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Introduction First First A catchy No attempt was
paragraph is paragraph has beginning made to catch
and Thesis catchy. Thesis a weak was the reader's
is evident and "grabber." attempted attention in the
point to be Thesis is but was first paragraph.
argued well mixed among confusing Thesis is not _____
stated. many rather than apparent nor is
sentences catchy. the topic of the
and hard to Thesis is not essay.
piece entirely
together. apparent
although
topic is
evident.
Quotes and All Almost all Most There are
Support facts/quotes facts/quotes facts/quotes several
presented in presented in presented in factual/quotation
the essay are the essay are the story are errors in the
accurate and accurate and accurate. essay. There is
support/relate occasionally Evidence is no real effort to
back to the support/relate scattered make the piece
thesis/topic back to the and difficult cohesive. 3 or
sentence. 5 thesis/topic to follow less quotes _____
quotes sentence. 4-5 rather than present.
present. quotes used to
present. prove your
thesis/topic
sentence. 3-
4 quotes
present.
Organization The essay is The essay is The essay is Ideas seem to
very well pretty well a little hard be randomly
organized. organized. to follow. arranged. No
Five Five Paragraphs effort at
paragraphs paragraphs are unclear. paragraph
(or more) evident. One The organization.
evident. One idea may transitions _____
idea or seem out of are
argument place. Clear sometimes
follows transitions are not clear.
another in a used.
logical
sequence with
clear
transitions.
Analysis The essay The essay The essay The essay does
thoroughly analyzes the somewhat not analyze the
analyzes the author’s style/ analyzes the author’s style/
author’s style/ techniques author’s techniques
techniques mostly using style/ using literary
using literary literary terms. techniques terms, or the
terms. using literary essay contains
terms, but little analysis _____
contains and mostly just
some summarizes the
summary of plot.
the plot.
Closing Conclusion Conclusion Conclusion Paper does not
Paragraph concisely restates thesis vaguely contain a
restates thesis statement, main restates thesis conclusion or
statement, main points, and statement, conclusion is not
points, and includes a final main points, apparent to
includes an concluding and includes a reader. _____
insightful final thought on the weak final
concluding topic. unoriginal
thought on the final thought.
topic.
Mechanics The essay is The essay The essay The essay has
free of has two or has four or more than five _____
mechanical three five mechanics
errors. mechanics mechanics errors.
errors. errors.
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