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ENG 204 Instructor: Crystal B. Lake Reflection Assignment

Write a 500 word essay that describes how playing one of the games of //Persuasion// has changed your interpretation of the novel. In other words, your reflection should compare your initial experience of reading the novel before we played the game to your understanding of the novel after the game. Your reflection essay should be sure to do the following:
 * Focus as much as possible on only one game (i.e. Sir Walter Elliot OR Captain Benwick OR Mr. William Elliot OR Anne Elliot OR Captain Wentworth)
 * Describe your initial interpretation of the character’s actions when you were first reading the novel.
 * Describe how your interpretation of the character has deepened or changed as a result of game day.
 * Include specific references to passages and pages in //Persuasion// that illustrate your points.
 * Be well written, including making use of correct grammar and style and a coherent organization.
 * I recommend starting with a sentence that follows this model: “When I first read //Persuasion//, I believed [X] about the character, [name.] Now, [insert your new perceptions and insight].

Your reflection essays are due in hard copy at the beginning of class on Friday, September 30th. I will not accept late reflection essays or essays sent to me via e-mail.

Your reflections is worth 100 points or 10% of your final grade. Remember that you only need to complete two short reflections for the course, and so you may choose not to do one at no penalty to your grade.

REQUIREMENT: YOUR ESSAY MUST BE DOUBLE SPACED AND WRITTEN IN TIMES NEW ROMAN 12 PT FONT WITH 1” MARGINS ALL THE WAY AROUND. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS FORMAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY RESULT IN A 20% DEDUCTION OF YOUR FINAL GRADE.

 Reflection Essay Grading Rubric

Name:______________________________________________________

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Up to 25 points: Does the essay maintain a consistent and clear focus on one game and one character?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">25 (Excellent) / 22 (Good) / 19 (Average) / 15 (Below Average) / 13 (Problematic)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Does the essay consistently use correct grammar and punctuation?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">25 (Excellent) / 22 (Good) / 19 (Average) / 15 (Below Average) / 13 (Problematic)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Is the essay’s style appropriate for a college level writing course? Does it make clear use of a consistent keyword, include transitions, and contain adequately developed paragraphs?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">25 (Excellent) / 22 (Good) / 19 (Average) / 15 (Below Average) / 13 (Problematic)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Does the essay show a careful attention to Jane Austen’s //Persuasion// by including explicit references to pages and passages as evidence for its main claims? Is the essay factually accurate?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">25 (Excellent) / 22 (Good) / 19 (Average) / 15 (Below Average) / 13 (Problematic)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Total Points: _______________

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Points added for winning team: yes no

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Points deducted for failure to use the correct font, spacing and margins: yes no

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Points deducted for length: if your essay falls below the length requirement, I will recalculate your grade based on the percentage of the essay you completed. For example, if you submit an essay of 400 words instead of 500, your final grade will be reduced by 20%: yes no

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">FINAL GRADE: __________________ / 100 points