Grade 12

In this response to literature, junior Gabriel King traces how the poor sacrifices of one tragic character from the novel Jane Eyre lead to her downfall.

This good literary analysis of Mrs. Reed from Jane Eyre focuses on the ways that she suffered due to her choices.

In this fair response to literature, a junior analyzes the character of Mrs. Reed in Jane Eyre.

In this poor response to literature, a student analyzes one character from Jane Eyre.

Senior Tim Murray presents this analysis of setting in works by two American writers.

In this good literary analysis, a high school senior reveals major themes by contrasting two descriptions of the same setting, one at the beginning and the other at the end of The Lord of the Rings.

This fair literary analysis describes the various settings used in Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes comic strips.

This poor literary analysis has some interesting ideas but needs much more development.

A high school student prepared this speech to deliver at a local meeting of Veterans of Foreign Wars. The speech combines narrative and argumentation to build a vision for the future of the United States.

In this strong scholarship application essay, the writer responds to the prompt with a wide array of key details.