Module 4: A Thousand Voices - Discovering Poetry and Short Stories

Section 4.1 Assignment Part E: A Secret and the Keeper - A Comparison

Introduction

You have completed the story comparison template and the Venn diagram. Now it is time to put all this pre-writing and pre-organizing to work for you. The notes, quotes, ideas, and impressions that you have jotted down will be the basis for the following multi-paragraph composition (essay) assignment.

Instructions

Topic:

In a multi-paragraph composition, compare "Keeper 'n Me" and "The Secret Lost in the Water".

Your composition should:

be approximately 350 words
contain five paragraphs
- introductory paragraph: 3-5 sentences
- body paragraphs: 5-8 sentences
- concluding paragraph: 3-5 sentences
include one supporting quotation for each body paragraph

To get started:

Use the information you have gathered about the central characters, settings, the plot events, and voices in the stories as supporting details for your ideas.
Just as importantly, include your personal response to each story.
Have a clear thesis statement. An example: "Both of the memoirs are reflective looks back at Aboriginal childhoods, but the voice in ’Keeper 'n Me’ is filled with a quiet anger, while the voice in ’A Secret Lost in the Water’ is deeply sorry."

Step: 1

Outline

The following table is a variation on the standard outline template. Use the space provided to create an outline for your composition.

Click on the pdf, rtf, or doc icon to complete this part of the assignment.

Outline Template

Step: 2

Composition

Write your multi-paragraph composition based on your outline and the assignment requirements. Submit a polished draft for this section assignment.

ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

Evaluation Description	Marks
Outline template - 1 mark per box	1
Composition - Multi-paragraph Composition Scoring Guide x 5	30
Total:	/35

To see how your composition will be marked, click on the pdf icon to view the Multi-paragraph Scoring Guide.

Multi-paragraph Scoring Guide pdf