Derdiger

Am Lit

The Bell Jar Assessment

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

For your assessment of The Bell Jar, you will be analyzing Esther Greenwood’s troubles based on
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, as depicted in the image below. Which of these levels are not met in
Esther’s life and how does that contribute to her struggles with mental illness and in social situations?

You will present your understanding in a poster. You will be graded on the following rubric:
 Criteria 4 3 2 1
Analysis of Student thoroughly Student provided a Student provided Student provided a
Hierarchy and accurately detailed and an accurate but vague and/or
analyzed Esther’s accurate analysis minimal analysis inaccurate analysis
needs according to of Esther’s needs of Esther’s needs of Esther’s needs
Maslow. S/he according to according to according to
made interesting Maslow. Maslow. Maslow.
and unique
observations.
Analysis of Student thoroughly Student provided a Student provided Student provided a
Conflict and accurately detailed and an accurate but vague and/or
analyzed Esther’s accurate analysis minimal analysis inaccurate analysis
needs. S/he made of Esther’s needs of how Esther’s of Esther’s needs
interesting and created conflict. needs created created conflict.
unique conflict.
observations.
Evidence for Student provided 2 Student provided Student provided Evidence provided
Hierarchy or more pieces of one strong piece, one piece of was not related to
strong evidence, or more than one evidence that or supportive of
properly cited, to good piece, of related to their analysis.
support their evidence, properly analysis but did
analysis. cited, to support not support it.
their analysis.
Evidence for Student provided 2 Student provided Student provided Evidence provided
Conflict or more pieces of one strong piece, one piece of was not related to
strong evidence, or more than one evidence that or supportive of
properly cited, to good piece, of related to their analysis.
support their evidence, properly analysis but did
analysis. cited, to support not support it.
their analysis.
Organization Presentation of No 3 possible No 2 possible Presentation of
material was material was
organized in a clear disorganized.
an logical manner
Conventions There were no There were few There were errors There were many
errors in grammar errors in grammar in grammar and errors in grammar
or conventions. and conventions, conventions which and conventions,
but they did not interfered with which made the
interfere with the the clarity of the writing very
clarity of the writing. difficult to
writing. understand.
Total:_______/24