Category Criteria Points Earned Intro ____/5 0- 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- There is a lack There is no A hook is not evident There is a hook but it There is a hook that There is a clear hook of a clear hook or is an is not engaging engages the reader which creatively introduction introduction sentence engages the reader The reader that does not function The reader requires The reader requires no What is written cannot identify as a hook some effort to identify The reader is drawn effort to can clearly does not relate the context the context into the context identify the context to the thesis The reader requires There is no The link between the considerable effort There is a clear is a purpose that Author has link between intro and the thesis is struggles to identify purpose linking the links the intro to the ignored writing the intro and present but vague or the context intro to the thesis thesis structure the thesis difficult to understand conventions The link between the Writer elegantly and/or failed to The primary The primary source The primary source intro and the thesis is and/or smoothly write a source material material is named by material is introduced weak. hard to identify introduces the primary introduction is not title and artist’s name with control source material mentioned or The primary source What is written named material is referenced does not relate or named only in part to the assigned task Thesis ____/5 0- 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- Thesis is so Thesis is Thesis is and Thesis is functional Thesis is original Thesis is original, poorly poorly shows little no and shows some sophisticated and structured that structured and attention to originality originality Thesis is well crafted thought provoking it is not shows a comprehensible disregard for Thesis is poorly Thesis is adequately Thesis outlines the Thesis is well crafted original crafted or has two crafted but has one structure the argument and shows attention to Thesis is thought areas that need area that needs will take word choice unrelated to the refinement refinement required task Thesis is Thesis is complete but Thesis weakly crafted, Thesis is very weakly Thesis does not could be refined to reflect/indicates the Thesis is absent has two areas related to the structure indicate strongly provide sufficient fuel structure the argument that need of the argument enough the structure for the essay will take serious of the argument (compare/contrast, refinement, or Thesis is not cause/effect, change has three areas sufficient for the Thesis is not clearly over time, or other that need required length of the sufficient to provide pattern) refinement essay
Category Criteria Points Earned Intro 0- There is a lack of a clear introduction What is written does not relate to the thesis Author has ignored writing structure conventions and/or failed to write a introduction What is written does not relate to the assigned task 1- There is no hook The reader cannot identify the context There is no link between the intro and the thesis The primary source material is not mentioned or named 2- A hook is not evident or is an introduction sentence that does not function as a hook The reader requires considerable effort struggles to identify the context The link between the intro and the thesis is weak. hard to identify The primary source material is referenced or named only in part 3- There is a hook but it is not engaging The reader requires some effort to identify the context The link between the intro and the thesis is present but vague or difficult to understand The primary source material is named by title and artist’s name 4- There is a hook that engages the reader The reader requires no effort to can clearly identify the context is a purpose that links the intro to the thesis The primary source material is introduced with control 5- There is a clear hook which creatively engages the reader The reader is drawn into the context There is a clear purpose linking the intro to the thesis Writer elegantly and/or smoothly introduces the primary source material ____/5 Thesis 0- Thesis is so poorly structured that it is not comprehensible Thesis is unrelated to the required task Thesis is absent 1- Thesis is poorly structured and shows a disregard for original thought Thesis is weakly crafted, has two areas that need serious refinement, or has three areas that need refinement 2- Thesis is and shows little no attention to originality Thesis is poorly crafted or has two areas that need refinement Thesis is very weakly related to the structure of the argument Thesis is not sufficient for the required length of the essay 3- Thesis is functional and shows some originality Thesis is adequately crafted but has one area that needs refinement Thesis does not indicate strongly enough the structure of the argument Thesis is not clearly sufficient to provide 4- Thesis is original Thesis is well crafted Thesis outlines the structure the argument will take Thesis is complete but could be refined to provide sufficient fuel for the essay 5- Thesis is original, sophisticated and thought provoking Thesis is well crafted and shows attention to word choice Thesis reflect/indicates the structure the argument will take (compare/contrast, cause/effect, change over time, or other pattern) ____/5
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