Lord of the Flies Midterm Grading
Remember our Mini-Lessons:
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If you fail to analyze the text for theme and or Golding’s purpose, you will not earn a
passing grade. Partial analysis will not earn as high of a grade as full analysis. This is the
main skill we have been working towards, and thus, each body paragraph should look like
the multi-colored sample I provided. Use the corresponding analysis from the graphic
organizer planning sheet you filled out before your began writing.
If you did not cite—parenthetically AND OR with a works cited for at least the novel—you
will not earn a grade. Your midterm grade will show a zero. Add in your citations and
highlight them in yellow; then, meet with me to show me that you understand how to
cite. I will consider changing your grade based on our meeting. Please look at the
worksheet I handed out and crafted for this novel, entitled “Citations Revisited.”
Severe errors in the quality of your writing will devalue your overall grade. “Late” papers
have not yet been further devalued; I will check with the attendance office for excused
and unexcused absences and make the necessary grade changes.
Bad grade? You can have the opportunity to raise your grade a letter grade. Make the
subsequent changes directly ON the paper I passed backed back to you and meet with
me during class this week to explain your changes. If you can convince me that you are
aware of how to fix your mistakes, I will consider raising your grade.
Marking Key
SS
AGR
FWR
T
IIism
LA
LIFT
R
GUM
Sentence Structure—look to vary sentence type, write in complete sentences, and
avoid choppy/run-on/fragmented sentences. Oftentimes, you will need to combine
sentences using internal transitions to fix these problems.
Agreement—your subject and verb do not agree. Remember, “everyone” is singular.
For What Reason—analyze why the author is making the character do something or
allude to someone, etc. Look beyond the plot and aim to link to your theme or
purpose.
Transitions—look to add internal transitions to show causation or link ideas with
transition words, like “consequently”. Transitions between paragraphs should be
based on the progression of ideas and plot developments. These take more insight.
Parallelism—your wording is not balanced within your sentence. Match verb
forms/endings and other parts of speech.
Layered Analysis—remember the skills we are working on: integrate quotes from the
text in your own sentences; then, explain what this says about your characters and
the plot. Then, link this information to your theme. Do not talk about specific
characters but about mankind. Then, analyze how this links to Golding’s purpose.
Consider how your information says something about Golding’s time period or his
ideas. Finally, conclude your paragraph summing up all of your ideas.
Lift up Out of the Text—you need to link to theme and Golding’s purpose.
Repetitive—you are repeating the same idea with different words.
Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics—remind yourself of comma rules, possessives, etc.
Most often, you are making the same mistakes over and over again. Try to read your
paper out loud; when you naturally pause, place a period in the sentence. Look back
to see if this fits for the grammar rule. You may be able to solve your own problems
this way.