Kafka Assignments 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Quiz Brief chapter summaries First critical source (Emrich or Sokol) rhetorical prcis and response due (NA 87) Second critical source rhetorical prcis and response due Complete draft of essay in MLA layout for essay exchange Paper copy of essay due at beginning of class Letter in class

Assignment goals: to read and think critically to identify, summarize, and discuss themes to summarize, analyze, and integrate scholarly sources Questions to answer: As you read the three sections of The Metamorphosis, look for the answers to these questions. While you do not have to turn in the answers, you should have page numbers ready to identify the relevant passages in the text. 1. Who are the main characters? What actions help to characterize them? 2. What do two pictures reveal? 3. What is the relationship between Gregor and his family? Does it change? 4. What significance is attached to food? To music? 5. What is the significance of the minor charactersthe manager, the three boarders (roomers/lodgers), and the cleaning woman? 6. What is the importance of the final scene in the story, the familys trip to the country? Writing Assignments Brief chapter summaries Type in MLA layout. Write two paragraphs on each section. First paragraph: Summarize each section accurately and concisely in two to four sentences. Second paragraph: From each section pick one sentence which seems the most important to you and tell why in no more than two sentences. Use MLA format for quote. Critical Source Rhetorical Prcis Type in MLA layout. Write two paragraphs on each critical source. First paragraph: four sentences following the format on NA 87. Second paragraph: From each source pick one sentence which seems the most important to you and tell why in no more than two sentences. Use MLA format for quote.

Title Formats: Book title: italicize Critical essay title: use quotation marks, e.g., Education for Tragedy

MLA Citation Format: Original language: The metamorphosis releases Gregor from having to drudge any further. The metamorphosis releases Gregor from having to drudge any further (Sokel 174). Sokel points out that the metamorphosis releases Gregor from having to drudge any further (174). Introduce Authors smoothly: Wilhelm Emrich, [brief bit of relevant informationnot essay title], states that . . . .

Works Cited format for essay: List only the sources you cite in your paper. Please note the page numbers are for my copy and may not work for yours.

Works Cited Emrich, Wilhelm. Franz Kafka. Kafka 115-32. Freedman, Ralph. Kafkas Obscurity. Kafka 133-37. Honig, Edwin. The Making of Allegory. Kafka 138-42. Kafka, Franz. The Metamorphosis. Trans. and ed. Stanley Corngold. New York: Bantam, 1972. Print. Richter, Helmut. The Metamorphosis. Kafka 192-94. Sokel, Walter H. Education for Tragedy. Kafka 169-86.

Kafka Brief Chapter Summaries Rubric

Name/time _______________________

Type in MLA layout. You do not need to start a new page for each chapter (section). Continue double-spacing throughout. Write two paragraphs on each chapter or section (I, II, III). First paragraph: Summarize each section accurately and concisely in four to six sentences. Second paragraph: From each section pick one sentence which seems the most important to you and tell why in no more than two sentences. Use MLA format for quote. Yes MLA layout First paragraph: Accurate and concise summary Second paragraph: Quote format Reason for quote 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 No 0 0 Section I Section II Section III

Correctness Total (5 for each section) On time? Yes No

Late work = 10% deduction

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Kafka Critical Source Rhetorical Prcis and Response Rubric Name _________________

Type in MLA layout. Write two paragraphs on each critical source. First paragraph: four sentences following the format on NA 87. Second paragraph: your response. From each source pick one sentence which seems the most important to you and tell why in no more than two sentences. Use MLA format for quote. Emrich or Sokel (circle your choice) MLA layout First paragraph: Rhetorical prcis (6 possible) Second paragraph: Quote format Reason for quote 1 1 1 Yes No _____/10 0 0 0 Yes 1 No 0

Correctness On time?

Late work = 10% deduction

Kafka Critical Source Rhetorical Prcis and Response Rubric

Name ________________

Type in MLA layout. Write two paragraphs on each critical source. First paragraph: four sentences following the format on NA 87. Second paragraph: your response. From each source pick one sentence which seems the most important to you and tell why in no more than two sentences. Use MLA format for quote. Emrich, Sokel, Freedman, Honig, or Richter (circle) MLA layout First paragraph: Rhetorical prcis (6 possible) Second paragraph: Quote format Reason for quote 1 1 1 Yes No 0 0 0 Yes 1 No 0

Correctness On time?

Late work = 10% deduction

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Rough Draft Process

Name _______________________

The draft must be typed in MLA format and include a Works Cited page. To earn credit, you must be in class and share your draft with one or more students. This exchange must be completed in class; it cannot be done early or made up.

This page will be turned in. You will take your draft home to help you work on your revised paper. You will turn in the draft as part of the writing project. Partners Name _____________________ Partners Name _____________________

Yes Inviting title? Effective introduction? Clear thesis at the end of the introduction? Evidence to support claims? Two critical sources used to support claims? Authors introduced (not essay title)? Sources cited correctly?

No

Reader has highlighted the following: I, you is, was, are, were this when used alone. Word count on last page of essay? Completed draft with Work Cited page? Works Cited page in correct format? MLA layout?

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Essay Project #3 Kafka 1,000+ words.

Name ___________________________________

Inviting Title MLA Layout Authors introduced smoothly (not essay titles) Two critical essays cited correctly and smoothly. Word count on last page of essay Works Cited (WC) Layout Source format on WC

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

No No No No No No No No

Content Effective introduction leads to thesis. Thesis discusses significance of issue and governs organization. Claims are coherent and logical. Sufficient and relevant evidence exists. Uses outside sources effectively. Clear links exist so that ideas flow smoothly. Thoughtful conclusion does not repeat introduction.

Sophisticated

Solid

Acceptable

Weak

Style and Correctness Diction Syntax Mechanics

Sophisticated

Solid

Acceptable

Weak

Overall Responsiveness to Assignment

Sophisticated

Solid

Acceptable

Weak

Paper copy on time?

YES

NO

Late work = 10% deduction

To be considered on time, the paper must meet the following requirements: it includes the rough draft and partner comment sheet, and it is on the table in the front of the classroom at the beginning of class Grade: ___________/100 points

The struggle of all; kafkas illustration of the nature of man VS society

What does the average American today, an ancient roman, and an obscure writer in 20th century Austria have in common? The same thing that almost all people have had in common at least since the beginning of recorded history; The privilege and the curse of being part of human society. The family, the government, friends and neighbors, all social contact, all the so called warmth that man craves so much, that separates him from the base animal, the structure that separates sapient man from instinctual animal, all is part of society. Despite all these benefits, or maybe, to an extent, because of them, there is struggle between man and the individual, a struggle that begins at birth and does end, cannot end until death.