This paper must examine a monster narrative as a response to a critic from one of the final two units. The focus of this paper should be YOUR close analysis of Towlson’s criticism. The reading section will be provided.
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Do not do extra research, looking up what other critics have said about the
narrative. Instead, examine the actual narrative closely and let your observations drive the
essay’s argument.
The drafts should respond to an argument made by one of the critics from the unit readings.
This response should either further or counter that argument.
Argument: Do you agree with Towlson that the film presents the countercultural teens as possessing “antisocial, violent impulses”?
Scoring
10 points for providing a Succinct Introductory Paragraph that
• names the critic and the critic’s work that prompts your essay’s thesis. Provide the
critic’s first and last name when first identifying him or her, but only the last name
afterward.
• offers a thesis statement that clearly makes a claim that either furthers or counters an
argument made by the critic as it relates to a monster narrative from the unit.
10 points for Providing Support that
• contains at least two supporting paragraphs that defend the essay’s thesis by closely
examining a monster narrative from the unit.
• stays focused on defending the thesis throughout the body of the essay.
• is driven by the writer’s argument and not by summary of the critic’s argument or of the
plot of the monster narrative.
10 points for Language and Mechanics
• formatted using MLA guidelines (including page alignment)
• properly capitalizes, quotes, italicizes, and indents
• properly spells and punctuates
• uses language precisely, concisely, and formally
10 points for Two Full Pages of Content
• for every ½ page short of two pages, 25% of paper’s score is reduced.