Test on Tuesday

You'll have an in-class essay test on Crime and Punishment on Tuesday. The test will cover the novel to page 472. You'll be given two topics and will be asked to choose one and construct a well-reasoned response that shows your serious engagement with the novel.

Dostoevsky rubric:

Standard: The response:	Exceeds standard; 5, well qualified; (94-100/A)	Meets standard in all elements and is skillfully executed; 4, well qualified; (85-93/A-,B+)	Addresses some elements of standard, but not always skillfully or adequately; 3, qualified; (75-84/B,C)	Addresses standard but often only minimally, and sometimes seriously mistakes points; 2, possibly qualified; (70-76/C-, D)	Does not address standard, fails to develop ideas to any degree or misapprehends important elements; 1 unqualified;   (below 70/D, F)
Establishes a strong central idea or ideas, addressing the topic directly and powerfully
Is well organized with a structure that is both logical and comprehensible
Develops striking, original, and powerful connections among elements of the text
Develops significant arguments and trains of logic that establish and prove the essay’s contentions;
Draws examples from the text that powerfully support the essay’s major arguments;
Uses language that is crisp, straightforward, striking, original, and clear;
Adheres to the norms of grammar and stylistic conventions regarding awareness of audience.