Respond to the following in the form of a short essay. Your essay should consist of at least five paragraphs.
Charles Dickens’s Hard Times is a novel divided into three books. These books are titled “Sowing,” “Reaping,” and “Garnering.” Explain how each book’s title relates to the events, characters, and themes that Dickens addresses in it, and analyze how the novel’s three sections convey Dickens’s central message about rationality and logic in mid-nineteenth-century England.
Cite specific examples from the novel in your response. Use the notes you take in the Reading Guide and the questions you answer in both the Reading Guide and the Student Guide to help you formulate your response.
You will hand in your completed response on the final day of this unit.
Process
You should always use a process for your writing that includes planning and drafting. To complete this assignment, you will do the following:
• Review the assignment instructions and grading criteria thoroughly. The writing assignment you complete in this unit will be graded against a rubric that assesses the essay in a number of categories. These categories focus both on the essay’s contents and its clarity.
o Read the rubric on the last page of this document. Keep the criteria listed on the rubric in mind as you complete the writing assignment.
o Remember to write in standard formal English and use the third person (no personal opinions) and the present tense.
• Complete a plan for your essay.
• Begin drafting your paper, using your plan as a guide.
• Review and revise your first draft. You should try to have another person read your work and give you feedback as part of your revision process.
• Write the final draft of your project. Be sure to follow these requirements and recommendations when completing your draft:
Respond to the following in the form of a short essay. Your essay should consist of at least five paragraphs.
Charles Dickens’s Hard Times is a novel divided into three books. These books are titled “Sowing,” “Reaping,” and “Garnering.” Explain how each book’s title relates to the events, characters, and themes that Dickens addresses in it, and analyze how the novel’s three sections convey Dickens’s central message about rationality and logic in mid-nineteenth-century England.
Cite specific examples from the novel in your response. Use the notes you take in the Reading Guide and the questions you answer in both the Reading Guide and the Student Guide to help you formulate your response.
You will hand in your completed response on the final day of this unit.
Process
You should always use a process for your writing that includes planning and drafting. To complete this assignment, you will do the following:
• Review the assignment instructions and grading criteria thoroughly. The writing assignment you complete in this unit will be graded against a rubric that assesses the essay in a number of categories. These categories focus both on the essay’s contents and its clarity.
o Read the rubric on the last page of this document. Keep the criteria listed on the rubric in mind as you complete the writing assignment.
o Remember to write in standard formal English and use the third person (no personal opinions) and the present tense.
• Complete a plan for your essay.
• Begin drafting your paper, using your plan as a guide.
• Review and revise your first draft. You should try to have another person read your work and give you feedback as part of your revision process.
• Write the final draft of your project. Be sure to follow these requirements and recommendations when completing your draft:
