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Friendship

Essay assignment based on Aristotle's and Cicero's dialogs

Rubric Code: A38W4W

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Subject: Philosophy

Type: Writing

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Friendship After reading and thinking about Aristotle's and Cicero's ideas of friendship (Ecce Romani III Chapter 63) write an essay that contrasts and compares their thinking with that of others down through the ages, including student's own reflections on the value of friendship today.
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 4 pts	Impressive 8 pts
Graphic Organizer Student wil submit a Venn Diagram and outline or other graphic organizer before writing the final draft.	Poor Introduction or conclusion does not establish student thinking with clarity of focus.	Fair Graphic Organizer does not indicate a logical flow of thought	Good Detail is insufficient to adequately develop ideas	Impressive Outline shows a grasp of main issues, clarity of focus, logical organization, thought-provoking detail, and a sound conclusion
Thesis statement Student explains Aristotle's and Cicero's values in the chapter	Poor Student failed to address the question directly or to analyze the passage for the author's main ideas.	Fair Student clearly lays out the basis of Aristotelian and Ciceronean thought on the topic.	Good Student briefly alludes to later interpretations of friendship	Impressive Student reveals intent to give a personal reflection
Detail Student use of specifics to illustrate ideas	Poor Student never brings ideas home, or fails to trace ideas from an historic perspective, or present illustrations to clarify his own ideas.	Fair Student engaged examples and illustrations to search the depths of the topic	Good Specifics show real insight into the topic	Impressive Anecdotes, allusions, or illustrations demonstrate literary appeal
Anecdote Student uses ancient technique of brief story setting to illustrate an idea.	Poor Not attempted.	Fair Story was not pertinent to topic	Good Student showed great effort in incorporating an anecdote to illustrate the underlying meaning of the topic	Impressive Anecdote illustrates insightful dimension to the discussion
Comparson Student compares similarities of ideas from Aristotle and Cicero to present day--including own.	Poor Comparison is missing	Fair Comparison or Contrast is attempted but use not clear	Good Student use of Comparison lacks insight	Impressive Comparison is used effectively to bring home a major point
Contrast Student identifies specific differences among ideas of friendship	Poor Contrast missing	Fair Contrast is attempted but use not clear	Good Student use of Contrast lacks insight	Impressive Contrast is used effectively to bring home a major point
Summary The conclusion wraps up whole idea with its major points	Poor Missing or merely duplication of opening statement	Fair Student reflects the Theme Statement but fails to present his own thought	Good Conclusion adequately reflects the theme and major ideas	Impressive Conclusion is concise, inclusive, and thought-provoking

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