Much Ado About Nothing
Name:__________________________
English 10
Mr. Grew
Unit 2 (Much Ado About Nothing Paper)
Due 2 December 2013
Your task
In “Imagining the Real,” David Horowitz argues, “ . . . love is indeed an idea out of imaginative fiction, but that like all ideals it need not merely remain a potential. The real commitment of two lovers may yield love a substantially and permanence that no dream can have. In this perception [these characters] make their way to a central, commonplace, paradoxical truth: that love, in its reality, is romance.”
Type a 2 - 3 page, well-organized essay in which you analyze two characters and compare their perspectives on love. Cite specific literary elements and details to support your argument. Do not merely summarize the plot.
Expectations
1. Paper must be your analysis of the literature.
2. Secondary sources may not be used for the paper. Papers that contain information from secondary sources will receive a 0 on the assignment.
3. Paper must follow MLA format and contain a Works Cited page.
4. Paper must have the following header:
Your Name
Mr. Grew
English
Unit 2 (Much Ado About Nothing Paper)
2 December 2013
5. Paper must be in 12 point, Times New Roman or Calibri font, 1 inch margin, double spaced, and stapled.
6. The Literary Analysis Scoring Rubric must be stapled to the front of the paper.
7. The paper must be a minimum of 2 pages. Papers under 2 pages will receive a percentage of the grade based on what has been completed.
Late Policy
1. Major assignments handed in after class time will receive a 30% grade reduction from the final grade.
a. A grade of 87% X .30 = 61%. A deduction of 26.1 points was deducted for being late.
2. Late assignments will only be accepted one day late (the next day, not class) until 3:00 P.M.; assignments handed in after 3:00 P.M. on that day will receive 0 credit.
3. Being absent does not waive the late policy.
a. If a student is absent (and only if you are
English 10
Mr. Grew
Unit 2 (Much Ado About Nothing Paper)
Due 2 December 2013
Your task
In “Imagining the Real,” David Horowitz argues, “ . . . love is indeed an idea out of imaginative fiction, but that like all ideals it need not merely remain a potential. The real commitment of two lovers may yield love a substantially and permanence that no dream can have. In this perception [these characters] make their way to a central, commonplace, paradoxical truth: that love, in its reality, is romance.”
Type a 2 - 3 page, well-organized essay in which you analyze two characters and compare their perspectives on love. Cite specific literary elements and details to support your argument. Do not merely summarize the plot.
Expectations
1. Paper must be your analysis of the literature.
2. Secondary sources may not be used for the paper. Papers that contain information from secondary sources will receive a 0 on the assignment.
3. Paper must follow MLA format and contain a Works Cited page.
4. Paper must have the following header:
Your Name
Mr. Grew
English
Unit 2 (Much Ado About Nothing Paper)
2 December 2013
5. Paper must be in 12 point, Times New Roman or Calibri font, 1 inch margin, double spaced, and stapled.
6. The Literary Analysis Scoring Rubric must be stapled to the front of the paper.
7. The paper must be a minimum of 2 pages. Papers under 2 pages will receive a percentage of the grade based on what has been completed.
Late Policy
1. Major assignments handed in after class time will receive a 30% grade reduction from the final grade.
a. A grade of 87% X .30 = 61%. A deduction of 26.1 points was deducted for being late.
2. Late assignments will only be accepted one day late (the next day, not class) until 3:00 P.M.; assignments handed in after 3:00 P.M. on that day will receive 0 credit.
3. Being absent does not waive the late policy.
a. If a student is absent (and only if you are