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Good vs. Evil in A Wrinkle in Time 
Students will write an essay about good vs. evil/light vs. darkness and individuality vs. conformity in A Wrinkle in Time. Students will analyze how L’Engle uses black and white or dark and light to represent good and evil in A Wrinkle in Time. They will also establish the connection between the themes of good vs. evil and individuality vs. conformity.
Rubric Code: CXW58X2
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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Students will write an essay about good vs. evil/light vs. darkness and individuality vs. conformity in A Wrinkle in Time. Students will analyze how L’Engle uses black and white or dark and light to represent good and evil in A Wrinkle in Time. They will also establish the connection between the themes of good vs. evil and individuality vs. conformity.
  Excellent

10 pts

Good

8 pts

Fair

6 pts

Poor

4 pts

Failing

2 pts

Content

*Use of examples from novel
*focus on theme
*Relevant details
Excellent

Essay contains at least three clear examples of L'Engle's use of black and white to symbolize good and evil.
Essay connects good vs. evil to individuality vs. conformity with at least two examples.
Essay backs up its assertions with at least one relevant detail for each one.
Good

Essay contains at least two clear examples of L'Engle's use of black and white to symbolize good and evil.
Essay connects good vs. evil to individuality vs. conformity with at least one example.
Essay backs up assertions with the occasional relevant detail.
Fair

Essay contains a clear example of L'Engle's use of black and white to symbolize good and evil.
Essay attempts to connect good vs. evil to individuality vs. conformity.
Essay contains at least one relevant detail to back up assertions.
Poor

Essay states that black and white symbolize good and evil but has no examples from the novel
Essay is not successful in connecting good vs. evil to individuality vs. conformity.
Essay contains no relevant detail to back up assertions.
Failing

Essay fails to recognize symbolism of black and white for good and evil in the novel.
Essay does not address connection between good vs. evil and individuality vs. conformity.
Essay has no relevant examples from the novel to back up its points.
Organization

*Clear introduction and conclusion
*Use of transitions
*order of ideas
Excellent

Essay is constructed with a clear introduction laying out the points to be made, a body that fleshes out the main ideas with examples from the text and a conclusion that ties all these points together.
Writer smoothly transitions between ideas and paragraphs.
Ideas are laid out in a logical progression leading up to the conclusion.
Good

Essay has an introduction that makes some of the points that follow in the body and a conclusion that attempts to tie the ideas together.
Writer uses some transitions between ideas and paragraphs.
Ideas support assertions in introduction and conclusion.
Fair

Essay does not have a clear introduction or conclusion but does string together the main points in a logical order. Essay does not use clear transitions between points or paragraphs.
Poor

Essay has no clear introduction or conclusion.
Essay makes some points but in no logical order.
Transitions are not used.
Failing

Essay has no introduction or conclusion.
Essay makes few if any points.
No transitions.
Mechanics

*Paragraph structure
*Spelling
*Grammar
Excellent

Paragraphs are coherent and unified.
All spelling is correct.
All sentences are constructed correctly.
Good

Paragraphs are unified.
Less than three spelling errors.
Sentences are constructed correctly.
Fair

Paragraphs are disorganized with no unified purpose.
More than three spelling errors.
There is no more than one sentence fragment.
Poor

Essay only randomly separated into paragraphs.
More than six spelling errors.
There are two to three sentence fragments.
Failing

Essay has no attempt at organizing ideas or sentences.
Spelling errors abound.
There are multiple sentence fragments.



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  • Good, Evil, L'Engle, Wrinkle, Time, Individuality, Conformity

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