Blog Post #3:
Grade 10: Applying Archetypal Theory
Grade 11: Applying Feminist Literary Theory
Grade 12: Applying Feminist or Postcolonial Literary Theory
Assessment Criteria
- Your blog post should be approximately 500 words.
- It should contain direct references to your text and parenthetical citations
- Write in well-developed sentences and paragraphs
- Keep your level of language informal and conversational. Write in first person.
- Make observations that go deeper than the surface of the text. Think about the choices the author has made in constructing the text.
- Identify specific stylistic techniques (literary elements or figures of speech), and conventions (literary or narrative elements) and explain why they are effective (or ineffective) when it comes to communicating a particular idea.
Examples of great blogs about books!
The Perks of being on the Western Front
The Nerdiness is all: How did it come to this?
Remember to comment on at least two other blog posts.
Criteria for an Effective Comment
- Comment: I agree / I disagree / I think… (point out something significant or important in the post)
- Support: Because … (Give a reason for your comment. Back it up.)
- Question: I wonder if…? Have you considered…? (This is optional, but it extends the conversation which is ideal!)
- Be Polite: It’s important to be a good digital citizen and to conduct yourself online in a way that is polite and respectful of other peoples’ ideas