Assessment and Evaluation for ENG240

Break-up for a total of a 100 points

Take Home / In-class Quizzes

Quiz 1 (Poetic forms) - 20
Quiz 2 (Arun Kolatkar) - 20
Quiz 3 (Bhakti Poetry) - 20

Portfolio 40 (Full portfolio due on November 15th)

Portfolio will contain
1 paper (1700-2000 words) topic to be discussed with me. 20 points
10 entries (minimum) of responses assigned in every class. This includes blackboard discussion posts.
20 points

The portfolio is a set of continuous pieces of work that you have been doing through the semester. You
can maintain a folder on your computer where you collect these pieces. Between Nov 15th and Nov 30th I
will go over your portfolio with you and you will assign it marks (in consultation with me) on the basis of
consistency of work, improvement in work, level of interest, ingenuity, and enjoyment of work (made
evident in the writing). I will be available for a mid-term evaluation of your portfolio starting from
Tuesday September 26th. If you want to show what you have been tucking away in your portfolio, I will
be happy to read with you and catch up on what you are learning in this class.

Grading Criteria for the portfolio

10 response entries total points 20

-- full 10 entries not less than 50 words 10 points

-- entries written through the semester 3 points
-- entries written together before submission 1
-- entry helped consolidate your understanding of a poem, or a technique,
or a topic discussed in class 3 points
-- use of quotations from texts you wrote about 2
-- if you enjoyed writing the entries 2

Final Paper Total points 20

-- has a title - 1 point
-- meets word limit (1700-2000 words) 2 points
-- has a clear introductory paragraph which sets up topic, introduces texts, articulates a question and has
a thesis statement in response - 4 points (deduct a point for whatever is missing)
-- the body paragraphs develop evidence for the claim in the thesis - 2 points
-- there are quotes from the poems that have been close read in the paragraph - 5 points
-- you learnt something new as you researched and wrote the paper 4 points
-- at least 1 secondary text has been used in the paper 2