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    Persuasive Essay : Unit 1 Paper, icarus


    Teacher Name: Mr. Scheil


    Student Name:     ________________________________________

CATEGORY
100-90
89-80
79-70
69-60
Score
Title
title has to be clever and anticipates the content of the paper, a figure of style
Talks about the content of the essay
Not attention getting, does not relate to the content
No title
 
Thesis Statement
Clearly formulated and shown in the first paragraph, relates to the content
Stated in the intro paragraph but is not clearly defined
very vague and not clearly defined
no thesis statement at all
 
Attention grabber
it relates to the thesis statement and it is in the intro paragraph, about content to be talked about
it is there but doesnt fully relate to the thesis statement
none
none
 
Introduction
The essay begins with a meaningful paragraph that relates to the main focus of the essay, contains attention grabber and thesis statement
The paragraph is there and contains an attention grabber defined but does not relate to the thesis statement
has an introductory paragraph but it does not include a thesis nor an attention grabber
No intro
 
Definitions
Both topics are well defined in the essay
Only one topic is defined
none
none
 
Support and Evidence
All evidence is backed up with facts about the artists life and is clearly stated in the essay
There are facts about the artist and the aspects of his life but dont relate to the essay
Facts are stated but they are not explained to the topic of the paper
who are we talking about
undefined
Transitions
All topics and ideas of the essay relate to one another and the paper has a nice flow to it
The topics are loosely related and are not completely defined but they are there
The topics are talked about seprately defined but do not relate to the topic or one another
there are no transitions
undefined
Grammar and Mechanics
the essay contains good tense, proper grammar
only a few mistakes
the essay is poorly written and lots of grammatical errors
it is in another language
undefined
Closing paragraph
this relates back to the thesis statement without stating it again
The topic of the essay is talked about again but doesnt relate to the thesis
There is a paragraph but it talks about a different topic and doesnt relate to the main thesis
The paragraph talks about what the writer was having for breakfast while writing the paper before class
undefined
Background Knowledge
The writer relates the essay to the topics and the paintings we discussed
the writer knows which paintings we are talking about but does not define the artist and his thoughts in making the painting
the writer doesnt clearly define what painting and artist we are writing this paper about
no clue
 
Analysis
The writer relates the unit one chapter into the essay and defines what terms they are relating
The terms are in the paper but not clearly defined or related
some analysis is given but not enough
none at all
 
length
It is more than the necessary requirement
just about 3 pages
Almost to the requirement
intro then the closing paragraph
 


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