There Will Come Soft Rains

Short Story

The short story I selected is:

“There Will Come Soft Rains”

By Ray Bradbury

Thesis Statement: (2 Lit. Elements that create a specific mood)

My thesis:

Body Paragraph:

I. Reason #1 w/ Lit Element #1

A. Direct Quote #1 to Support

Reason #1

1. Paraphrase quote (put in your own words)

B. Connection to Thesis

1. Elaborate on Connection

C. Direct Quote #2 to Support

Reason

1. Paraphrase quote (put in

your own words)

D. Connection to Thesis

1. Elaborate on Connection

E. Concluding Statement that

Restates Language from Topic

Sentence

I.

A.

1.

B.

1.

C.

1.

D.

1.

E.

Body Paragraph:

I. Reason #2 w/Lit. Element # 2

A. Direct Quote #1 to Support

Reason #2

2. Paraphrase quote (put in your own words)

B. Connection to Thesis

1. Elaborate on Connection

C. Direct Quote #2 to Support

Reason #2

2. Paraphrase quote (put in

your own words)

D. Connection to Thesis

1. Elaborate on Connection

E. Concluding Statement that

Restates Language from Topic

Sentence

I.

A.

1.

B.

1.

C.

1.

D.

1.

E.

On Target

Almost There

Needs Improvement

Thesis

(15 points)

15-12 points

☐The thesis is skillfully-crafted and includes title/author of the short story.

☐ The claim insightfully reflects elements of the prompt, including author's style, literary elements, and a carefully chosen mood word.

11-9 points

· The thesis includes the title and author of the short story but may lack appropriate structure or direction.

· The elements of author's style, literary elements, or mood may be unclear or illogical.

8-0 points

· The thesis is ineffective and/or unconnected to the prompt.

· The thesis lacks the required elements, such as title/author, author's style, literary elements, and/or an appropriate mood word.

Reasons, Evidence, and Elaboration

(45 points)

45-36 points

☐ The outline includes two or more reasons to support the thesis.

☐ Each section of the outline contains two direct quotes from the short story, appropriate paraphrasing, insightful connections, and perceptive elaboration.

35-27 points

· The outline includes reasons but may only loosely connect to the thesis.

· Sections of the outline may be missing the required elements, or the paraphrasing, connections, and/or elaborations may be insufficiently developed or explained.

26-0 points

· The outline includes reasons with little evident connection to the thesis.

· The reasons are not supported by evidence from the short story.

· The outline is missing paraphrasing, connections, and/or elaboration.