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Rhetorical Analysis-JC/Act III speeches

Write a rhetorical analysis explaining which speech was more effective in utilizing rhetorical appeals in Act III, Scene ii-Antony or Brutus.

Rubric Code: JX328A2

By GordonL

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12


	Poor Needs major revisions 1 pts	Fair Some revisions necessary 3 pts	Good Excellent work! 5 pts
Inroduction & Thesis	Poor Intro: -Introduction missing all components discussed in class. -No author or title mentioned. Thesis: -No thesis. -Thesis does not address writing prompt at all.	Fair Intro: -Author or title not correctly written. -No background info of play Thesis: -Missing most effective speaker OR the appeal used -Located in wrong paragraph	Good Intro: -Includes author,title, and genre -background info of play Thesis: -States more effective speaker and the appeal used -Located at end of intro. -Answers writing prompt
Body Paragraph 1	Poor -Lacks specific text evidence to support why Antony or Brutus is MORE effective. -Uses no quotes or paragraphing. -Does not explain how they used one of the appeals.	Fair -One example of effectiveness given-direct quote or paraphrasing. -Partially explains how the appeal chosen in the thesis is used and how it is effective.	Good -Discusses how the MORE effective speaker is effective. -Uses two examples of effectiveness. -Explains how the appeal chosen in the thesis is used successfully.
Body Paragraph 2	Poor -Lacks specific text evidence to support why Antony or Brutus is LESS effective. -Uses no quotes or paragraphing. -Does not explain how they used one of the appeals.	Fair -One example of effectiveness given-direct quote or paraphrasing. -Some explanation of how quote shows how the speaker is ineffective.	Good -Discusses how the LESS effective speaker is not effective. -Uses two examples to support ideas.
Conclusion	Poor -Missing all components discussed in class.	Fair -Did not restate thesis OR did not discuss the purpose of each speech.	Good -Restates thesis. -What was the purpose of the speeches and how do you know which one was successful. (Can discuss reaction from crowd)
Grammar/Mechanics Worth up to 10 points.	Poor 8 or more grammar/mechanics mistakes. (3 points)	Fair 4-7 grammar/mechanic mistakes (7 points)	Good 0-3 grammar/mechanic mistakes (10 points)