HUM 201 FINAL COMPARE/CONTRAST ESSAY* Preliminary components and final essay worth 200 pts total A successful essay will be written in several stages, not in one night. * If you choose this option, you do NOT need to complete the alternate final creative project. Preliminary and Final Due Dates (continue reading for details on each section of the assignment): · Topic selection is due by 11:59pm at the end of Module 4—Part 1 (10 pts)—see pgs. 5-6 · Draft elements due by 11:59pm at the end of Module 4—Part 3 (20 pts)—see pgs. 6-7 · Final 6-8 page paper due by 11:59pm on Friday of Module 4—Part 5 (170 pts)—see pgs. 1-4, 7-14Tutoring—Strongly Recommended. Schedule your appointment! · Tutors are available to you in the Tutoring Center. so you can get feedback and make sure that the work you submit communicates your good ideas as fully as possible. · Please set up an appointment (or several!) once you select your topic so you can get support as you move through the different stages of the writing process: organizing your ideas, generating a rough draft, citing your sources, and/or editing your draft.Overview of the Assignment You are being asked to write a 6-8 page analysis essay comparing and contrasting two works of art that represent one or more of the following art forms: visual art, architecture, prose (short story), or poetry (see pg. 6 for some topic possibilities). The two works of art you select should address a similar theme to make sure you have a point of comparison between the two works. · In the BSP:Content:Course Resources folder, I have included several subfolders (such as Literature, Visual Art, and Architecture Resources or Research & Citation Resources) with links to resources you should use to help analyze the works of art and correctly format and structure the paper, including MLA in-text parenthetical and bibliographic citations. · I have also included an example of a successful student paper that you can consult. · Consult the rubric (pgs. 11-14) of this document early and often to monitor your progress toward a successful paper. · Use your feedback from the earlier assignments (especially the inline edits and marginal comments) as well. I expect you to implement my recommended edits from there and from your preliminary work—in fact, it’s part of the rubric score you’ll earn on the final. Each of the two artworks you select for this assignment needs to be described, analyzed, and interpreted. And the interpretations of the two artworks need to be compared and contrasted. Overall, think about how subject matter + formal elements or literary devices combine to convey a particular message, meaning, or mood to the reader/viewer, and describe how the artist’s/author’s decisions regarding subject matter and formal elements or literary devices lead the viewer/reader to understand a particular meaning that you explain through your essay. VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS Describe= to tell or depict in written words; give an account of ...

1. HUM 201 FINAL COMPARE/CONTRAST ESSAY*
Preliminary components and final essay worth 200 pts total
A successful essay will be written in several stages, not in one
night.
* If you choose this option, you do NOT need to complete the
alternate final creative project.
Preliminary and Final Due Dates (continue reading for details
on each section of the assignment):
· Topic selection is due by 11:59pm at the end of Module 4—
Part 1 (10 pts)—see pgs. 5-6
· Draft elements due by 11:59pm at the end of Module 4—Part 3
(20 pts)—see pgs. 6-7
· Final 6-8 page paper due by 11:59pm on Friday of Module 4—
Part 5 (170 pts)—see pgs. 1-4, 7-14Tutoring—Strongly
Recommended. Schedule your appointment!
· Tutors are available to you in the Tutoring Center. so you can
get feedback and make sure that the work you submit
communicates your good ideas as fully as possible.
· Please set up an appointment (or several!) once you select
your topic so you can get support as you move through the
different stages of the writing process: organizing your ideas,
generating a rough draft, citing your sources, and/or editing
your draft.Overview of the Assignment
You are being asked to write a 6-8 page analysis essay
comparing and contrasting two works of art that represent one
or more of the following art forms: visual art, architecture,
prose (short story), or poetry (see pg. 6 for some topic
possibilities).
The two works of art you select should address a similar theme
to make sure you have a point of comparison between the two
works.
· In the BSP:Content:Course Resources folder, I have included
several subfolders (such as Literature, Visual Art, and
Architecture Resources or Research & Citation Resources) with

