Accomplishe Developing Beginning Incomplete

d
Introduction Introduces the Introduces the Introduces the Doesnt
(10) main text to main text to main text to attempt to
be analyzed be analyzed, be analyzed. introduce the
including the including the main text or
purpose, purpose, provide
audience, and audience, and cultural/histori
a brief a summary of cal context.
summary of the part(s) of
the part(s) of the text the
the text the analysis will
analysis will cover.
cover. Provides an
Provides a explanation of
concise the texts
explanation of cultural/histori
the texts cal context.
cultural/histori
cal context.
Thesis Makes a clear Makes a clear Makes a Does not
(10) argument argument focused attempt a
about how about how statement thesis
Satrapi uses Satrapi uses about statement.
one or more one or more Satrapis use
visual visual of one or more
elements to elements to visual
communicate communicate elements. May
an idea an idea. Is be difficult to
regarding one easy to locate, locate.
of the main but might not
issues or be in the best
themes of place given
Persepolis. Is the
easy to locate organization
and appears in of the essay.
a logical place
given the
organization
of the essay.
Body Makes points Makes points Makes points Lacks
(40) in support of in support of that don't argument,
the thesis, the thesis, have a clear evidence, and
follows points follows most connection to analysis.
with textual points with the thesis, Doesn't
evidence in textual occasionally attempt to
the form of evidence, follows points explain
quotation and provides some with textual thinking or
paraphrase, explanation of evidence, ideas.
 provides points, provides little
explanation of presents other explanation of
points, writers' views, points,
presents other attempts to scarcely
writers' views make references
and includes connections other writers'
examples, between own views, lacks
makes and other connections
connections writers' ideas, between own
between own and attempts and other
and other to make writers' ideas,
writers' ideas, conclusions and/or lacks
and makes visible to the significant
conclusions reader. analysis.
visible to the
reader.
Conclusion Highlights the Attempts to Recaps an Doesn't
(10) significance of highlight the earlier attempt a
the essay as a significance of introduction or conclusion.
whole the essay and idea verbatim
(possibly using recaps the or emphasizes
a saying why essay's main new ideas not
it matters ideas in relevant to the
template from relation to the essay or
TSIS), issue or theme appropriate
reminding the essay for the
readers why covers. conclusion.
the essay's
ideas are
important in
the real world.
MLA Follows correct Follows nearly Contains Does not
(10) MLA style, correct MLA errors in MLA follow MLA
including style, style, style; does not
document including including attempt
format document document proper
(header, format format document
heading, title, (header, (header, formatting, in-
font, type size, heading, title, heading, title, text citations,
and margins), font, type size, font, type size, or a works
in-text and margins), and margins), cited page.
citations in-text in-text
(signal citations citations
phrases, page (signal (signal
numbers, title phrases, page phrases, page
format, and numbers, title numbers, title
complete format, and format, and
quote frames), complete complete
and a works quote frames), quote frames),
cited page and a works and a works
 (alphabetical cited page cited page
order, hanging (alphabetical (alphabetical
indent, current order, hanging order, hanging
version of indent, current indent, current
MLA). version of version of
MLA). MLA).
Sources Includes four Includes only Includes only Includes two
(10) scholarly four of the five three of the or fewer of the
sources (two required five required five required
of which may sources and/or sources and/or sources and/or
be sources doesn't only doesn't
Ive posted reference all references reference any
throughout sources in the three of the sources in the
Unit 2) and essay. five sources in essay.
one book the essay.
source
(Persepolis).
All sources are
referenced in
the essay and
listed on the
works cited
page.
Length Essay is five Essay is one Essay is two Essay is less
(10) full pages, not page short of pages short of than half
including the the length the length complete.
works cited requirement. requirement.
page.