a complete sentence. • Each reason contains at least one piece of specific textual evidence to support it. 11-9 points • The chart may be missing a reason, or the reasons (with literary elements) are not clearly related to the claim. • One or more reasons may be missing textual evidence for support. 8-0 points • The chart may be missing two or more reasons, or the reasons are unrelated to the prompt and claim. • The chart may be missing most or all textual support for each reason.