2. links to resources you should use to help analyze the works of
art and correctly format and structure the paper, including MLA
in-text parenthetical and bibliographic citations.
· I have also included an example of a successful student paper
that you can consult.
· Consult the rubric (pgs. 11-14) of this document early and
often to monitor your progress toward a successful paper.
· Use your feedback from the earlier assignments (especially the
inline edits and marginal comments) as well. I expect you to
implement my recommended edits from there and from your
preliminary work—in fact, it’s part of the rubric score you’ll
earn on the final.
Each of the two artworks you select for this assignment needs to
be described, analyzed, and interpreted. And the interpretations
of the two artworks need to be compared and contrasted.
Overall, think about how subject matter + formal elements or
literary devices combine to convey a particular message,
meaning, or mood to the reader/viewer, and describe how the
artist’s/author’s decisions regarding subject matter and formal
elements or literary devices lead the viewer/reader to
understand a particular meaning that you explain through your
essay.
VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS
Describe= to tell or depict in written words; give an account of
by paying close attention to details and explaining them to the
reader as clearly and completely as possible. Begin by
observing your subject closely and deciding which details are
most significant. Articulate them so the reader is able to
imagine everything you observe, and explain how the details
interrelate.
Analyze= to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential
elements or give the essence of something; to examine in detail
in order to discover meaning, essential features, etc.

3. Interpret= to explain or tell the meaning of; present in
understandable terms. Based on the observations you have made
and described in clear and complete sentences, explain to the
reader why those details are significant in supporting your
thesis statement/argument.
Compare=toarticulate similarities (in theme, style, materials,
message, etc.) between two objects
Contrast=toarticulate differences (in theme, style, materials,
message, etc.) between two objects.
Check the BSP:Content:Course Resource folder (Literature,
Visual Art, and Architecture Resources or Research & Citation
Resources subfolders) for a compilation of helpful links and
resources
In describing, analyzing, and interpreting the two works, your
paper should answer the following two questions:
1. What does each work convey to the viewer/reader about the
theme you think they have in common, and how is that message
or meaning conveyed in each one? (This is your interpretation
based on description and analysis of subject matter and formal
elements or literary devices)
2. How do the two works’ messages and the methods of
conveying them compare and contrast?
· Make sure your thesis not only states that the two works of art
you selected are similar and different but that it specifies how
they are similar and different.
· What is the subject matter or topic being depicted or explored?
· What formal decisions does each artist/author make to depict
or explore that subject matter? Guiding your Observations and
Building toward your InterpretationIn order to accomplish these
goals, here are some examples of questions that will help you
organize your thoughts in the essay. You should not feel that
you have to address description, analysis, and interpretation in
separate steps or paragraphs. It is actually more helpful, once a

4. piece of description is provided, to analyze it and connect it
immediately to your interpretation, so you are encouraged to
weave description, analysis and interpretation together within
and across paragraphs (If that sounds confusing, please seek
help from the Tutoring Center).
Remember that, whatever your topic, I am primarily interested
in what you are able to observe and articulate. Whenever you
draw on ideas from other sources, make sure to cite their
contributions to your argument (their ideas as well as instances
of exact wording) properly in MLA format.
Describe (What do you see?)
Provide the credit line information (artist/author, title, date
created or published, medium)
Describe the obvious subject matter (who/what)
Analyze (How is the work organized?)
Questions for analyzing literary work(poem, short story, etc.):
In what sequence did the author convey ideas?
What tone(s) did the author employ?
What do you know about the speaker (poem) or narrator (short
story)?
Did the author use repetition, and what effect does it have?
What does the author emphasize?
When does the author use figurative language (simile, metaphor,
symbol) instead of literal language, and what effect does it
have?
Questions for analyzing visual work (painting, sculpture,
architecture, etc.):
What are the most important art elements & design principles in
the artwork?
Where is the focal point(s)?

