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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)?
prompt #4 A Handful of Clay
My Claim
Write one sentence that
includes:
o
the author's name
o
the title of the work
o
the literary elements
you selected
o
the effect of the
literary elements on
the text
Type your one sentence claim: The short story a Handful of Clay,
written by Henry Van Dyke, is an allegory for us humans and how
we view life through elements such as setting, foreshadowing,
and characters.
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? Setting
Provide one piece of evidence from your text that supports this
reason:
At last the baking was finished. The clay was taken from the
furnace and set down upon a board, in the cool air, under the
blue sky. The tribulation was passed. The reward was at hand.
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? Foreshadowing
Provide one piece of evidence from your text that supports this
reason:
Waiting blindly in its bed, the clay comforted itself with lofty
hopes. "My time will come," it said. "I was not made to be
hidden forever. Glory and beauty and honour are coming to
me in due season."
Reason #3
In one sentence, explain
how the third literary
What is the third reason for your claim? Characters
element in your claim
worked to develop your
author's allegory.
Provide one piece of evidence from your text that supports this
reason:
And the other vessel answered, "Do you not know? You are carrying a royal
sceptre of lilies. Their petals are white as snow, and the heart of them is like
pure gold. The people look this way because the flower is the most wonderful
in the world. And the root of it is in your heart."
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.
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