Undergraduate Thesis Assessment RubricDepartment of English, Faculty of Education, University of West Bohemia

Thesis Author: Gabriela Kašpórkovó

Title: Nature, Jane Eyre-Aspects of Feminist and Postcolonial Criticism in the Novel

Length: 32

Text Length: 35

Assessment Criteria Seale Comments1. Introduction is well written, brief, Outstanding Rather short. It doesn't bring much

interesting, and compelling. It Very good context to the project nor does it givemotivates the work and provides a Acceptable the reader a clear thesi s statement.clear statement of the examined issue. Somewhat deficientIt presents and overview of the thesis. Very deficient

2. The thesis shows the author's Outstanding They author seems to know the novelappropriate knowledge of the subject Very good Jane Eyre quite well as well as a varietymatter through the backgroundjreview Acceptable of secondary sources.of literature. The author presents Somewhat deficientinformation from a variety of quality Very deficientelectronic and print sources. Sourcesare relevant, balanced and includecritical readings relating to the thesisor problem. Primary sources areincluded (if appropriate).

3. The author carefully analyzed the Outstanding There are several good observationsinformation collected and drew Very good and details in the diploma, but it is hardappropriate and inventive conclusions Acceptable to understand what the author is tryingsupported by evidence. Ideas are richly Somewhat deficient to communicate on a macro leve!.supported with accurate details that Very deficientdevelop the main point. The author'svoice is evident.

4. The thesis displays critical Outstanding Again, the author has a good eyes for

thinking and avoids simplistic Very good detail but observations are presented

description or summary of Acceptable in chapters that a full of mostly plot

information. Somewhat deficient summary.Very deficient

5. Conclusion effectively restates the Outstanding Even shorter than the intro. Theargument. It summarizes the ma in Very good conclusion is mostly a summary of afindings and follows logically from the Acceptable summary.analysis presented. Somewhat deficient

Very deficient

6. The text is organized in a logical Outstandingmanner. It flows naturally and is easy Very goodto follow. Transitions, summaries and Acceptableconclusions exist as appropriate. The Somewhat deficientauthor uses standard spelling, Very deficientgrammar, and punctuation.

7. The language use is precise. The Outstanding The author's writing is often confusingstudent makes proficient use of Very good as a result of ambiguous pronouns,language in a way that is appropriate Acceptable poor syntax (i.e. prepositional phrases)for the discipline and/or genre in which Somewhat deficient and a general lack of direction orthe student is writing. Very deficient purpose.

8. The thesis meets the general Outstandingrequirements (formatting, chapters, Very goodlength, division into sections, etc.). AcceptableReferences are cited properlv within Somewhat deficientthe text and a com plete reference list Very deficientis provided.

Final Comments & Questions

The prose in the diploma feels desultory and vague. Part of this comes from a lack of purpose and part of thisis an undisciplined grasp of syntax. For example, when comparing Vanity Fair with Jane Eyre the author writes,"Becky was displayed as a smart, humorous, intelligent and accomplished lady, who was quite early married aman who loved her-actually, she did not love him neither her own child, just herself" (14). This is a run-onsentence and clearlv the author is trying to pack too much information into one unit of sense, and as a resultwinds up contradicting herself. On the next page, in regards to the position of governess, the author writes,"According to Hughes, servants perceived them as they were nothing more than they but not fit among themeither" (15). It is ambiguous whether "they" refers to servants or governesses and the final "them" seems torefer to governess rather than servants as it did in the subject of the sentence. The author should write moreslowly. Spend more time proofreading. And read her composition aloud to prevent these kind ofcontradictions and confusions. Stili the author's use of the classic text The Madwoman in the Attic by Gilbertand Guber was rather good. Again her observations and her eye for detail should be praised. 1only wish theauthor were capable of a more panoramic vision. Recommendation: dobře, but depending on the studenťsperformance during the defense and the assessment of the director I feel the committee should be

open to grade upwards.

The author should be congratulated on her hard work and depth of knowledge. It is clear she is intimatelyfamiliar with Jane Eyre, has read the novel closelv, and has delved into numerous secondary sources as well,Unfortunately, the author never gives a clear picture of what she wants to communicate. The introductionnever announces an overall purpose for the diploma in the form of an argumentative thesis. 1was surprisedthat the author wrote about both feminism and postcolonialism, as postcolonialism was created largely out offeminist ideology (along with Marxism). Wouldn't it have been simpler to have concentrated onpostcolonialism from a feminist perspective? It seems like the project of placing Jane Eyre in a postcolonialcontext as well as comparing it to The Wide Sargasso Sea would have been more appropriate project for awhole diploma rather than just the last 5 pages. As it is now the postcolonial elements feel merely tacked on.

Supervisor/Reviewer: Brad Vice, Ph.D.

Date: 21.8.2019

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