Thursday, October 15, 2009

p194 Q 3

In Book 1 of The Iliad the things learned about the characters Agamemnon and Achilles are that Agamemnon is very selfish and stubborn and that Achilles is loyal and intelligent in thoughts. Agamemnon comes of as selfish and stubborn because of decisions he made and comments he stated that was only to his benefit. This is shown when Achilles tried to warn Agamemnon to surrender the girl or else worse things would happen. Agamemnon decided to keep the girl even though he knew it had been killing and hurting his people. He kept her for his own pride. Achilles is portrayed as loyal and intelligent in both addresses he made to Agamemnon. His intelligence was shown when he presented the King with the option to surrender and showed the King the benefits of it. His loyalty is made known when he is firing back at Agamemnon and reminding him all the times he fought and did not receive proper payment but ignored it because it was for the good of the King and his people.
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  1. Ms. JohnstonNovember 2, 2009 at 1:22 PM

    Mixed Tree = 17.5/25

    Thesis / Topic Sentence [1.5]
    Thesis sentence is clearly written and provides structure for argument; contains title of work and author.

    Reasons: Quality of Arguments [4]
    The arguments clearly relate back to the thesis, and contain insightful points about the literature.

    Examples: Textual Support [3.5]
    Strong textual examples used to support the thesis. Student identifies key quotes or supporting details in their paper.

    Explanation: Analysis of Textual Support [3.5]
    Analysis does not merely "translate" the textual support; rather, it illuminates the importance of the support in relationship to the thesis.

    Organization of Ideas [2.5]
    Good sentence variety and sentence combining; transitions effectively used.

    Grammar and Mechanics [2]
    Very few grammatical or spelling errors; punctuation and capitalization are properly incorporated; word choice is clear and there are few awkward sentences

    Concluding Sentence [0.5]
    Argument is closed with an idea that is creative, interesting and ties the paper together in a meaningful way.

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