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Author Research

You are to research your assigned American Literature author. Using MLA writing techniques, write an essay with a minimum of 600 words and no more than 700 words. The paper format will include a cover page (no pictures), an introductory paragraph, conclusion and bibliography page. The structure of the paper will include transitional words and at least three additional paragraphs. The paper content must inlcude place of birth, where he/she grew up, family, education (early, high school, college), major life changes (marriage, children, novel success, death,etc.), additional experiences (successes/failures), and how their work has affected the American culture.

Rubric Code: K83X4X

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Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Author Research
	Excellent 15 pts	Good 12 pts	Fair 9 pts	Poor 6 pts
Paper Structure	Excellent All components of MLA are inlcuded (cover page, page setup, paragraph setup, bibliography).	Good Three of four MLA components are included.	Fair Only two components are included.	Poor Author used only one MLA component or used another format.
Bibliography	Excellent Bibliography page 100% correct (proper format, alphabetical order)	Good Bibliography page is inlcuded but only 50% correct.	Fair Bibliography page is included but formatted incorrectly	Poor Author inlcuded references in another format
Introduction	Excellent Introduction is included and tells the reader why the paper is created and what is included. Introduction includes grabber, focus statement and thesis.	Good Introduction is included and only tells the reader why the paper is created or what is included. Introduction includes two of the three requirements.	Fair Introduction is included but is unclear. Introduction includes one of the three requirements.	Poor No introduction is inlcuded or the document begins in some other format.
Conclusion	Excellent Conclusion is included and is 100% clear. Conclusion includes modified focus statement, modified thesis and Challenge	Good Conclusion is included and is 50% clear. Conclusion includes two of the three required elements.	Fair Conclusion is included but is unclear. Conclusion includes one of the three requirements.	Poor No conclusion is included.
Content	Excellent All content is included	Good Most of the content is included	Fair Some of the content is included	Poor Author did not include any of the required content
Mechanics	Excellent Author used spell check, transitional words and the thesaurus	Good Author used only two of the following: spell check, transitional words, thesaurus	Fair Author used one of the following: spell check, transitional words or the thesaurus	Poor There were spelling errors, no transitional words and the thesaurus was not used
Font Style and Size	Excellent Essay is typed in 12 pt Times New Roman Font	Good Paper is typed in 12pt but incorrect font.	Fair Paper is typed but in incorrect font style and size.	Poor Paper is handwritten.

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