Cathecism of the Catholic Church
KL vs ATA Essay
Your arguments are to be supported by the Catholicism of the Catholic
Church (use direct quotations), King Lear (use direct quotations), and
A Thousand Acres (use personal observations or direct quotations is
you were able to get any).
Length: 5-6 pages double spaced
Introduction
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Begin with an interesting comment about the film that grabs the reader’s
attention
Introduce the rules of the CCC that were broken (the values from the CCC that
the film lacks)
Thesis (this one is simple…I want you to prove that this play and this film,
because of their similarities in immoral content, is not approved of for Catholic
viewers…the film is not a film that teaches the need for good Christian ethics)
Body Paragraph 1-2
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Provide a quotation as evidence that the Catholicism of the Catholic Church
disapproves of the immoral act committed in both King Lear and the ATA,
explain the rule indicated in the CCC.
Provide one main discussion of immoral actions in ATA.
Provide one main discussion of immoral actions in the KL.
Body Paragraph 3-4
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Provide a quotation as evidence that the Catholicism of the Catholic Church
disapproves of the immoral act committed in both King Lear and the ATA,
explain the rule indicated in the CCC.
Provide one main discussion of immoral actions in ATA.
Provide one main discussion of immoral actions in the KL.
Body Paragraph 5-6
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Provide a quotation as evidence that the Catholicism of the Catholic Church
disapproves of the immoral act committed in both King Lear and the ATA,
explain the rule indicated in the CCC.
Provide one main discussion of immoral actions in ATA.
Provide one main discussion of immoral actions in the KL.
Conclusion
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Begin with a comment that states that overall the Catholic
Church does not approve of this film
Explain the basis of the Church’s position
Conclude with some clever final comment about the film
Due: ___________________________________________________________
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church documents can be found at the following
website (this link is on my webpage under King Lear and in the left hand navigation
toolbar):
http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism/ccc_toc.htm
Reference these sections or the CCC by the corresponding four digit code:
"Everyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his
heart" (CCC 2528).
Here are just some possible topics of argument:
1. Offences against the dignity of marriage
a. Adultery
b. Divorce
c. Incest
2. The Duties of family members
a. The duties of children
b. The duties of parents
3. Respect for persons and their goods
a. Respect for the goods of others
4. Offenses against truth
a. False witness and perjury.
b. rash judgment
c. calumny
d. Boasting
5. The battle for purity
6. The disorder of covetous desires
a. greed
b. envy
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Quotation Page
Argument 1: ___________________________
CCC Quotation: __________________________________________________________
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King Lear Quotation: ______________________________________________________
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A Thousand Acres: _______________________________________________________
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Argument 2: ___________________________
CCC Quotation: __________________________________________________________
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King Lear Quotation: ______________________________________________________
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A Thousand Acres: _______________________________________________________
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Argument 3: ___________________________
CCC Quotation: __________________________________________________________
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King Lear Quotation: ______________________________________________________
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A Thousand Acres: _______________________________________________________
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Standard Secondary English Essay Rubric
Categories
0-49%
Level R
50-59%
Level 1
60-69%
Level 2
70-79%
Level 3
80-100%
Level 4
Grade
Knowledge & Understanding – Subject-specific content acquired in each course (knowledge), and the comprehension of its meaning & significance (understanding)
Knowledge &
does not demonstrate
demonstrates
demonstrates
demonstrates
demonstrates
understanding of content
enough
limited
some
considerable
thorough
(concepts; ideas, opinions;
understanding of
understanding of
understanding of
understanding of
understanding of
relationships among facts,
content to meet the
content
content
content
content
ideas, concepts, themes)
expectation
Thinking – The use of critical and creative thinking skills and/or processes
Use of processing skills
does not use
uses processing
(effective use of textual
processing skills
skills with limited
references – quotation
enough to meet the
effectiveness
choice to support
expectation
arguments)
uses processing
skills with some
effectiveness
Communication – The conveying of meaning through various forms
Expression and
does not express and
expresses and
expresses and
organization of ideas and
organize ideas and
organize ideas and
organize ideas and
information
information enough to
information with
information with
(clear expression, logical
meet
the
expectation
limited
some effectiveness
arrangement, use of
effectiveness
effective linking sentences)
Communication for
does not
communicates for
communicates for
different audiences and
communicate for
different audiences
different audiences
purposes
different audiences
and purposes with
and purposes with
(use of appropriate style,
and purposes enough
limited
some effectiveness
voice, point of view, and
to meet the
effectiveness
word choice - diction)
expectation
Use of conventions
does not use
uses conventions,
uses conventions,
(grammar, spelling,
conventions,
vocabulary, and
vocabulary, and
punctuation, usage,
vocabulary, and
terminology of the
terminology of the
sentence structure - SS)
terminology of the
discipline with
discipline with
discipline enough to
limited
some effectiveness
meet the expectation
effectiveness
Application – The use of knowledge and skills to make connections within and between various contexts
Application of knowledge
does not apply
applies knowledge
applies knowledge
and skills (the essay
knowledge and skills
and skills in familiar and skills in familiar
structure) in familiar
in familiar contexts
contexts with
contexts with some
contexts
enough to meet the
limited
effectiveness
expectation
effectiveness
Application of knowledge
does not apply
applies knowledge
applies knowledge
and skills (MLA format ) in
knowledge and skills
and skills in familiar and skills in familiar
familiar contexts
in familiar contexts
contexts with
contexts with some
enough to meet the
limited
effectiveness
expectation
effectiveness
/10
uses processing
skills with
considerable
effectiveness
uses processing skills
with a high degree of
effectiveness
expresses and
organize ideas and
information with
considerable
effectiveness
communicates for
different audiences
and purposes with
considerable
effectiveness
expresses and
organize ideas and
information with a
high degree of
effectiveness
communicates for
different audiences
and purposes with a
high degree of
effectiveness
uses conventions,
vocabulary, and
terminology of the
discipline with
considerable
effectiveness
uses conventions,
vocabulary, and
terminology of the
discipline with a high
degree of
effectiveness
/10
applies knowledge
and skills in familiar
contexts with
considerable
effectiveness
applies knowledge
and skills in familiar
contexts with
considerable
effectiveness
applies knowledge
and skills in familiar
contexts with a high
degree of
effectiveness
applies knowledge
and skills in familiar
contexts with a high
degree of
effectiveness
/10
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