5. What did the artist do to achieve balance in the work?
What lines, shapes, colors, etc. were used, and where did the
artist place them?
How do the specific materials/media used contribute to other
aspects of design?
Interpret (What is it saying? What is the message/mood/meaning
conveyed to the viewer (for visual art and architecture) or
reader (for short story and poem)?)Use the information from
your description and analysis to help you identify the meaning
of each work: what it tells you about an individual or universal
human experience.
What mood does this work suggest?
What do you think the work is about? (you’ll explain why/how
by relying on your observations derived from describing and
analyzing the artworks)
Paper Formatting Guidelines:
· 6 full pages is the minimum length for your writing in this
paper.
· Title pages, images, and works cited/bibliography pages are
considered separately.
· Papers should be written in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font,
double spaced, 1” margins (top, bottom, left, right), page
numbers in the header. No extra spaces between paragraphs.
· Papers should be spell-checked and grammar-checked, saved
as a Word doc or PDF, then uploaded to the appropriate
assignments link (BSP:Assignments) by the due date.
· Papers should be written in third person (“one notices,” “the
viewer observes,” “the reader understands,” etc.). Minimize
first person statements (like “I see”), and completely avoid
using second person in formal writing (avoid all statements like
“you think” or “you wonder”).
· When writing titles of works of art and literature: titles of
works of visual art go in italics. Short story and poem titles go
in “quotation marks.” The first letter of every main w ord in a

6. title is capitalized for poems, short stories, works of art and
architecture.
· Historical figures (including authors and artists) should be
referred to by last name after being introduced with their
complete name.
· Avoid narrating the process of completing the assignment or
narrating the structure of the paper (avoid phrases like “I picked
this artwork because” or “First I will show this, then…”).
Instead, your paper should begin from the point of having
selected your topic. Similarly, your paper should have structure,
but you shouldn’t need to describe it to the reader. Show the
reader the structure by just making your argument in a coherent,
organized way.
· Papers should have a title that is descriptive of your specific
argument (not just the name of the assignment, not just the
name of the authors/artists or works of art under investigation)
· If any sources are consulted, you must cite them properly—in
MLA style—in a properly formatted and complete bibliography
or Works Cited page at the end of your document.
· You must alsoprovide in-text parenthetical citations for any
idea or piece of information that did not originate in your own
head, whether you are directly quoting it, paraphrasing it, or
summarizing it (in-text parenthetical citations go at the end of
the sentence that includes ideas or information from other
sources).
· Any wording that is not your own must be in quotation marks
in addition to having an in-text parenthetical citation and
bibliographic entry on your Works Cited page.
· If you are analyzing poetry, please consult these guidelines on
quoting lines of poetry: (see sections within “short quotations”
and “long quotations” for guidelines about poetry in particular).
· If you are analyzing images (works of visual art or
architecture), you should provide the image at the end of your
document with a caption below it that provides the artist name,
title, and date.
· In the BSP:Content:Course Resources folder, I have included

7. subfolders with links to resources you should use to help
analyze the works of art and correctly format and structure the
paper.
PRELIMINARY AND FINAL DUE DATES· Module 4—Part 1:
Submit topic selection for compare/contrast essay on
BSP:Assignments section (10 pts)
Completely fill out the form provided below with information
about the two artworks and the theme that connects them to
each other. Copy and paste the text in the box below into a
separate word document or directly into the Assignment
submission box on BSP:Assignments.
You may use one of the pairs suggested on pg. 6 or you may
come up with your own pair of artworks.
WORK OF ART 1 (must be from the class syllabus and
materials):
Artist/Author Name: ___________________________
Title: ___________________________________ (italics for
visual art titles; “quotation marks” around short story and poem
titles)
Date of creation: ___________
This work of art is a:
Check one: _____Visual Art _____Work of Architecture
_____Short Story _____Poem
WORK OF ART 2* (may be from outside the class syllabus as
long as it is by a professional artist or author):
Artist/Author Name: ___________________________
Title: ___________________________________ (italics for
visual art titles; “quotation marks” around short story and poem
titles)
Date of creation: ___________
This work of art is a:
Check one: _____Visual Art _____Work of Architecture
_____Short Story _____Poem
Identify the theme that you see connecting these two works of

