A Glimpse into the Glass

Students fully identify, explain, and evaluate at least two themes and the author’s commentary on at least two societal issues or criticisms of society; this interpretation is supported by at least two specific pieces of textual evidence that students specifically explain by analyzing the language in the text.

Students identify, explain, and analyze at least three MAJOR techniques in the text; the impact of the craft is adequately explained.

Students thoroughly discuss the author’s purpose(s) in writing the text; at least two literary lenses are used to analyze the text and why the author wrote the book.  The author’s purpose(s) are explained in thorough detail and the lenses are identified, described, and their usage for the interpretations of the novel is explained. At least one instance of textual evidence is included.