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Creative Critical Response and Reflection
Assignment
For this exam, youll write a one-page response to any short story or poem youve read so far in the course. Choose a piece youve either enjoyed, found particularly interesting, or have strong feelings about. This wont be a straight analysis of the chosen work, but rather a creative interpretation of the story or poems plot, characters, language, and themes. After youve written your piece, youll write a five-paragraph reflection (500750 words) that defends your creative response.
This reflection will explain your creative choices and the ideas you chose to highlight in your creative response. This project will allow you to engage with the source material in a reflective and critical way. You can use the Questions for Responsive Reading and Writing found in your Introduction to Literature textbook to assist you as you create your commentary on your chosen piece. Youll choose how you would like to respond to your chosen work.
For example, you can:
Write a story from the point of view of a different character or speaker
Create a prequel or sequel story that focuses on events that happened before or after the original work
Rewrite a scene from the original work as a poem
Write a letter to a certain character or speaker
Youre not limited to these examples, and we encourage you to think outside the box when deciding how to respond to your piece.
Popular examples of creative response pieces include:
The Lion King, a response to Hamlet
Wicked, a creative response to The Wizard of Oz
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, a creative response to Arthurian legends
Austin Powers, a creative response to James Bond
Once Upon a Time, a creative response to fairy tales
Youll submit both your creative piece and reflection for grading. Be sure to cite the original text using correct MLA format. Include the author and title to the piece youre responding to in your exam. For this exam, youll use standard 12-point font and left justification. Use 1-inch margins at the top and bottom and 1-inch margins for the left and right sides of the document. Poetry submissions should be single-spaced within each stanza and double-spaced between stanzas. Prose submissions should be double-spaced. The reflection will also be double-spaced. Your submission should be at least one page.
Process
Planning Creative Response
1. Review the assigned reading in your Introduction to Literature Choose a text you connected with and brainstorm a list of all the elements of the piece that you found important, enjoyed, and/or made you think. Pay close attention to the texts setting, characters, dialogue, style, figurative language, and theme.
2. Use the Questions for Responsive Reading and Writing to develop your ideas about the elements of your chosen text. How does the author reveal his or her characters? Whats the purpose of the minor characters? If the story were told from a different point of view, how would it change? How does the author explore theme? What is the tone of the piece? Who is the speaker? Is the speaker addressing anyone in particular? How does figurative language contribute to our understanding of the text?
3. List evidence from the original text that supports your interpretation presented in your creative response.
Drafting Creative Response
Use your brainstorming lists and answers to the Responsive Reading and Writing questions to help you write your response to the original text using your own unique approach. Your piece should illustrate your understanding of the original text, touch on the major themes of the original text, and reveal an alternate perspective on the original text.
Revising Creative Response
1. Revisit the brainstorming list and evidence you gathered during your planning. Have you addressed your goals in your response? Do you evaluate all of the elements of the piece you set out to evaluate?
2. Revise your piece so that your grammar, syntax, and punctuation accurately demonstrate your intentions. Ensure your writing is clear and comprehensible.
3. Revise format. Use standard 12-point font and left justification. Use 1-inch margins at the top and bottom and 1.25-inch margins for the left and right sides of the document. Poetry submissions should be single-spaced within each stanza and double-spaced between stanzas. Prose submissions should be double-spaced.
Planning Reflection
Revisit the planning youve done for your creative response. List how your approach strays from the original and your overall goals for the creative piece. Youll use this information to narrate your ideas in your essay.
Drafting Reflection
1. Read “Developing a Thesis” in your Introduction to Literature. Draft a thesis statement for your reflection. Your thesis statement should state your overall intention behind your creative critical response and reflection.
2. Read Organizing a Paper in your Introduction to Literature. Develop a brief and informal outline to organize your ideas to support your thesis. Use the outline to help you establish an order and focus for your reflection.
3. Read Writing a Draft and Writing the Introduction and Conclusion in your Introduction to Literature.
4. Draft your introduction. An introduction should present your topic and include your thesis statement.
5. Draft your body paragraphs. Your first body paragraph will present a summary of your critical perspective on the original text. Your second body paragraph will illustrate your point of view on the original using several examples from the text. Your third body paragraph will explain your goal for the critical response and highlight the specific elements from the original text used to highlight that goal.
6. Draft your conclusion. The conclusion should explain what you learned about the original through your response.
7. Make sure you are citing the original text using correct MLA format. Review The List of Works Cited in your Introduction to Literature.
Revising Reflection
1. Read Revising and Editing in your Introduction to Literature textbook, paying close attention to the revision checklist. Use the checklist to help you revise your reflection. Is your thesis clear? Is the paper logically organized? Do you use topic sentences? Are your paragraphs developed, unified, and coherent? Have you used evidence from the original text?
2. Ensure your essay employs correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, mechanics, and MLA format with a complete Works Cited page. An example citation looks like this:
Ibsen, Henrik. A Doll House. The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature. Ed. Michael Meyer. 10th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2015. 12501298. Print.
3. Use standard 12-point font and left justification. Use 1-inch margins at the top and bottom and 1-inch margins for the left and right sides of the document. The reflection should be double-spaced.
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Excellent Quality 95-100%
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Introduction
45-41 points The background and significance of the problem and a clear statement of the research purpose is provided. The search history is mentioned. |
Literature Support 91-84 points The background and significance of the problem and a clear statement of the research purpose is provided. The search history is mentioned. |
Methodology 58-53 points Content is well-organized with headings for each slide and bulleted lists to group related material as needed. Use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance readability and presentation content is excellent. Length requirements of 10 slides/pages or less is met. |
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Average Score 50-85% |
40-38 points More depth/detail for the background and significance is needed, or the research detail is not clear. No search history information is provided. |
83-76 points Review of relevant theoretical literature is evident, but there is little integration of studies into concepts related to problem. Review is partially focused and organized. Supporting and opposing research are included. Summary of information presented is included. Conclusion may not contain a biblical integration. |
52-49 points Content is somewhat organized, but no structure is apparent. The use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. is occasionally detracting to the presentation content. Length requirements may not be met. |
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Poor Quality 0-45% |
37-1 points The background and/or significance are missing. No search history information is provided. |
75-1 points Review of relevant theoretical literature is evident, but there is no integration of studies into concepts related to problem. Review is partially focused and organized. Supporting and opposing research are not included in the summary of information presented. Conclusion does not contain a biblical integration. |
48-1 points There is no clear or logical organizational structure. No logical sequence is apparent. The use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. is often detracting to the presentation content. Length requirements may not be met |
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Creative Critical Response and Reflection