8. art: _________________
HUM 201WW 14
*One of the works you choose to write about in this paper must
be one that we’ve looked at in class (a work of visual art or
architecture that was in one of the textbooks or on a lecture
PowerPoint, or a work of prose [short story] or a poem listed on
the syllabus).
The second work of art you write about may be one from
beyond the class syllabus and material covered on lecture
PowerPoints, but it should be by a professional artist or writer
(not a random person who posted online), and you should get it
approved by the instructor.
· You may even consider song lyrics as a form of poetry to
analyze (just make sure you’re focusing on the lyrics, not the
rest of the musical components for this assignment).
· You may not select a scholarly article or video as one of the
two artworks you compare
Topic options to get you started
You may make a different selection using the works from our
class modules, or you may select one of these pairs.
You will be responsible for articulating a theme the two works
have in common.
1) Architecture & Architecture: Jeanne Gang, Aqua Tower vs.
United4Design [Yasaman Esmaili, Elizabeth Golden, Mariam
Kamara, Philip Straeter], Niamey 2000 Housing
2) Visual Artwork & Architecture: Frida Kahlo, Frida and Diego
Rivera (1931) vs. Juan O’Gorman, Museo Casa Estudio Diego
Rivera y Frida Kahlo
3) Visual Artwork & Architecture: Chris Ofili, Holy Virgin
Mary (1996) vs. Mariam Kamara, Hikma Religious and Secular
Complex
4) Visual Artwork & Visual Artwork: Maya Lin, Vietnam
Veterans’ Memorial (1982) vs. Ai Weiwei, Good Fences Make

9. Good Neighbors (2017)
5) Visual Artwork & Short Story: Harriet Powers, Pictorial
Quilt (1895-98) vs. Alice Walker, “Everyday Use” (1973)
6) Visual Artwork & Short Story: Maya Lin, Vietnam Veterans’
Memorial (1982) vs. Ray Bradbury, “There Will Come Soft
Rains” (1950)
7) Poem & Poem: Emily Dickinson, “We Grow Accustomed to
the Dark” (c. 1886) vs. Joy Ladin, “Death” (2015)
8) Poem & Short Story: Idris Goodwin, “Say My Name” (2011)
vs. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “The Thing Around Your
Neck” (2009)
9) Poem & Short Story: Langston Hughes, “Mother to Son”
(1922) vs. Octavia Butler, “Speech Sounds” (1983)
10) Short Story and Short Story: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,
“The Thing Around Your Neck” (2009) vs. Francisco Jimenez,
“The Circuit” (1973)
Module 4—Part 3: Submit draft elements: thesis statement draft
and 8 bullet points for compare/contrast essay on
BSP:Assignments (20 pts)
I will provide you with feedback on this draft of the thesis
statement to make sure you have a strong thesis for the final
draft of your compare/contrast essay. Check for feedback on
your previous Assignment submissions (like earlier close
reading analysis assignments and topic selections) for additional
feedback.
A good thesis in a compare/contrast essay sets up a paper in
which the author will SHOW the reader how these works are
similar and different. It should not merely state that the two
works have similarities and differences, nor should it merely
state that you will discuss similarities and differences in your
paper. You need to be specific about what those similarities and
differences are. (Review the example of a strong thesis
statement, provided below)
As you write your essay, that thesis should be supported within
each body paragraph with evidence derived from your
description and analysis of the text, work of visual art, or

10. building. That’s why you must also provide, along with your
thesis draft, at least four bullet points about each of the two
works (that’s 8 bullet points total) that you will use to help
support your thesis statement. Each bullet point should describe
a piece of evidence (a detailed point of description or analysis
about one of the works of art you selected) that reinforces the
thesis statement you drafted.
Submit a thesis statement that argues about how the two works
of art are similar and different in the way they address the
particular theme you have selected.
Example of a strong thesis statement: Although the
__[poem]__and __[painting]__ both address the ways in which
parenthood changes a person, _[the painting]__ illustrates the
joys of parenting while __[the poem]__ highlights its
corresponding pains.
Notice that the element they have in common would be related
to the theme specified in the topic selection part of the
assignment.
Example of a weak thesis statement: The [painting] and [short
story] are similar yet different in many ways.
This is weak because it only states that the two works are
similar and different. You must explain how the two works are
similar and different.
Yourthesis should come at the end of your intro paragraph and
do the following three things:
1) identify both works of visual/literary art you selected (this
means providing the artist’s/author's name and the title of the
work (italics for titles of works of visual art; “quotation marks”
around poem titles and short story titles)--and provide the date
of publication or creation of each work somewhere in the
introduction); then 2) identify the unifying theme that the two
artworks have in common; and 3) explain an important, specific
way in which they differ. (Can you see how the example of a
strong thesis provided above accomplishes these three things? If
not, schedule an appointment with a Tutor).
Points #2 &3 in the preceding paragraph (identify the unifying

11. theme that the two artworks have in common; and explain an
important, specific way in which they differ) can be
accomplished in a single sentence by relying on words like
"whereas," "while," or "although" in your thesis statement,
which will enable you to point out both similarities and
differences in one sentence (here's a helpful list of other
transitional devices that can be applied to help structure your
paper). Friday of Module 4—Part 5: Submit final essay on
BSP:Assignments (170 pts)
It must meet ALL formatting guidelines provided on pg. 4 of
this document. The final draft should incorporate edits and
suggestions from the preliminary stages (topic selection, thesis
statement draft) of your work, and all questions regarding the
assignment should have been asked in advance of the due date.
You may follow this framework to structure your essay:
Title
The title of your paper invites the reader to read the essay. It
should describe your paper’s argument, not just the assignment
(i.e.: it should not be titled “Compare/Contrast Essay”). It
should also provide more than the titles of the works of art or
names of the artists/authors. Give the reader a preview of the
paper’s specific argument with a descriptive, intriguing title,
not something generic that would suit many other papers
equally well.
Intro paragraph
One opening paragraph, the final sentence of which is your
thesis. Avoid narrating the process of writing the paper. Instead,
tell the reader what has been discovered about the artworks’
similarities and differences as a result of that process. In the
intro paragraph of your essays, be sure to begin with a “hook”
to grab the reader's attention, and as you transition into your
thesis statement, introduce your works of art. When you identify
them, you need to provide the artist name (if the artist name is
unknown, identify the culture responsible for the work), the

12. title (italicized for visual artworks; in “quotation marks” for
short stories and poems), and the date of creation /publication
for each artwork that will be discussed.
Err on the side of specificity instead of generalizations in your
essays, especially when writing a thesis statement. In a compare
and contrast essay, you need to do more than merely state that
two works of art have similarities and differences. Instead, you
must describe in your thesis how the two works of art you have
selected are similar and how they are different. You will go on
to provide evidence supporting your thesis statement in the
body paragraphs of your essay. For more thorough guidance on
writing a strong thesis, please see pgs. 6-7. of this assignment.
The body of the essay
In between the intro paragraph and the concluding paragraph,
you should have several body paragraphs. Each paragraph
should be at least five complete sentences long but no longer
than a page.
Each body paragraph should begin with a topic sentence and
provide support for your thesis while demonstrating your
understanding of the works of art as they relate to our study of
art and literature. Describe what you observe about both works
of art individually and, based on that, explain what they have in
common as well as what makes the two artworks different from
each other.
Make sure to support your statements with visual or textual
evidence (ask yourself and then answer the question: “What do
you see that makes you say that?”). Your body paragraphs
should each support the thesis statement from your introductory
paragraph and address the types of description, analysis, and
interpretation questions provided on pg. 3.
Conclusion
Provide one closing paragraph to summarize your argument and
tie your points together, reinforcing your thesis. It should not
just replicate the words from your thesis statement or intro

13. paragraph. Consider what the main takeaway is from your
paper’s argument, and make sure that is reflected in the
concluding paragraph. The conclusion should tie everything
you’ve already shared together, not introduce any new
information.
You should also include photographs or other images in your
essay or at the end of the essay as a reference to the reader.
Please make sure you identify the source of the images by
including a complete caption for each image (at minimum: artist
(or culture if no artist is identified), title, date of creation). The
images and bibliography or works cited page do not count in the
page count; they are considered separately from the 6 page
minimum requirement of the essay.
RESEARCH & ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Whenyou do outside research, you must accurately and
thoroughly cite any ideas that are not your own (whether
paraphrased or quoted) with an in-text parenthetical citation.
Note that there are different rules for quotations, depending on
length of the quoted passage, and also on whether you are
quoting lines of poetry or lines of prose.
A Works Cited page must also be included at the end of the
document, and all citations (in-text and bibliographic) must be
properly formatted according to MLA.
If a student does not provide in-text citations whenever an idea
or wording that did not originate with (and therefore does not
belong to) the student is used, this is plagiarism, and the student
will earn, at minimum, an F on the paper. Consult the syllabus
section on plagiarism and academic integrity, or ask the
instructor if you have any questions about this. Unintentional
plagiarism is still plagiarism and will be subject to penalty, as
explained on the syllabus.
Rely primarily on your own powers of observation and
interpretation, but cite any ideas and words that did not
originate in your own head.Resources to Consult for
Compare/Contrast

