Senior High School Department
21st Century Literature from Philippines and the World
Personal Development
English for Academic and Professional Purposes
First Quarter: Performance Task
CLOSE ANALYSIS
NAME: ______________________________
CRITERIA 10 POINTS
The necessary contents
for the three parts are
CONTENT complete and well-
developed. The paper
(INTRODUCTION,
presents supporting
BODY AND
examples and evidences
CONCLUSION)
are concrete and
(Personal detailed.
Development)
Logical Progression of
ideas with a clear
structure that enhances
the analysis. Transitions
STRUCTURE AND are effective and vary
TRANSITION throughout the
paragraph, not just in the
topic sentences.
(EAPP) Writing is smooth, skillful,
and coherent. Sentences
are strong and
expressive with varied
structure.
SPELLING, Punctuation, spelling,
PUNCTUATION, and capitalization are all
AND correct. No errors.
CAPITALIZATION
(EAPP)
FIGURE OF The student is able to
SPEECH extract (3) three or more
figures of speech from
(LITERATURE) the text.
Response, demonstrates
an in-depth reflection on,
and personalization of,
the theories, concepts
DEPTH OF presented in the close
REFLECTION analysis. Viewpoints and
interpretations are
(LITERATURE) insightful and well-
supported. Clear,
detailed examples are
provided, as applicable.
SECTION:____________________
7 POINTS
Some of the contents for
the introduction, body and
conclusion are missing.
Three or more main points
relate to the discussion,
but some may lack details.
The analysis shows in-
depth understanding of
the character’s
developmental
challenges.
Logical progression of
ideas. Transitions are
present throughout the
essay but lacks variety.
Writing is clear but could
use a little more sentence
variety to make the writing
more interesting.
There are only a few (20
and below) errors in
punctuation, spelling, and
capitalization.
The student is able to
extract at least one or two
figures of speech from the
text.
Response, demonstrates
a general reflection on
and personalization of, the
theories, concepts
presented in the close
analysis. Viewpoints and
interpretations are
supported. Appropriate
examples are provided.
3 POINT Score EVALUATOR’S
NAME AND
SIGNATURE
Less than three 3X
ideas/main points are
explained, and/or they are
poorly developed. There
are lacking contents for
every part of the close
______
analysis.
Writing is not organized. 2X
The transitions between
ideas are unclear or non-
existent
Writing is confusing and
hard to follow. Contains ______
fragments and/or run-on
sentences.
Distracting errors in 1X
punctuation, spelling, and
capitalization. ______
The student is not able to 1X
extract figures of speech
from the text. ______
Response, demonstrates 2X
a minimal reflection on
and personalization of, the
theories, concepts
presented in the close
analysis. Viewpoints and
______
interpretations are
unsupported with flawed
arguments. Examples,
when applicable, are not
provided or are irrelevant
to the analysis.
TOTAL SCORE:
 Senior High School Department

21st Century Literature from Philippines and the World

Personal Development
English for Academic and Professional Purposes
First Quarter: Performance Task
CLOSE ANALYSIS

Goal: The student should comprehend and scrutinize a literary piece, entitled “Intoy the Merman of Mariners’
Street by Eros Atalia. The deadline will be on August 23, 2019, Friday.

Role: Students will act as literary experts.

Audience: The “book worms” which are the teacher and other students that should be able to apprehend and
appreciate the work of a regional artist.

Situation: In a convention for the different works of literary artists, there are group of literary experts who want
to share their insights on one of the works of Eros Atalia—Intoy the Merman of Mariners’ Street. They will
share their analysis on the said work to those “book worms” who are present in the convention center.

Product/Performance and Purpose: The student will read and do some analysis on one of the works of Eros
Atalia.

Standards and Criteria for Success: The presentation and output will be assessed by the teacher using the
attached rubric.

Steps in writing a close analysis using the Psychological theory.

1. Write an introduction which contains the following information:

a. include a summary or a short description of the text
b. mention about your observation about the author’s style in writing
c. cite at least (3) three figures of speech used in the text
d. what is the highest part of the text/climax?
e. what is your initial reaction?

2. After that, create the body of your analysis with the following contents:
a. What are the developmental challenges that the adolescent characters (Intoy, Doray,
Yeyeng Tikol, Boyet Bagol) face? Were they able to resolve it? Why or why not?
b. What is the role that nature and nurture played in the development of the teenagers in the
story?

3. Lastly, developed a conclusion with the following:

a. what is the relationship of the text to the real-life events (society, economy, lifestyle) and its
context? You may cite personal experiences.
b. what is the relevance of the text?
c. what is your realization?

FORMAT- Long band paper, 1.5 Spacing, Arial 11, 1 inch for the margins, and with a minimum of
1000 words.