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Grading rubric:
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3
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2
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1
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Thesis
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My thesis is a thoughtful and clear
argument, which makes a unique claim about the novel.
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Acknowledges a counterclaim
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My thesis is a thoughtful argument that
makes an interesting claim about the novel.
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My thesis is an argument that may be
unoriginal, or too simple.
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My thesis is not an argument or it is not
related to my novel.
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Structure of Essay
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My introduction clearly includes a short
summary, my theories and my thesis.
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My body paragraphs each have a main
idea/topic sentence
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My conclusion clearly summarizes my
argument and makes a link/connection to other texts or ideas.
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My introduction mostly includes a short
summary, my theories and my thesis.
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Most of my body paragraphs have a main
idea/topic sentence.
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My conclusion summarizes my argument and
tries to make a link/ connection to other texts or ideas.
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My introduction may include a short
summary, my theories and my thesis, but not all of them.
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Some body paragraphs have a main idea/topic
sentence.
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My conclusion almost summarizes my
argument, though it fails to make a connection or there are “loose ends.”
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My introduction may not include a short
summary, my theories and my thesis.
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Few or none of my body paragraphs have a
main idea/topic sentence.
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My conclusion does not summarize my
argument or brings up new ideas without explanation.
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Evidence
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Each paragraph clearly supports my thesis.
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My body paragraphs each have 2 or more
relevant examples/quotes to support my argument and an
analysis/interpretation of how they support it.
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Each paragraph seems to support my thesis.
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Most of my body paragraphs include 2
relevant examples/quotes to support my argument and an explanation of how
they support it.
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Each paragraph may support my thesis,
though not clearly.
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My body paragraphs include fewer than 2 examples or quotes to
support my argument or they do not explain how the evidence supports it.
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My paragraphs do not support my thesis.
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My body paragraphs do not clearly include evidence
or the evidence is not relevant to the thesis.
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Overall Cohesion
& Thoughtfulness
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Overall, my essay clearly communicates my
thinking about the text and why the issues raised are important.
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My essay shows insight into why those
examples chosen are significant.
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My whole essay flows smoothly with
transitions between thoughts.
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Overall, my essay communicates my thinking
about the text and why the issues raised are important.
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My essay shows why those examples chosen
are significant.
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My essay flows well with transitions
between paragraphs.
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My essay attempts to communicate my
thinking about the text but fails to address why the issues raised are
important.
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My essay attempts to show why those
examples chosen are significant.
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My essay is choppy. The sections feel
separate and do not flow well.
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My essay does not demonstrate my thinking
about issues in the text.
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My examples are mainly re-tellings of parts
of the story
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My essay is choppy. The sections feel
separate and do not flow.
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Grammar and
Editing
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My final draft had less than 3 errors in
spelling, grammar, or punctuation.
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I kept my tense consistent throughout the
essay.
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Used MLA citation format for quotes.
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My final draft had between 3 to 6 errors in
spelling, grammar, or punctuation.
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I kept my tense mostly consistent
throughout the essay.
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Used some aspect of MLA citation for
quotes.
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My final draft had more than 6 errors in
spelling, grammar, or punctuation.
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I had some errors in tense consistency.
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Used one aspect of MLA citations for
quotes.
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My final draft had many more than 6 errors
in spelling, grammar, or punctuation.
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I had many errors in tense consistency.
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Didn’t use MLA citation for quotes.
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