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    The document provides guidance for writing a Marxist literary criticism essay on Victor Hugo's novel "Les Miserables". It includes prompts to discuss the social classes depicted in the story, how they create conflicts that the main character must overcome, and the underlying social issues and advocacy presented by the story. A rubric is also provided to guide writing the criticism and ensure it focuses on details, provides reasons and solutions, is organized clearly, and integrates all aspects of Marxist literary criticism.

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    The document provides guidance for writing a Marxist literary criticism essay on Victor Hugo's novel "Les Miserables". It includes prompts to discuss the social classes depicted in the story, how they create conflicts that the main character must overcome, and the underlying social issues and advocacy presented by the story. A rubric is also provided to guide writing the criticism and ensure it focuses on details, provides reasons and solutions, is organized clearly, and integrates all aspects of Marxist literary criticism.

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    Literary Approach: MARXIST CRITICISM

    Les Misérables
    Victor Hugo

    Background of the author that Background of the author that


    influenced him in writing the story: Classes used in the story: influenced him in writing the story:

    1.
    2.
    3.

    Importance of the three social classes to the story:

    1.

    2.

    3.

    Conflicts they created:

    1.

    2.

    3.

    Effect of these conflicts to the main character:

    How did the main character overcome the conflict?

    What is the underlying social issue injected in the story?

    What does the story advocate about the issue?

    Performance No.: ___________ Quarter: ______ Literary Criticism: MARXIST CRITICISM


    Group Number ________________________ Grade & Section: ___________________________ Date: __________

    “Les Misérables” by Victor Hugo

    Directions: Your critical essay will be graded based on this


    rubric. Consequently, use this rubric as a guide when writing your critique and check it again prior to submission.

    Category Very good (10) Good (9) Fair (8) Poor (7)

    Focus A small number of Ideas and subtopics


    All ideas and sub-topics Most of the ideas and sub-
    ideas and subtopics elaborated in literary
    elaborated in literary topics elaborated in literary
    elaborated in literary criticism lacking in
    criticism are detailed criticism are detailed but less
    criticism are detailed detail, less specific, and
    and specifics. specifics.
    and specific dubious.

    A small portion of
    Supporting
    All criticism of literary Most criticisms of literary criticism of literary
    reasons Criticism of literary
    works is conveyed in works are conveyed in depth, works is conveyed in
    works is conveyed less
    depth, accurate, accuracy, objectivity, and has depth, accuracy,
    in depth, less accurate,
    objective, and full of a credibility, provided quite objectivity, and
    less objective, and less
    credibility, provided by clear reasons. credible, but didn’t
    of credibility
    provide any reasons.

    A small portion of the


    Reasoning All the descriptions in The description in
    Most of the descriptions in description in literary
    literary criticism literary criticism does
    literary criticism describe the criticism describes a
    describe solutions or not provide a solution
    solutions (constructive solution (constructive
    constructive criticisms, (constructive criticism),
    criticism) and provided by less criticism), accompanied
    provided by clear provided by unsuitable
    specific personal judgments by unclear personal
    personal judgments. personal judgment
    judgment
    The sentence structure
    Organization The sentence structure The sentence structure used The sentence structure
    used in reviewing
    used in reviewing in reviewing literary works is used in reviewing
    literature is good, but
    literary works is good good and right but has a slight literary works is quite
    the sentence is
    and right. writing error. good.
    incomplete.

    Convention Grammar, diction, Grammar, diction, spelling, Grammar, diction, One of the grammar,
    spelling, and and punctuation are good and spelling, and diction, spelling, and
    punctuation are all good right, but has a slight writing punctuation are quite punctuation is not
    and right. error. good. good enough.

    Some of the content of Most of the content of


    Originality Few of content of the critical
    The critical essay is the critical essay is the critical essay is
    essay is copied from other
    originally written. copied from other copied from other
    sources.
    sources. sources.
    Most aspects of literary
    Integration All aspects of literary Most aspects of literary Most aspects of literary
    criticism are good, there are
    criticism are good and fit criticism fit into the criticism do not fit the
    characteristics of literary
    the characteristics of characteristics of characteristics of
    criticism that have not yet
    literary criticism literary criticism. literary criticism.
    been emerged.
    Timeliness
    The paper is passed on The paper is passed 1 day The paper is passed 2-5 The paper is passed 7-
    time. late. days late. 14 days late.

    TOTAL SCORE

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