14. Utilize the ones most relevant to your selected works of art or
literature.
· Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): MLA resources
· List of Literary Devices
· Points of View in Literature
· Reading a Novel of Story (Purdue OWL tips)
· Reading a Poem (Purdue OWL tips)
· Poetry: Close Reading (Purdue OWL)
· Image in Poetry (Purdue OWL)
· Elements of Art (Getty Museum)
· How to do Visual/Formal Analysis (video)
· Art Terms (TATE gallery)
· Art21 Documentaries (contemporary artists)
· Timeline of Art History (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
· Introduction to Writing in Art History (Purdue OWL)
· Architecture Dictionary (Chicago Architecture Center)
· Buildings of Chicago (Chicago Architecture Center)
· Explore HWC Library Guide on Visual Art
· Explore HWC Library Guide on “Artist Research”
· Other reputable sources include Poetry Foundation,
SmartHistory, artsy, hyperallergic, artnet news, museum
websites, university websites, scholarly journals like those you
can access through the HWC library, including the Literature
Resource Center (GALE).
· Do not rely on Pinterest or Wikipedia or other non-reputable
sources.
· Additional resources for you to consult related to the writing
process, citations, analyzing visual art and literature are posted
in BSP:Course ResourcesQuoting and Citing your Sources
1. When you incorporate background research about the
artwork, author/artist, or any other information related to your
topic, you should only use reputable sources such as museum
and university websites, the recommended resources listed
above, or scholarly journals like those you can access through
the HWC library. You must also make sure to abide by the rules
of academic honesty and provide appropriate MLA citations.

15. 2. TurnItIn will generate an “Originality Report” for your final
draft, highlighting any wording that comes from another source
(internet, another student’s paper, etc.) rather than your own
head. Be sure to resolve any issues with your Originality Report
before the due date by fixing the issue in your paper and
resubmitting a corrected draft.
a. If the Originality Report only highlights passages of
“matching text” that have been properly quoted and cited in
MLA format (following the three steps listed below), then you
are fine.Do not use an AI tool like quillbot for paraphrasing.
b. If, however, the Originality Report highlights any passages
that have NOT been placed in quotation marks AND ALSO
provided with an In-text citation and Works Cited page citation
in MLA format, then you must fix these issues and resubmit a
new draft by the due date.
Three steps to properly quote and cite your sources
Step 1: Put all borrowed wording in quotation marks, using
proper MLA style: Formatting quotations in MLA style(Note
that the length of the quotation affects the formatting that you
should follow).
Step 2: Construct in-text parenthetical citations for all borrowed
ideas (whether you’ve kept and quoted the original wording, or
whether you’ve summarized or paraphrased it in your own
words—do not use an AI tool like quillbot for paraphrasing),
using proper MLA style:
MLA In-text citations (basic book)
MLA In-text citations (electronic sources)
MLA In-text citations (artwork, movie, etc.)
Step 3: Construct a Works Cited page, using proper MLA style:
MLA Works Cited page

16. HUM 201 (WW) 2
Compare/Contrast Essay RUBRIC
Criterion
Exceeds Outcome
Pts
Meets Outcome
Pts
Emerging Skills
Pts
Does Not Meet Outcome
Pts
Tutoring & Integration of Preliminary Feedback
Student fully incorporated feedback from the instructor and
tutor:
student arranged and met with our embedded tutor or another
writing tutor.
Additionally, all edits made by instructor to preliminary work
(topic selection, thesis draft, plus first paper feedback) are
reflected in the final draft.
15
Student incorporated much of the feedback from the instructor
and tutor:
student arranged and met with our embedded tutor or another
writing tutor,. Additionally, nearly all edits made by instructor
to preliminary work (topic selection, thesis draft, plus firs t
paper feedback) are reflected in the final draft.

