On recognition

选择prompt 1. 有写手后请与我联系，我发pdf资料给你。 Kennedy Text and Ideas Recognition and Discovery in Narrative (final January 19) (6).docx On Recognition First Essay Spring 2025 CLICK HERE FOR PDF: /content/enforced/441758-SP25_CORE-UA_400_1_090/First Essay On Recognition 27 Feb 2025.pdf Must be submitted to the Brightspace site no later than 11:59 PM EST on 21st March (Friday). Note: Upload them to the main lecture Brightspace page and NOT the recitation Brightspace page. For this assignment, you will write an analysis of no less than 1000 words and no more than 1500 words (4-5 double-spaced pages) in which you present a tightly constructed argument that links your reading of Aristotle’s Poetics and its themes of recognition to one of the following prompts. Treat the following prompts not as a specific set of questions with fixed answers but as open-ended provocations for well-argued ideas, thoughts, and reflections that are interesting and maybe even counterintuitive. Hint: Pick specific moments in the text that exemplify these Aristotelian themes of recognition and analyze these scenes closely to make an argument. The paper must be a textual argument: that is, it must analyze your chosen work by using textual evidence that you will quote and analyze as necessary. Avoid broad and generalized claims (the sort that ChatGPT usually throws up). Prompts: 1. A central element of recognition is knowledge. Analyze and compare how knowledge functions in two of the assigned texts and/or films from the course. How does the acquisition or withholding of knowledge drive plot development and character transformation? What is the relationship between knowledge, identity, and recognition in these narratives? In what ways does the manner of knowledge acquisition shape the meaning and impact of the works? OR 2. Aristotle claims that the best plots contain a moment of anagnorisis (recognition) that coincides with peripeteia (reversal). How does Sophocles craft this double movement in Oedipus Rex? You might consider how the literal and metaphorical use of vision and blindness function as parallel motifs in Oedipus Rex. How does this paradox relate to the protagonist's journey toward recognition? OR 3. In Oedipus Rex, The Odyssey, and Genesis, the characters struggle with self-knowledge. Choose two characters from different texts (e.g., Oedipus and Odysseus, or Odyssey and Jacob, Jacob and Joseph, etc.) and analyze their paths to self-recognition. Reading the texts comparatively, examine what each story suggests about the limits of human understanding. OR 4. Using a comparative approach, illustrate the ways in which a film and a text make use of recognition scenes to drive the plot forward. How do textual and visual/sonic experiences of recognition lead to moments of mimesis and catharsis? Guidelines: • Format: Times New Roman, 12-point font size, double-spaced. • Upload on Brightspace in the Assignment tab. • Give your paper a title, and make sure each page is numbered. • Late papers will be subject to a grade penalty of half a grade per day past the deadline. • Technical difficulties will not be considered a viable excuse for late submissions. • Your paper must be a “textual argument.” Keep the essay narrow and focused on the argument. • The essay will use “textual evidence” drawn from the reading on which the prompt is based. You do not need to introduce any external evidence. • When you re-read the primary texts, read “for” the prompt and create a catalog of quotes and moments from the reading that you can use as evidence in the essay. • Once you have cataloged your pieces of textual evidence, you must devise a structure for your paper that displays this evidence argumentatively. Ask yourself: what is the problem being posed? What is the crucial evidence or conflict in the text I need to focus on? What contrary evidence or counter-arguments exist that might challenge what I am saying? How can I ensure the reader has not lost interest three-quarters of the way? Suggestion: When you analyze the chosen works from our course, we encourage you to challenge the concepts we explored from Aristotle's Poetics, including, but also beyond, recognition. How do these texts utilize or subvert Aristotelian principles of plot structure? In what ways do these works demonstrate the enduring relevance or limitations of Aristotle's conceptualizations across different cultural contexts and time periods? • Please cite all the sources in the essay. Follow a standard form citation. If you are not sure about it, follow the MLA style. Guidelines are available here: • https://owl(dot)purdue(dot)edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_style_introduction.html • If you quote from AI output, you must treat the AI as a secondary source akin to an article or book: you must put the quoted material in quotation marks and add a reference such as OpenAI or chatGPT. Response to the prompt: “How does the Dionysia festival celebrated in ancient Athens relate to Greek tragedies?” (February 25th, *add link*). You may, however, use spell-checking, grammar-checking, and synonym-identification tools (such as Grammarly or MS Word) without attribution. Failure to acknowledge the use of generative AI will be regarded as plagiarism, the presentation of another’s work as your own. Grading Rubric An outstanding paper (A+): · Goes above and beyond a “successful” paper (see below) · Demonstrates deep reflection on the class, recitations, and readings · Presents ideas that are compelling, insightful, and supported with attentive close reading and analysis · Is stylistically elegant—a pleasure to read and the structure feels organic, not formulaic · Raises surprising thoughts and/or questions that will remain with the instructor long after reading A successful paper (A): · Responds directly to the prompt and remains on-topic throughout · Articulates a clear thesis statement that responds to a potential interpretive problem within the text · Incorporates and analyzes direct quotes from the text(s) seamlessly and successfully · Is clearly organized: has an introduction with a thesis statement, a body with evidence, and a conclusion that wraps everything up (e.g., five-paragraph essay) · Conveys the writer’s own voice (avoids clichés and jargon) · Is carefully proofread · Meets the length requirement · …But is not too long! Please do not exceed the word count by more than 10% An acceptable paper (B): · Responds to the prompt but perhaps not fully, or may wander off-topic at times · Contains a clear thesis statement, although it may not respond to a potential interpretive problem within the text and/or lacks specificity · Incorporates direct quotes, but not always successfully (analysis is lacking or context is overlooked) · May have minor organizational issues · May require another round of proofreading · May fall short of the length requirement (10-20% shorter) A paper that needs significant improvement (C/D): · Lacks a clear thesis and/or only tangentially addresses the prompt · Relies on summary, generalization, or hearsay rather than textual evidence and analysis · Is difficult to follow due to a lack of organization · Includes many distracting spelling/grammar issues · Is significantly shorter than the length requirement (20-40% shorter) A failing paper (F) · Has no thesis and/or fails to address the prompt · Demonstrates minimal to no engagement with lectures, recitations, or readings · Is unintelligible due to spelling/grammar mistakes or organizational issues · Shows evidence of plagiarism · Is far too short (40-99% shorter) · Does not exist