| Content |
Shows insightful understanding of conflict and makes eloquent connections to major and secondary conflicts in the story |
Shows a clear understanding of conflict and makes strong connections to major and secondary conflicts in the story |
Shows a basic understanding of conflict and is able to make connections to the major conflicts in the story |
Shows limited understanding of conflict and makes a minimal connection the the major conflicts in the story |
| Structure |
> has an introductory paragraph, a body that presents well-organized arguments, literary evidence, and a satifying conclusion
> transitions are smooth and flow well |
> has an introductory paragraph, a body that presents generally well-organized arguments, literary evidence, and a concluding paragraph
> transitions are adequate |
> has an introductory paragraph, a body that presents arguments, has supporting literary evidence, and a concluding paragraph
> transitions are weak |
>has an introductory paragraph, a body that presents a general argument but may lack supporting evidence, and a concluding paragraph
>transitions are poor or non-existent |
| Mechanics |
No mechanical or spelling errors |
> occasional sentence fragments and/or run-on sentences
> no errors in capitals, or in beginning or ending sentence punctuation
> no significant spelling errors |
> sentence fragments and run-on sentences are minimal
> uses capitals to start sentences and appropriate punctuation to end sentences
> few spelling errors |
> sentence fragments and run-on sentences are problematic
>few errors using capitals to start sentences or in using appropriate punctuation to end sentences
> several spelling errors |
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