ASSESSMENT IN LITERATURE EDUCATION

ACADEMIC SESSION 2012/2013 SEMESTER 2

Group members :Susan S. Magallanes

:Fatin Khairani Khairul’azam

: Nur Ezzaty Asmarani

:Raja Sunira Haslinda

Lecturer’s name : Madam Zuwati

Table of assessment For Literature Education

Genre Objectives No of item according to

knowledge level

Total No of Items

Knowledge

Comprehension Analysis Application

Synthesis Evaluation

Poetry Crabbed Age and youth cannot live together 1. Identify the subject of the poem 2. Understand point of view 3. Identify poetic devices and its effects in poems 4. Communicate an informed personal response

to poems

x(1 min) x(1

x(1 min) x(1 min) x(1 min)

x(5 min)

X(15min)

X(5 min)

2 1 2 3

min)

Short Story Cinderella Girls 1. Identify and interpret themes and messages in

the text. 2. Describe characters and interpret their

interactions and relationship with one another 3. Analyse and understand plot in the text 4. Identify and interpret literary devices in the

text

x(1 min)

x(1 min) x(1 min) x(1 min)

x(15min) x(1 min) x(5 min)

x(5min)

2 2 2 2

A. Based on the poem below, answer all the following questions:

Crabbed age and youth cannot live...

“Crabbed age and youth cannot live together:

Youth is full of [pleasance]1, age is full of care;

Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather;

Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.

Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short;

Youth is nimble, age is lame;

Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold;

Youth is wild, and age is tame.

Age, I do abhor thee; youth, I do adore thee;

O, my love, my love is young!

Age, I do defy thee: O, sweet shepherd, hie thee,

For methinks thou stay'st too long.”

By William Shakespeare

1. What is the persona’s view about aging?

A The persona is scared to grow old.

B The persona has conflict with his age.

C The persona wants to grow old gracefully.

D The persona accepts that growing old is part of life.

2. Who could the persona probably be?

A Children

B Old men

C Middle aged men

D Humans in general

3. Which one of the following poetic devices is not used in the poem?

A Irony

B Simile

C Metaphor

D Personification

4. Do you agree with the persona’s view on aging? Justify your answer.

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____________________________

5. Based on the poem, choose true or false for each of the statement below.

a. The persona believes that we can grow old gracefully. ___________

b. Youth stage of life is full of energy. __________

c. Age is a relative subject. _____________

MARKING SCHEME (POEM)

Crabbed age and youth cannot live.

1. What is the persona’s view about aging?

A The persona is scared to grow old.

B The persona has conflict with his age.

C The persona wants to grow old gracefully.

D The persona accepts that growing old is part of life.

2. Who could the persona probably be?

A Children

B Old men

C Middle aged men

D Humans in general

3. Which one of the following poetic devices is not used in the poem?

A Irony

B Simile

C Metaphor

D Personification

4. Do you agree with the persona’s view on aging? Justify your answer

No. (1 mark)

- The persona has conflict with his age and scared to move from one stage of his age to another

- We should enjoy and live the life endlessly (1 mark)

5. Based on the poem, choose true or false for each of the statement below.

a. The persona believes that we can grow old gracefully. False (1 mark)

b. Youth stage of life is full of energy. True (1 mark)

c. Age is a relative subject. True (1 mark)

Poem 8x2 = 16m

Short Story 12x2 = 24m

40 minutes

Marks are multiplied by 2 to make the total marks over 40 (x/40)

A. Based on the short story “Cinderella Girl”, answer all the following questions:

1. Which of the following are the themes of the short story? (I mark) I Young love II Friendship III Freedom IV Peer pressure A I and II B III and IV C I, II and III D I, II and IV

2. Arrange the following statements in the correct order (I mark) I Edward composed a poem for Meg II Edward asked Bella for a date and he was rejected III Bella bad mouthed about Meg to Edward. IV Edward invited Meg to be his date for the coming dance.

A I, II, IV, III B III,II,I ,IV C IV,I,II,III D II, I, IV, III

3. What are the issues found in the text? (I mark) I Inner beauty versus physical beauty II Boy- girl relationship III Society perception of individual IV Peer pressure A I and II B I and III C I, II and III D I, II, III and IV

4. Why the title of this short story is ‘Cinderella girl’? (5 marks) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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5. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Discuss this statement based on short story ‘Cinderella Girl’ (12marks) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Marking scheme for short story: Cinderella Girl

1.Which of the following are the themes of the poem? (1 mark) I Young love II Friendship III Freedom IV Peer pressure

A I and II B III and IV C I, II and III D I, II and IV

2. Arrange the following statements in the correct order: (1 mark) I Edward composed a poem for Meg II Edward asked Bella for a date and he was rejected III Bella bad mouthed about Meg to Edward. IV Edward invited Meg to be his date for the coming dance.

A I, II, IV, III B III,II,I ,IV C IV,I,II,III D II, I, IV, III

3. What are the issues found in the text? (1 mark) I Inner beauty versus physical beauty II Boy- girl relationship III Society perception of individual IV Peer pressure

A I and II B I and III C I, II and III D I, II, III and IV

4. Describe each of the characters below by using only 3 adjectives. (5 marks)

I Bella Jones : Arrogant, judgemental, attractive, choosy, manipulative, flirtatious II Meg Hunter : Rough, noisy, grubby, boyish, messy III Edward : Infatuated, deep, truthful, courageous

5. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Discuss this statement based on short story ‘Cinderella Girl’ (12m)

As the saying goes, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. In essence, different people have different ideas of what is beautiful. This proverb rings true

in the short story ‘Cinderella Girl’ by Vivien Alcock.

