WR111
Major Paper 2 – Analysis
Rubric
Possible Points: 4 = Excellent 3= Satisfactory 2= Adequate but may have inaccurate or missing parts 1 = Needs improvement 0 = Missing or inaccurate
1) Claim
debatable, provable opinion, not a fact or a belief, with a strong sense of why this is important (the “so what?”)
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2) Introduction
Opening paragraph provides summary and framework and logically leads to the claim.
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3) Evidence
Provides quotes from the book to support the argument and integrates them accurately including citation
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4) Analysis
Analyzes each quote to show how the quote supports the argument.
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5) Paragraph Cohesion
Each paragraph develops one idea, clearly expressed in a topic sentence.
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6) Conclusion (possible 1 or 0 points)
Provides some final thought to wrap up paper
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7) Language
Uses student’s own vocabulary and phrasing with few, if any, grammatical errors
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