The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time LAP

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time LAP Prompts: In a well-constructed literary analysis paragraph address ONE of the following: 1. Consider the difficulty Christopher has with phrases such as “He was the apple of her eye.” Phrases like this confuse Christopher as he tries to picture an apple in someone’s eye. His confusion, of course, is due to his extraordinarily logical nature. Christopher sees the world in purely black and white terms—a world where lies and ambiguity have no place. If Christopher is considered “different” for processing his experience of the world blankly and truthfully—what does that say about a “normal” perception of the world? (Note: Consider how you view the world compared to Christopher. Are we living in world that is, essentially, all lies and ambiguity?) 2. From a 2008 WSJ article: We live in a culture where young people—outfitted with iPhone and laptop and devoting hours every evening from age 10 onward to messaging of one kind and another—are ever less likely to develop the "silent fluency" that comes from face-to-face interaction. It is a skill that we all must learn, in actual social settings, from people (often older) who are adept in the idiom. As text-centered messaging increases, such occasions diminish. The digital natives improve their adroitness at the keyboard, but when it comes to their capacity to "read" the behavior of others, they are all thumbs. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why? Why not? (Note: Consider how Christopher can be seen as a comment on an increasingly disconnected society.) A 45-50 TS reflects strong, debatable argument CDs strongly support the TS CDs are embedded with context Demonstrates sophisticated understanding of lit analysis writing CMs reflect critical thought Language is clear and compelling Strong focus B 40-44 TS reflects an argument, but may be too broad or unclear CDs generally support the TS CDs may not contain adequate context Demonstrates understanding of lit analysis writing CMs reflect generally critical thought Language is clear and articulate, generally well-written C 35-39 TS is more observation, rather than argument CDs are not embedded with necessary context CDs are paraphrases, rather than direct quotes Adequately developed CMs reflect some critical thought Need to avoid plot summary Language may not be in the formal register, simplistic Focus should be strengthened D 30-34 Not developed, incomplete Does not reflect an adequate understanding of lit analysis writing Lacks unity Quotes are misused or improperly embedded/cited Language choices are poor F 0-29 Does not fulfill assignment instructions Does not answer/ address one of the prompts