In the story, Meg is described as looking like ‘a fright’; however, she has ‘a sort of warm glow, a friendliness’ that draws younger children to

love her(1). The children do not judge Meg’s beauty based on what she looks like, but more on whether she is friendly and fun to be with(1).

As she gets along very well with children, they probably think that she is beautiful despite her grubby exterior(1). However, Edward’s

mother(1) clearly has a different idea of what is beautiful. When she sees Meg playing football with boys, she makes a remark about how Meg is

covered in mud. She disapproves of Meg’s unkempt appearance(1) — to her, Meg is ‘not the sort of girl boys look at’ as she does not put in effort

to groom herself and make herself look presentable(1). Hence, it is clear that beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder as what seems beautiful to

one person may not seem as beautiful to another person — just as the children think that Meg is wonderful and Edward’s mother does not.

The essence of the proverb is also reflected by Edward’s best friend, Michael. Initially, Edward follows herd instinct when it comes to matters of

teenage infatuation(1) — like other teenage boys, he wants to date Bella Jones. She is pretty and popular, and boys claim that she ‘would let

you kiss her in the cinema’(1). Edward has never kissed a girl before and feels ‘left out’, so he brings his problems to Michael. Michael is wise

beyond his years as he does not join teenage boys of his age in their quests to woo Bella Jones. He is ‘not one of Bella’s admirers’. He can see that

Bella’s beauty is not worth pursuing as she is a cheap sort of girl.(1) Hence, when Edward comes to him, Michael merely remarks, “You always

want to do what other people do”. As such, the proverb, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” fully applies to Michael as his idea of beauty differs from

most boys of his age group.

However, over time, Edward himself begins to appreciate the essence of the proverb — he begins to get his own ideas of what is beautiful.(1)

After failing many times to ask Bella out on a date, Edward eventually snaps out of his futile infatuation with her. Then he realises that Meg is the girl

whom he truly loves.(1) However, Meg is not the sort of girl whom boys eagerly set their eyes upon. She is described as being ‘too rough,

too noisy and too grubby’. Her physical appearance fares no better as she has a ‘great bush of hair’ which she never combs, her ‘face is

often dirty’, and she wears ‘horrible green trousers... done up with safety pins’ to school.(1, either 2 examples will do) However, after

Edward’s unpleasant experience wooing Bella, he learns to overlook physical beauty — and perhaps, even embrace — the kind of unruliness that

Meg possesses. Although the other boys probably do not think that Meg is beautiful, he does. Eventually, Edward plucks up the courage to ask

Meg out to the summer disco, and she turns up at the disco dressed up beautifully(1). Yet even through Meg’s stunning transformation, Edward

tells himself that Meg is ‘the girl he had always liked’. Grubby or not, Edward thinks that Meg is beautiful, true to the meaning of the proverb.

In conclusion, it is true that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Our respective ideas of beauty should not be restricted by cultural or social norms,

because each one of us is unique. More than anything, we should learn to appreciate inner beauty before looking at one’s exterior.

Classification of questions according to knowledge level

Poetry: Crabbed age and youth cannot live...

Question No. 1 What is the persona’s view about aging?

A The persona is scared to grow old. B The persona has conflict with his age. C The persona wants to grow old gracefully.

D The persona accepts that growing old is part of life

Objective: Identify the subject of the poem

Knowledge level: Knowledge and comprehension

Question No. 2 Who is could the persona probably be?

A Children B Old men C Middle aged men D Humans in general

Objective: Understand point of view

Knowledge level: Comprehension

Question No. 3 Which one of the following poetic devices is not used in the poem?

A Personification B Simile C Irony D Metaphor

Objective: Identify poetic devices and its effects in poems

Knowledge level: Knowledge and analysis

Question No. 4 Do you agree with the persona’s view on aging? Justify your answer.

Objective: Communicate an informed personal response to poems

Knowledge level: Comprehension, Application and Evaluation

Question No. 5 Based on the poem, choose true or false for each of the statement below. a. Youth stage of life is full of energy. __________ b. The persona believes that we can grow old gracefully. ___________ C. Age is a relative subject. _____________

Objective: Communicate an informed personal response to poems

Knowledge level: Knowledge and analysis

Short story: Cinderella Girl

Question No. 1 Which of the following are the themes of the poem?

I Young love II Friendship III Freedom IV Peer pressure A I and II B III and IV C I, II and III D I, II and IV

Objective: Identify and interpret themes and messages in the text.

Knowledge level: Comprehension, Application and Evaluation

Question No. 2 Arrange the following statements in the correct order:

I Edward composed a poem for Meg II Edward asked Bella for a date and he was rejected III Bella bad mouthed about Meg to Edward. IV Edward invited Meg to be his date for the coming dance.

A I, II, IV, III B III,II,I ,IV C IV,I,II,III D II, I, IV, III

Objective: Analyse and understand plot in the text

Knowledge level: Comprehension, Analysis

Question No. 3 What are the issues found in the text?

I Inner beauty versus physical beauty II Boy- girl relationship III Society perception of individual IV Peer pressure A I and II B I and III C I, II and III D I, II, III and IV

Objective: Identify and interpret themes and messages in the text.

Knowledge level: Comprehension, Application and Evaluation

Question No. 4 Describe each of the characters below by using only 3 adjectives. I Bella Jones : II Meg Hunter : III Edward :

Objective: Describe characters and interpret their interactions and relationship with one another

Knowledge level: Comprehension, Analysis

Question No. 5 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Discuss this statement based on the short story Cinderella Girl.

Objective: Identify and interpret literary devices in the text

Knowledge level:

Knowledge and analysis