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Part I: TE  IE Chart for Fiction

DP.AP Textual Element / Evidence Interpretive Element (Text) Interpretive Element (Theme)

Little Red Riding Hood immediately “takes Women in the 17th century who were
off her clothes and gets into the bed” (2) prostitutes did not have the right to refuse
without any question after being called to men’s order after they were ordered to have
get into the bed by the wolf. sex with them.
1.1

“The wolf ran as fast as he could, taking the Although men are thirsty for sex, prostitutes
shortest path, and the little girl took a need to pretend to be shy to induce men’s
roundabout way, entertaining herself by interest, by spending time on dressing up
gathering nuts, running after butterflies, and themselves.
1.2 gathering bouquets of little flowers” (1).

 Include page numbers for your quotations

 Verify the logical alignment of each AP: use different colour fonts for each group of corresponding TE and IE elements
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Part II: Evidence Integration

 ALL INTEGRATIONS
 Parse your argument structure: use the font colour designated for each element, and
bold-face the interpretive word

SQ

[Little Red Riding Hood immediately “take off her clothes and get into bed” (2) after being

called to get into the bed by the wolf., which reveals that Women in the 17th century who were

prostitutes did not have the right to refuse men’s order after they were ordered to have sex with

them.]

 SHORT QUOTATIONS
 Are a few words or a phrase
 Integrated directly without disrupting the syntax of the sentence: may require
square-bracketed changes to pronouns, word form, verb tense, capitalization, etc.
 Parenthetical documentation appears after the closing quotation marks and before any
punctuation which follows

MQ

[After the wolf goes to the grandmother’s house in a hurry, Little Red Riding Hood still wanders

in the forest, and prepares more gifts for her grandmother or the wolf, suggesting that although

men are thirsty for sex, prostitutes need to pretend to be shy to induce men’s interest, by

spending time on dressing up themselves: “The wolf ran as fast as he could, taking the shortest

path, and the little girl took a roundabout way, entertaining herself by gathering nuts, running

after butterflies, and gathering bouquets of little flowers” (1).

 MEDIUM QUOTATIONS
 Are a sentence or more but of less than four complete, typed lines
 Introduced by set-up sentences that are complete in both thought and structure
 Set-up sentences provide context as well as analysis (TE  IE)
 Divided from the set-up sentence by a colon
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 Square-bracketed alterations only for clarification or ellipsis

 Parenthetical documentation appears after the closing quotation marks and before the
period
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Grading Criteria for Short Writing Assignment
A: 90-100
 An argumentative, interpretive
analysis that demonstrates a
TEIE Structure
sophisticated understanding of the text
and that is both nuanced and original
 Smooth, effective integration of
Logical Alignment textual evidence in a way that enhances
the sophistication of the argument
 Flawless integration of quotations
Technicalities of
 Flawless documentation and
Integration
formatting
B: 80-89
 A solid, argumentative analysis that
clearly articulates a thematic
interpretation of the text and that
explores the text’s complexity
 Evidence is effectively integrated, its
context and significance always clear
and precise
 Few and minor errors in quotation
integration
 Few and minor errors in
documentation and formatting
C: 70-79
 A sensible, basic analysis that
provides a thematic interpretation of
the text
 Evidence is awkwardly integrated,
its context or significance sometimes
lacking clarity or precision
 Some errors in quotation integration
 Frequent minor errors or occasional
major errors in documentation and
formatting
D: 60-69
 A limited, plot-oriented analysis of
the text’s literal level that provides little
thematic interpretation
 Limited or perfunctory use of textual
evidence; often inappropriate or
misinterpreted
 Chronic problems with evidence
integration, often lacking clarity or
precision
 Chronic errors in quotation
integration
 Frequent major errors in
documentation and formatting