Assessment 1B HonorLock portion Answer the research question…
Assessment 1B HonorLock portion Answer the research question you investigated for Assessment 1A. In your answer, you will use three quotations from the primary text “The Black Cat.” Your answer should be 500-600 words. Follow the rules learned in “Writing about Literature.” Original research question 1: Is the man awaiting execution in “The Black Cat” a reliable narrator? (Consider factors that support his reliability and factors that undermine his reliability.) This research question leads to a cause and effect essay. Your thesis can be about causes—The man does or does not do ; therefore, he is not reliable. Or you can begin with the effect—the man is not a reliable narrator because ________________. Original research questions 2: Why is the man awaiting execution so cruel to the cats? This research question leads to a cause and effect essay as it answers the question “Why?” Original research question 3: How does the man awaiting execution feel about his wife? How the story reveal the man’s feelings about his wife? Components of each answer will include: An introduction in which you begin by identifying the text and author A thesis, which is the answer to the research question Body paragraphs in which you support the thesis Three quotations from the text with line number citations incorporated into the body paragraphs Then you will explain your answer in body paragraphs, incorporating three quotations from the poem, quoted by line numbers, as support. Write your essay answer in the text box. Grading of Assessment 1B: Assessment 1B is graded on a 100-point scale It is worth one-half of the combined 25 points for Assessment 1A & B or 12.5 points of your total grade You are awarded up to 25 points on the 100-point scale for a concrete thesis that clearly answers the research question and for demonstrating familiarity with the story. (You lose points for abstract language and mistakes in material facts of the story.) You are awarded up to 25 points on the 100-point scale for each of the quotations and support you give in the body paragraphs. For example, does the quotation actually contribute to answering the question