Republic of the Philippines

CAMARINES NORTE STATE COLLEGE

F. Pimentel Avenue, Brgy. 2, Daet, Camarines Norte – 4600, Philippines

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

WORLD LITERATURE (LIT 2)

Midterm Test Paper

General Directions: This examination has 2 parts. Read the sub-directions and
perform the needed activity to complete each section. Part I consists of 30 points
and Part II consists of 70 points.

Part I. (1-30) For each of the literature discussed, enumerate the notable characteristics evident.
It can be the period/era, genre, authors, culture, etc. Make sure to state your answer in a sentence
and if possible, just one sentence for each item. Make use of the table below to answer this part.

No. Literature Notable Characteristics

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
1-20 American
11.
12
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
21-30 Australian
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
Part II. Literary Analysis (31-100)

Guidelines:

1. Choose 1 American Literary Piece and 1 Australian Literary Piece assigned for
reading. Read the literary piece and write a literary analysis following the steps discussed
to you in advance.

American Literary Pieces

a. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Novel)
b. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (Short Story)
c. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (Tragedy Play)
d. Popol Vuh (Myth)
e. African Elegy by Robert Duncan (Elegy)

Australian Literary Pieces

a. My Country by Dorothea McKellar (Poem)
b. Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler (Play)
c. The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard (Novel)
d. In Flanders Fields by John McCrae (Ode)

2. Check the rubric for grading and let is serve as your reference in writing your Literary
Analysis.

RUBRIC FOR GRADING EACH LITERARY ANALYSIS

CATEGORY 5 3 1 0
Controlling Ideas: Compelling and clear Clearly stated, with Present, but Missing
Thesis with thoughtful some insight illogical or unclear
insight

Topic Statements All are present, All are present and Some present, but Not present or
clearly relate to the relate to the thesis only minimally completely buried
thesis, and smoothly related to thesis
transition

Evidence/Support Relevant Some details (but Supporting details Almost no support

for Topic: details chosen from not quite enough) and information are or support has no
Completeness close that support the main typically unclear or relation to the main
/ Relevance reading of the text; ideas not related to the idea
(each body paragraph clearly and thoroughly topic.
should have at least one support thesis
direct
quote)

Quote Analysis/Quote Quotes are Quotes are generally Some quotes are No direct quotes or
Integration thoroughly well- developed and naked relevant
developed and relevant – paraphrasing
insightfully relevant they are No direct quotes
Quotes are Most quotes are not analyzed
integrated smoothly integrated Quotes are not
into existing correctly integrated at all
sentences –
they are just
“dropped” into the
essay

Mechanics of Logical Logical organization; Paragraphs Missing whole

Writing: organization; stellar effective transitions; completely lack pieces of the essay
Focus and transitions; intro/conclusion organization; have
Organization compelling and present but not weak transitions,
– focused compelling intro, or conclusion
Intro, Hook, Body intro/conclusion
Paragraphs,
Conclusion
 Diction Appropriate tone; Appropriate tone; Inappropriate tone; Inappropriate
- accurate AND accurate word frequent use of tone/makes little
Tone, accurate word sophisticated word choices; no inaccurate words; sense
choice, sophistication choices repetition very repetitive
(watch repetition)

Grammar Minimal errors; Almost free of Mistakes Barely readable

and sophisticated and errors, (7 due to mistakes
Spelling varied sentence but little variety of - (more than 8)
structures sentence structure 8)
interfere with
meaning
TOTAL 70 points

3. Given the limitations with our new normal situation, you may submit your work in any
format so long that the output is reasonably neat, decent, readable, and presentable either
written or encoded.