Demonstrate how well you understand "Making a Fist" by answering the questions in the assignment below. (Click the Activity button to download the assignment.)
When you have answered all the questions, submit your work by saving the file, creating a digital photo, or scanning the document, and then uploading it for your teacher to grade. The assignment is worth 18 points and will be graded based on the following rubric.
| Exemplary | Proficient | Unsatisfactory | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehension | Student clearly understands the poem and accurately answers questions related to the poem. | Student understands some parts of the poem and accurately answers some questions related to the poem. | Student has trouble understanding most parts of the poem or answers are incomplete. |
| Analysis | Insightfully describes several dominant elements and poetic devices used by the poet and thoughtfully relates how they are used by the poet to reinforce the theme, meaning, mood, or feeling of the poem. | Describes some dominant elements and poetic devices used by the poet, but has difficulty describing how these relate to the meaning or feeling of the poem. | Has trouble identifying the dominant elements and poetic devices used in the poem. |
| Interpretation | Forms a creative hypothesis about the symbolic or metaphorical meaning of the poem and is able to support this with evidence from the text. | Identifies the literal meaning of the poem and/or can relate how the work makes him/her feel personally. | Finds it difficult to interpret the meaning or mood of the poem. |
| Writing Skills & Mechanics | Answers are well-stated and supported with evidence from the poem. No errors in grammar, sentence structure, or spelling. | Answers are well-stated but rarely supported with evidence from the poem. Minor, grade-appropriate errors in grammar, sentence structure or spelling. | Answers do not make logical sense. Mechanical errors strongly affect readability. |
