Ms. Crandell English 9 Fall Semester, Unit 2 Rubric for Short Essay: Romeo and Juliet (This assignment is worth 20 points) Criterion 5 4 3 2 1 0 Title Title Title Title orients Title is Title is No title. catches conveys an reader to vague or misleading. readers’ idea of what topic but is inappropriate interest and the thesis overly long conveys an will be. or short. idea of what the thesis will be. Introduc- Skillfully Orients Partially Introduction Introduction No and reader to orients is vague; is unclear; introductory tory engagingly topic in reader to missing title missing title sentence. Sentence orients introduction; topic in of work. of work. reader to mentions introduction; topic in title of work. missing title introduction; of work. mentions title of work and author of work. Thesis Thesis is Thesis is Thesis is Thesis is not Thesis is too No thesis. strong, arguable either not arguable vague or statement clear, and and can be arguable or and cannot unclear to arguable. proven with cannot be be proven interpret. Thesis can evidence proven with with be proven from the evidence evidence with text, but is from the from the text. evidence not stated text. from the clearly or text. strongly. Introduc- Skillfully States first First point First point of First point of No and point of of evidence evidence evidence introductory tory engagingly evidence. only does not contradicts sentence for sentence states first Point vaguely support thesis. body for body point of relates to supports thesis. paragraph. paragraph evidence. thesis and thesis. Point introduces relates to literary thesis and element to introduces
Ms. Crandell English 9 Fall Semester, Unit 2 Rubric for Short Essay: Romeo and Juliet (This assignment is worth 20 points) Criterion 5 4 3 2 1 0 Title Title catches readers’ interest and conveys an idea of what the thesis will be. Title conveys an idea of what the thesis will be. Title orients reader to topic but is overly long or short. Title is vague or inappropriate Title is misleading. No title. Introduc- tory Sentence Skillfully and engagingly orients reader to topic in introduction; mentions title of work and author of work. Orients reader to topic in introduction; mentions title of work. Partially orients reader to topic in introduction; missing title of work. Introduction is vague; missing title of work. Introduction is unclear; missing title of work. No introductory sentence. Thesis statement Thesis is strong, clear, and arguable. Thesis can be proven with evidence from the text. Thesis is arguable and can be proven with evidence from the text, but is not stated clearly or strongly. Thesis is either not arguable or cannot be proven with evidence from the text. Thesis is not arguable and cannot be proven with evidence from the text. Thesis is too vague or unclear to interpret. No thesis. Introduc- tory sentence for body paragraph Skillfully and engagingly states first point of evidence. Point relates to thesis and introduces States first point of evidence. Point relates to thesis and introduces literary element to First point of evidence only vaguely supports thesis. First point of evidence does not support thesis. First point of evidence contradicts thesis. No introductory sentence for body paragraph.
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