Monday

 Today you will have time to work on your essays. Please fill out an outline guide first. 

Before you begin to outline your essay please write sentences with Exonerate and Capitulate

Write an Essay comparing two of the following stories: “The Possibility of Evil”, “The Lottery”, and/or “Everyday Use” either by theme, character, symbolism, or irony.

	4	3	2	1
Thesis Statement	Clear and defendable thesis, hook and order of development connect with thesis	Defendable thesis, hook present	Thesis statement attempted, but might be clunky, wordy, or unclear	No thesis
Evidence	2 pieces of evidence for each point; evidence is analyzed and makes connections between the evidence and the thesis	Two pieces of evidence for each point; some analysis is made between the evidence and thesis but it might be taken out of context, misinterpreted or oversimplified	Evidence form at least two sources.  No analysis is made between the evidence and the thesis.	Body paragraphs either simply restates the thesis or the evidence is unclear or unrelated to the prompt; or less than two sources are provided.
Sophistication of Writing	Effective paragraph structures, high level vocabulary, vivid writing, varied sentence structures and effective rhetorical choices	Some high level vocabulary and some variety of sentence structures.  Some effective rhetorical strategies.	Essay use same words over and over again.  Sentences are wordy and/or clunky.	Student makes sweeping generalizations or comparisons that are oversimplified.  Very little variety in word choice and sentence structure.
Grammar/Conventions	1-2 small mistakes that do not impair reading	3-5 small mistakes that do not impair reading	Many mistakes; and/or reading impaired by mistakes made	Writing is plagued with errors