Name:____________________________________________________________ Class:_____
“The Highwayman” Literary Analysis
Learning goal: Students will be able to identify two poetic devices that justify the theme over the course of “The Highwayman.”
Scale for the reading learning goal:
43210-
Student is able to identify three poetic devices that justify the theme over the course of “The Highwayman.”
Student is able to identify two poetic devices that justify the theme over the course of “The Highwayman.”
Student is able to identify one poetic device that justifies the theme over the course of “The Highwayman.”
Student is able to identify a poetic device, but not how it justifies the theme.
Student cannot identify a poetic device.
Prompt: Find two poetic devices that justify the theme of “The Highwayman.” Your text evidence will be the poetic
devices. Explain how they support the theme you have chosen.
Literary Analysis Checklist: (This page must be returned with essay or you will lose points!)
Requirements
Do I have it? Points Possible
Creative Title
2
Introduction Paragraph:
Hook
2
Title and Author
2
2-3 sentence summary
2
Thesis Statement (theme and poetic devices)
2
Body Paragraph 1:
Topic sentence: state the example (green)
2
Introduce quote (yellow)
2
Story quote with quotation marks and citation (Last name page #)
2
(red)
Explain the quote and explain how it develops the theme (red)
3
Concluding Sentence: restate topic in new words (green)
2
Body Paragraph 2:
Topic sentence: state the example (green)
2
Introduce quote (yellow)
2
Story quote with quotation marks and citation (Last name page #)
2
(red)
Explain the quote and explain how it develops the theme (red)
3
Concluding Sentence: restate topic in new words (green)
2
Conclusion Paragraph:
Restate the thesis statement in new words
2
Review story without using personal pronouns (I, me, my, you).
2
Clincher/conclusion sentence
2
Conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation)
2
st
nd
No 1 or 2 personal pronouns (I, me, you, etc.)
2
Total:
42
Reading Learning Goal Rating:
Writing Learning Goal Rating:
Points Awarded