After reading Wuthering Heights, read "Remembrance" by Emily Brontë and compare the actions and feelings of Heathcliff in the final chapter of Wuthering Heights to the feelings of the speaker in the final stanza of "Remembrance." View the AP essay rubric for this assignment.
Exceptional thesis; excellent illustrations (support); superb organization; solid mechanics; effective imagination and creativity; makes connections and shows depth of insight
Exceptional thesis; excellent illustrations (support); effective organization; less imagination or creativity; adequate connections made; a few mechanical flaws, that do not reduce the impact of the analysis
Intelligent, yet less concise thesis; effective illustrations; sound organization; adequate mechanics; a "safe" paper, nicely done
Good thesis, not as creative or thoughtful as could be; acceptable in every way; some illustrations (support); a beginning, middle, and end are present
Acceptable thesis; too general; obvious illustrations; general analysis; a few definite mechanical flaws; intelligent observations and conclusions
Thesis is too general or broad; some illustrations; analysis is surface, lacking depth of insight; definite mechanical flaws or carelessness; organization needs work
A sufficient report; the thesis is much too large or vague; an intelligent summary; few illustrations; punctuation flaws; might reflect a simple lack of effort or hurried, last-minute preparation
Thesis is difficult to locate or is not present; many general observations are present, without an organizational structure to unify and focus them; many grammatical errors
Lack of effort; no thesis; therefore, nothing to illustrate; no interest in topic; usually, rather brief, undeveloped