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ELA 1 Author's Purpose Analysis

W.9.2a-e: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. W.9.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Rubric Code: HX758BC

By ThomRok

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Subject: English

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 9-12

Rhetorical Analysis Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech
	Exceeds 4 pts	Meets 3 pts	Approaching 2 pts	Developing 1 pts
THESIS This is Author's Purpose: YOU are writing to share an analysis about a topic	Exceeds Clearly states the specific goal the author has for writing this essay; reader knows exactly what to expect from essay	Meets States the specific goal the author has for writing this essay; reader knows basically what to expect from reading essay	Approaching States a general goal the author has for writing this piece, but the wording leaves reader unclear about what to expect from essay	Developing Author's goal is not stated, or is done in a way that leaves reader confused about what to expect from essay
Enter Title	Exceeds	Meets	Approaching	Developing
TONE/PERSPECTIVE (Feelings & beliefs that shape an author's attitude toward the audience or topic)	Exceeds Identify two or more words that accurately describe the tone author takes toward the audience and/or topic; provide precise evidence from text to support claims	Meets Identify word that accurately describes the tone author takes toward the audience and/or topic; provide evidence from text to support claims	Approaching Tone is accurately identified, but evidence from text is not accurate	Developing No tone identified, and/or no evidence to support claim is present
RHETORICAL APPEALS Ethos Pathos Logos	Exceeds Correctly identify 2-3 examples for all 3 rhetorical appeals; includes specific examples from the text to support claims; support is clearly linked to the claims	Meets Correctly identify TWO examples of PATHOS & ETHOS, and ONE example of LOGOS; includes examples from the text to support claims; basic explanation of how the support links to claims	Approaching At least two types of rhetorical appeal are identified, BUT not all are accurately supported with at least one specific example from text, and/or there is no explanation of how support links to the claim	Developing Few to no types of rhetorical appeal are accurately named, explained or supported (no examples from text).

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