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Film Theme Essay

Students will state a theme presented in "Miracle at St. Anna" and support that theme with evidence from the film. Students may select from the following theme options: death, duty, friendship, or honor.

Rubric Code: LA23B6

By cnfrum

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Subject: History

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Film Theme Essay
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Theme	Poor Theme is not one of the four offered and is not mentioned.	Fair Theme is one of the four offered and is stated in a round-a-bout way.	Excellent Theme is one of the four offered (death, duty, friendship, honor) and is stated clearly in the introduction of the essay.
Evidence	Poor Little to no evidence from the film is used to support the theme.	Fair There are accurate references to the film that support the theme, but not enough to fully support the theme.	Excellent Plenty of accurate references to the film support the theme.
Development	Poor Evidence is cited without much or any development or connection to the theme.	Fair There are references to the film, but the student doesn't completely describe how each piece of evidence supports the theme.	Excellent Essay ideas are thoughtfully written and the student completely describes each piece of evidence and how it supports the theme.
Format	Poor Essay is less than four paragraphs and/or is not typed. More than one required element may be missing.	Fair Essay is less than four paragraphs and/or is not typed. One other required element may be missing.	Excellent Essay is at least four to five paragraphs in length, including an introduction and a conclusion. Essay has indented paragraphs is typed, stapled, and double-spaced with size 12 font.
Grammar and Mechanics	Poor Many errors are present and/or many sentences are simple. Errors distract the reader or make the essay difficult to understand.	Fair Most sentences are well written with only a few errors.	Excellent Sentences are well written - no run on sentences, with subject/verb agreement, correct usage, limited simple sentences, and proper punctuation.
Spelling and Capitalization	Poor Many spelling and capitalization errors.	Fair Spelling and capitalization errors sometimes distract the reader.	Excellent Spelling and capitalization are nearly flawless.