17. 13
Student only minimally incorporated the feedback provided by
the instructor and tutor:
student set up tutoring appointment with our embedded tutor or
another writing tutor but did not keep or reschedule it.
Additionally, some edits made to preliminary work by instructor
are applied to final draft.
11
Student did not seek or incorporate feedback provided by the
instructor and tutor:
student did not set up tutoring appointment with our embedded
tutor or another writing tutor. Additionally, suggestions or edits
made to preliminary work by instructor are ignored in the final
draft. OR student did not submit preliminary work and thus had
no feedback from the instructor to integrate.
7
Clarity/
Presentation[footnoteRef:1] [1: Consult the Purdue OWL
website for information about the writing process, academic
writing, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.]
Exceptionally clear, mechanically sound presentation that
suffers only from rare, minor errors in sentence structure,
grammar, or punctuation. Terminology and names are used
accurately.
15
Generally clear, mechanically sound presentation that suffers
from only occasional, not persistent, grammatical errors or from
a repeated error that would not be caught by spell-check. There
is no more than one minor inaccuracy regarding terminology or

18. names.
13
Frequently unclear or mechanically unsound presentation that
suffers from one persistent grammatical error or a few
occasional grammatical errors. OR Misuses terminology or
names numerous times.
11
Extremely unclear or mechanically unsound presentation
demonstrating a lack of quality that does not meet expectations
for a college-level paper (i.e. 10+ fixable errors). Has not been
spell-checked. OR Frequently misuses terminology or names.
7
Thoroughness
Author’s paper meets the requirements concerning length and
fully addresses topic.
10
Author’s paper meets the requirement concerning length and
addresses most of the topic.
9
Author’s paper is less than a page shy of the length
requirements and partially addresses topic.
7
Author's paper is one page or more shy of the length
requirement and does not adequately address topic.
5
Title

19. Paper features a creative, descriptive title that reflects the
author’s specific argument (ex: It’s Not Easy Being Queen:
Power Dynamics in England)
10
Paper features a descriptive title that reflects the paper’s theme
but is generic and could apply to many papers (ex: Violence and
War)
9
Paper features a title that is merely a version of the assignment
title, the artist name(s), or the title(s) of the selected artwork
(ex: Compare/Contrast Essay).
7
Paper features no title
5
Selected works of art meet assignment criteria
Paper focuses on two works of art (either short prose, poetry,
architecture, or visual art), and at least one of the works of art
was covered in the class lectures and/or readings, and student
offers new insights beyond what was previously made in class.
10
Paper focuses on two works of art (either short prose, poetry,
architecture, or visual art), and at least one of the works of art
was covered in the class lectures and/or readings, but student
largely rehashes points previously made in class.

20. 9
Paper focuses on two works of art (either short prose, poetry,
architecture, or visual art), but neither of them were covered in
the class lecture or readings.
7
Paper does not focus on artworks that meet the assignment
requirements, demonstrating a lack of understanding of the
assignment, but student did not ask for clarification.
5
Formatting
All guidelines about font, margins, and bibliographic citations
are followed. Titles of works of visual art are always italicized,
poem and short story titles are always in “quotation marks,” &
all titles have the Main Words Capitalized.
10
Guidelines about font, margins, and bibliographic citations are
usually followed with a couple minor errors. Titles of works of
visual art are usually italicized, while poem and short story
titles are in “quotation marks,” and most titles have Main Words
Capitalized.
9
A few errors regarding font, margins, and bibliographic
citations. Some but not all titles of artworks are correctly
formatted.

21. 7
Numerous errors regarding font, margins, and bibliographic
citations. Titles of artworks are usually incorrectly formatted
5
Articulation of Thesis
Author makes a clear, explicit claim (thesis) about how the two
artworks are similar and different in how they address the
selected theme, and the thesis is the final sentence of the first
paragraph
20
Paper contains a mostly clear claim (thesis) about how the two
works of art are similar and/or different, and the thesis is the
final sentence of the first paragraph.
17
Paper contains a general claim (thesis) that the two w orks of art
are similar and different, and/or the thesis is located somewhere
in the first paragraph but not the final sentence of the first
paragraph.
15
Paper contains an unclear claim or no organizing claim (thesis)
in the first paragraph.

