Civil Disobedience at the Berlin Wall - Idaho Human Rights ...
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Teacher Handout #5<br />
English 10<br />
Sources<br />
Form<strong>at</strong><br />
Focus/Unity<br />
Thesis<br />
Mechanics<br />
Explan<strong>at</strong>ion/<br />
Support<br />
Tone / Voice /<br />
Persuasion 20<br />
10 Points<br />
10 Points 10 Points<br />
10 Points<br />
10 Points<br />
30<br />
Conrad Schumann Persuasive Writing Assignment<br />
Right On! Getting There Confused<br />
A-B C D-F<br />
At least 2 facts from packets are used<br />
as evidence in your paper. The<br />
sources are useful in fulfilling <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>me of your paper.<br />
Your paper is 2 pages long. You have<br />
handed in an MLA form<strong>at</strong> typed hard<br />
copy on time.<br />
Your <strong>the</strong>sis or focus st<strong>at</strong>ement is<br />
clear and easily identifiable.<br />
The subsequent support<br />
paragraphs all serve to prove<br />
your claim. Transitions evident.<br />
Your introductory paragraph has a clearly<br />
st<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>the</strong>sis st<strong>at</strong>ement. This will set <strong>the</strong><br />
paper up to argue and persuade th<strong>at</strong> your<br />
answer to <strong>the</strong> prompt is correct. The<br />
<strong>the</strong>sis is provable and arguable (backed by<br />
inform<strong>at</strong>ion from class packets.<br />
The paper flows from one thought to<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r without any major<br />
interruptions from spelling, grammar,<br />
punctu<strong>at</strong>ion; your 3 rd grade teacher<br />
would be proud!<br />
Factual inform<strong>at</strong>ion from class packet<br />
has been mixed, supported, and<br />
explained with your own thoughts and<br />
words. After inform<strong>at</strong>ion is cited, you<br />
explain in your own words how it<br />
helps prove your <strong>the</strong>sis.<br />
Your paper serves to thoroughly<br />
convince <strong>the</strong> reader of your position.<br />
Your tone or voice is consistent<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> paper and is highly<br />
persuasive.<br />
Grading Rubric<br />
There is 1 fact used as proof in your<br />
paper, but <strong>the</strong>re is not much connection or<br />
reason why <strong>the</strong> quotes are included in<br />
your paper.<br />
The paper is less than 2 full pages. The<br />
heading on your paper have is not done<br />
correctly according to MLA form<strong>at</strong>. The<br />
margins are bigger than 1” (top, bottom,<br />
left, right).<br />
Portions of <strong>the</strong> paper do not support your<br />
<strong>the</strong>sis. Too much summary of <strong>the</strong> play is<br />
included without making connections to<br />
<strong>the</strong> answer you are trying to prove.<br />
Random inform<strong>at</strong>ion has been included to<br />
take up space.<br />
The <strong>the</strong>sis is too big, broad, vague, or a<br />
st<strong>at</strong>ed fact.<br />
There are hiccups in your paper th<strong>at</strong> are<br />
caused from prominent errors: run on<br />
sentences, punctu<strong>at</strong>ion, spelling, verb tenses<br />
th<strong>at</strong> do not m<strong>at</strong>ch, or grammar errors th<strong>at</strong><br />
make your paper hard for me to read.<br />
Some of <strong>the</strong> inform<strong>at</strong>ion does not seem to<br />
fit because you have not explained why it<br />
is <strong>the</strong>re. Quotes are present, but are not<br />
tied ne<strong>at</strong>ly toge<strong>the</strong>r with your thoughts<br />
and original words. It is more like a book<br />
report than like a persuasive paper.<br />
At times your tone/voice is inconsistent.<br />
Too many instances of passive voice to<br />
be considered thoroughly convincing.<br />
You did not use any sources to<br />
provide inform<strong>at</strong>ion, or <strong>the</strong><br />
inform<strong>at</strong>ion th<strong>at</strong> is presented does not<br />
fit your <strong>the</strong>sis or topic (it is <strong>the</strong>re just<br />
to look like you used a source or<br />
sources).<br />
The paper is too short to have quality<br />
research (1 ½ pages or less). There are<br />
no or not many paragraph breaks, or it<br />
is not double spaced, or <strong>the</strong> font is not<br />
12 point Times New Roman font (no<br />
bold, no bigger than 12 point font).<br />
Your paper does not have a clear <strong>the</strong>me<br />
or purpose; <strong>the</strong> facts (researched<br />
inform<strong>at</strong>ion) takes <strong>the</strong> paper in more<br />
than one direction.<br />
I cannot tell wh<strong>at</strong> your <strong>the</strong>sis is; I do not<br />
know which sentence is your <strong>the</strong>sis or<br />
cannot understand wh<strong>at</strong> it is th<strong>at</strong> your<br />
paper will cover (prove).<br />
The number of mechanical errors in<br />
your paper makes <strong>the</strong> reader (me) have<br />
to go back and reread your paper in<br />
order to try to make sense of it (or to see<br />
if you were writing in ano<strong>the</strong>r language<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r than English).<br />
Researched inform<strong>at</strong>ion has been<br />
included to take up space. Lacks<br />
explan<strong>at</strong>ion to as to why <strong>the</strong><br />
inform<strong>at</strong>ion has been included.<br />
Inform<strong>at</strong>ion does not support your<br />
<strong>the</strong>sis.<br />
Paper does not serve to persuade<br />
due to a lack of proper and<br />
consistent tone/voice. Weak<br />
argument.<br />
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