9. Argue why the tone of Unknown is ironic. Use at least two pieces of evidence (direct lines “The Citizen” or phrases from the poem) to support your answer. (Hint: When you are citing direct lines from a poem, instead of page numbers you use line numbers to indicate where you found the direct quote.) 1 2 3 4 ~Claim is missing or vague. ~Offers claim which is limited. ~Offers a clear claim. ~Offers precise and insightful claims. ~Little or no analysis in terms of ~Provides minimal analysis in terms ~ Provides analysis by backing ~Provides thoroughly developed analysis by backing claims. of backing claims. claims. backing all claims. ~Supports position with ~Provides little or no evidence; ~Attempts to support position with ~Supports position with relevant and compelling, relevant, accurate, and credible response consists mainly of narration evidence; however, evidence may be credible evidence. evidence. and/or repetition of content. minimal, irrelevant, or inadequate. ~Integrates direct quotes. ~Expertly weaves direct quotes. ~Does not follow a clear ~Inserts direct quotes. ~Follows a clear organizational ~Follows a clear organizational pattern and organizational structure. ~Attempts to follow a clear structure but may be missing includes all parts of a paragraph. ~Lacks sentence fluency. organizational structure conclusion. ~Expertly uses various sentence patterns for ~Demonstrates multiple spelling, ~Makes attempt to write with ~Incorporates various sentence fluency punctuation and grammar errors. fluency and various sentence patterns. ~Demonstrates expert control of spelling, ~Does not follow MLA citation patterns. ~Demonstrates control of spelling, punctuation and grammar. guidelines. ~Demonstrates partial control of punctuation and grammar. ~Expertly follows MLA citation guidelines. spelling, punctuation and grammar. ~Consistently follows MLA citation ~Inconsistently uses MLA citation guidelines. guidelines
9. Argue why the tone of “The Unknown Citizen” is ironic. Use at least two pieces of evidence (direct lines or phrases from the poem) to support your answer. (Hint: When you are citing direct lines from a poem, instead of page numbers you use line numbers to indicate where you found the direct quote.) 1 2 3 4 ~Claim is missing or vague. ~Little or no analysis in terms of backing claims. ~Provides little or no evidence; response consists mainly of narration and/or repetition of content. ~Does not follow a clear organizational structure. ~Lacks sentence fluency. ~Demonstrates multiple spelling, punctuation and grammar errors. ~Does not follow MLA citation guidelines. ~Offers claim which is limited. ~Provides minimal analysis in terms of backing claims. ~Attempts to support position with evidence; however, evidence may be minimal, irrelevant, or inadequate. ~Inserts direct quotes. ~Attempts to follow a clear organizational structure ~Makes attempt to write with fluency and various sentence patterns. ~Demonstrates partial control of spelling, punctuation and grammar. ~Inconsistently uses MLA citation guidelines ~Offers a clear claim. ~ Provides analysis by backing claims. ~Supports position with relevant and credible evidence. ~Integrates direct quotes. ~Follows a clear organizational structure but may be missing conclusion. ~Incorporates various sentence patterns. ~Demonstrates control of spelling, punctuation and grammar. ~Consistently follows MLA citation guidelines. ~Offers precise and insightful claims. ~Provides thoroughly developed analysis by backing all claims. ~Supports position with compelling, relevant, accurate, and credible evidence. ~Expertly weaves direct quotes. ~Follows a clear organizational pattern and includes all parts of a paragraph. ~Expertly uses various sentence patterns for fluency ~Demonstrates expert control of spelling, punctuation and grammar. ~Expertly follows MLA citation guidelines.
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