22. 12
Support of Thesis
The thesis statement is thoroughly supported with evidence in
every body paragraph and fully explains how the two artworks
are similar as well as how they are different.
20
The thesis is supported with evidence in the body paragraphs
that mostly explains how the artworks are similar and different
but with opportunity for further development.
17
The paper does not sustain the analysis with sufficient evidence
(potentially due to short paper length) or does not fully tie
evidence to the author’s thesis, only partially explaining how
the two artworks are similar and/or different.
15
The paper lacks focus with respect to supporting the thesis and
does not explain how the two artworks are similar or different.
12
Focus and Relevance
Paper exclusively uses details that support the thesis and does
not lose focus by veering off on tangents. The selected theme’s

23. connection to both works of art is clearly and thoroughly
explained in a sequence that makes organizational sense.
20
Paper suffers no more than one lapse in focus or coherence by
providing a detail unrelated to the central theme or a brief lapse
in organization, thus diminishing but not destroying the strength
of the argument. The selected theme’s connection to both works
of art is explained mostly clearly.
17
Paper suffers a couple lapses in focus or coherence by providing
details unrelated to the central theme (such as emphasizing the
artists’ biographies rather than the artworks themselves),
significantly detracting from the strength of the argument. The
theme’s connection to one work of art is explained, but the
other is omitted, or the theme’s connection to both works of art
is only partially explained.
15
Paper is largely disorganized or indulges in several tangents
unrelated to the central theme (thesis) such that numerous
provided details are irrelevant to the analysis. The theme’s
connection to both works of art is not addressed or is
inadequately explained.
12
Integration of visual or textual support from selected primary

24. sources & Originality
Paper provides many relevant quotes from the selected literary
works and/or clear descriptions of formal elements/literary
devices and subject matter in selected visual works in order to
support the thesis statement. Additionally, paper emphasizes
personal observations, demonstrating sustained and deep
involvement with all dimensions of the artworks.
20
Paper provides some quotes from the selected literary works
and/or visual description as evidence from the selected artw orks
but ignores some important detail related to either subject
matter or formal elements/literary devices. Paper demonstrates
involvement with all dimensions of the artworks but few
personal insights.
17
Paper integrates some evidence from the selected artworks,
focusing on either subject matter or formal elements/literary
devices but not both. Paper demonstrates sufficient involvement
with one dimension of the artworks but short-changes the
others.
15
Paper inadequately integrates evidence from either of the
selected artworks, and neither integrates quotes from the
selected literary works or description of the works to the
author’s argument nor ties the quotes to the author’s thesis.
Paper demonstrates insufficient involvement with the selected
works of art.
12

25. Citations
All ideas and wording that came from sources are cited
accurately in MLA style with in-text parenthetical citationsand
a Works Cited citation, and only reputable or scholarly sources
(like museum websites, journals) are consulted..
20
All ideas and wording that came from sources are cited in MLA
style with in-text parenthetical citationsand a Works Cited
citation, but there are some minor formatting errors.
17
Ideas and wording that came from sources are given incomplete
citations with in-text parenthetical citationsOR a Works Cited
entry; OR student copies and pastes large chunks of text from
sources instead of incorporating details into the student’s own
answer; non-scholarly sources (Wikipedia, blogs, etc.) are
sometimes relied upon for info that was available from
scholarly sources (museum websites, journals).
15
No outside sources were consulted, but assumptions were made
that should have been investigated and cited; OR non-reputable
sources (Wikipedia, blogs, etc.) are exclusively relied upon for
info that was available from scholarly sources (like museum
websites, journals)..

26. 12
If the paper submission earns “Exceeds Outcome” in every
dimension: 170/170 (100%)
If the paper submission earns “Meets Outcome” in every
dimension: 147/170 (86%)
If the paper submission earns “Emerging Skills” in every
dimension: 125/170 (74%)
If the paper submission earns “Does Not Meet Outcome” in
every dimension: 94/170 (55%)
2
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Student name
Institution Affiliation
Course
Instructor
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