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Student:
Essay: |
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Assignment: ▪Incorporates all aspects of
the assignment. ▪Meets page length requirement |
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Introduction:
▪ Grabs
reader’s attention ▪ Adequately developed to set
up background and context for essay. ▪Logically
connects to the body and conclusion paragraph
▪States the
thesis. ▪Uses the Rhetorical Triangle |
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Body:
Organization: ▪Each body
paragraph includes the 4 components of academic essay structure: topic
sentence, explanation, example, analysis
▪Demonstrates
critical thinking by organizing ideas in logical order, employing
transitions, and maintaining unity around the topic sentence ▪All body paragraphs link
logically and clearly to the thesis statement. |
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Body:
Evidence: ▪Demonstrates
critical thinking by using reputable outside sources or common knowledge to
support ideas (uses Rhetorical Triangle). ▪Follows assignment requirements for research. |
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Body:
Analysis: ▪Demonstrates
critical thinking by explaining to the reader the significance of the
evidence and how it supports the topic sentence and thesis. ▪Refutes any outside sources
necessary to make argument logical (this is not always a required component
of essays) ▪Does not fall
into logical fallacy or pure opinion. ▪Uses
Rhetorical Triangle |
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Conclusion:
▪Restates
the thesis. ▪Demonstrates critical thinking by offering ideas for why
the reader should care about this topic (answers the “so what” factor). ▪Explains to the audience any
significant causes or effects of this issue to it ▪Adequately developed to wrap up the essay. ▪
Avoids clichéd and bland phrasing. |
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Coherence
and Rhetoric: ▪Maintains coherence (parallelism;
transitions; logic progression of ideas; clarity, specificity and accuracy in
word choice) ▪uses
academic conventions of rhetoric, as discussed in class and readings. |
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Writing
Style: ▪Uses formal
academic English, avoiding slang, jargon, or other informal usage. ▪Uses
concrete and precise language. ▪Maintains consistent POV (no
inappropriate use of 1st or 2nd person). ▪ Avoids wordy, incoherent,
clichéd and/or bland diction, including the use of epithets (there is, there
are, it is) and hack phrases (in conclusion, in this essay, in my opinion, I
believe, etc) |
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Grammar: ▪Avoids Passive Voice.
▪Evidences
proofreading ▪Uses correct,
standard American English spelling. ▪ Exhibits mastery of English
through coherent usage of all parts of speech. |
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Mechanics: ▪Uses standard American punctuation. ▪Uses effective and varied
sentence construction. ▪Exhibits
mastery of English through mechanics. ▪
Follows MLA essay formatting. ▪Incorporates in-text citations
correctly. ▪Presents works cited correctly ▪Uses signal-in
phrases (ex. according to the author) and signal-out phrases (e.g.
parenthetical citations) to separate writer’s text and ideas from outside
resources. |
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Grading Scale:
A:
100-90 B: 89-80 C: 79-70 D: 69-60 F: 59-1 NA: 0 Technical
Plagiarism Intentional
Plagiarism Student may
resubmit by _______ to earn back MLA deductions. |
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points earned: |
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