Hilliard Davidson High School
English Department
Appropriate
Organization
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Exemplary |
Proficient |
Developing |
Beginning |
rhetorical
completeness: introduction, body, conclusion |
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clear
thesis, typically placed at end of the introduction |
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may have restated thesis, typically placed
beginning of conclusion |
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overall
focus, unity, and coherence using effective transitions and other
transitional techniques |
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Effective
Support of Position
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Exemplary |
Proficient |
Developing |
Beginning |
is well-developed
using appropriate support types for essay type: examples, textual evidence,
cause & effect, analogies, logic |
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textual
evidence is clearly explained and connected to the essay’s thesis |
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excludes irrelevant
information |
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is
supported with an effective mix of logos, ethos, and pathos |
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uses
persuasive language effectively but not unfairly; avoids uncontrolled errors
of logic and language |
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fairly
and effectively accounts for the opposition to the writer’s position |
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is
properly documented and formatted in MLA form |
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Writing Conventions
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Exemplary |
Proficient |
Developing |
Beginning |
proper
academic voice – avoids first person |
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sentence
variety and style |
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Diction (vocabulary) |
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MUGS |
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meets length
requirement of five paragraphs |
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