Close Reading Essay Discussion Paper

November 24, 2022

Close Reading Essay Discussion Paper

Order Number	636738393092
Type of Project	ESSAY
Writer Level	PHD VERIFIED
Format	APA
Academic Sources	10
Page Count	3-12 PAGES

Instructions/Descriptions

Close Reading Essay Discussion Paper

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Hello I need help with my essay.

Here is the PROMPT: Write an approximately 1,000-word essay in which you demonstrate your

close reading skills with a poem.

ESSAY COMPONENTS: Your essay should be based solely on your own close reading

and interpretation of a poem or short story. No outside sources are allowed. Please use

standard MLA formatting.

Title: Create a clever and/or descriptive title. I love a good title, so please do

NOT title your essay, “Close Reading Essay.”

Epigraph: Begin your essay with an epigraph, which is a full quote of the short

passage (or stanzas) you will focus on.

Introduction and Thesis Statement:

o Your first paragraph should introduce the poem/short story as a whole to

the reader. Try to keep summary to a bare minimum, and assume that

your reader is already familiar with the story/poem.

o Your thesis statement (typically the last sentence of the first paragraph)

makes an interpretive claim about the poem/story that grows out of your

close reading of a short section of the text.

Detailed Close Reading Section: This is the most

important section of your essay. Close reading involves a

fair amount of speculation and associations.

o Be sure to connect each interpretative claim you

make to the specific part of the text that you

analyzed.

o Consider multiple meanings depending on how you

interpret each significant word.

Conclusion:

o Whole – Part – Whole (with new understanding)

THE POEM IS :

To live in the borderlands means you

are neither hispana india negra espanola
ni gabacha, eres mestiza, mulata, half-breed
caught in the crossfire between camps
while carrying all five races on your back
not knowing which side to turn to, run from;

To live in the Borderlands means
knowing that the india in you, betrayed for 500 years,
is no longer speaking to you,
that mexicanas call you rajetas,
that denying the Anglo inside you
is as bad as having denied the Indian or Black;

Cuando vives en la frontera

people walk through you, the wind steals your voice,
you’re a burra, buey, scapegoat,
forerunner of a new race,
half and half–both woman and man, neither–
a new gender;

To live in the Borderlands means to
put chile in the borscht,
eat whole wheat tortillas,
speak Tex-Mex with a Brooklyn accent;
be stopped by la migra at the border checkpoints;

Living in the Borderlands means you fight hard to
resist the gold elixir beckoning from the bottle,
the pull of the gun barrel,
the rope crushing the hollow of your throat;

In the Borderlands
you are the battleground
where enemies are kin to each other;
you are at home, a stranger,
the border disputes have been settled
the volley of shots have shattered the truce
you are wounded, lost in action
dead, fighting back;

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To live in the Borderlands means
the mill with the razor white teeth wants to shred off
your olive-red skin, crush out the kernel, your heart
pound you pinch you roll you out
smelling like white bread but dead;

To survive the Borderlands
you must live sin fronteras
be a crossroads.

Close Reading Essay Discussion Paper

RUBRIC

Excellent Quality

95-100%

Introduction

45-41 points

The context and relevance of the issue, as well as a clear description of the study aim, are presented. The history of searches is discussed.

Literature Support

91-84 points

The context and relevance of the issue, as well as a clear description of the study aim, are presented. The history of searches is discussed.

Methodology

58-53 points

With titles for each slide as well as bulleted sections to group relevant information as required, the content is well-organized. Excellent use of typeface, color, images, effects, and so on to improve readability and presenting content. The minimum length criterion of 10 slides/pages is reached.

Average Score

50-85%

40-38 points

More depth/information is required for the context and importance, otherwise the study detail will be unclear. There is no search history information supplied.

83-76 points

There is a review of important theoretical literature, however there is limited integration of research into problem-related ideas. The review is just partly focused and arranged. There is research that both supports and opposes. A summary of the material given is provided. The conclusion may or may not include a biblical integration.

52-49 points

The content is somewhat ordered, but there is no discernible organization. The use of typeface, color, graphics, effects, and so on may sometimes distract from the presenting substance. It is possible that the length criteria will not be reached.

Poor Quality

0-45%

37-1 points

The context and/or importance are lacking. There is no search history information supplied.

75-1 points

There has been an examination of relevant theoretical literature, but still no research concerning problem-related concepts has been synthesized. The review is just somewhat focused and organized. The provided overview of content does not include any supporting or opposing research. The conclusion has no scriptural references.

48-1 points

There is no logical or apparent organizational structure. There is no discernible logical sequence. The use of typeface, color, graphics, effects, and so on often detracts from the presenting substance. It is possible that the length criteria will not be reached.