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Film Analysis Essay

Students view film versions of Hamlet while identifying, analyzing, and interpreting the techniques used in the film to achieve the director's purpose.

Rubric Code: QX862X5

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Film Analysis Compare and Contrast Scenes
	Poor Student has not achieved mastery of rhetorical analysis 1 pts	Fair Student has some mastery of rhetorical analysis 2 pts	Good Student has good mastery of rhetorical analysis 3 pts	Excellent Student has excellent mastery of rhetorical analysis 4 pts
Invention Since invention concerns finding something to say, audience and purpose are addressed her as well as your central argument (Thesis)	Poor Student has not identifed the audience and has not constructed a clear thesis or central argument.	Fair Student has identified the audience and suggested the central argument, but has not convinced the reader of the purpose.	Good Student has identified the audience and stated the central argument by giving a thesis with support.	Excellent Student has clearly identified the audience and clearly stated the central argument. Writer's purpose is clear to the reader.
Analysis of Rhetorical Strategies Student has chosen a selection of rhetorical strategies to analyze and has given examples from the film	Poor Student has not succesfully identified the rhetorical strategies employed by the director.	Fair Student has identified some of the rhetorical strategies employed by the director and alluded to examples of same.	Good Student has identified several of the rhetorical strategies employed by the director and has given some examples.	Excellent Student has clearly identified several rhetorical strategies employed by the director and has given clear examples for each.
Film techniques Student has identified film techniques and explained the director's choices in the film.	Poor Student exhibits little awareness of techniques employed in film.	Fair Student exhibits some awareness of techniques employed in film.	Good Student exhibits awareness of more than one technique employed in film.	Excellent Student competently provides analysis of the film techniques with meaningful discussion of director's purpose.
Organization Student has effectively organized his or her ideas in a logical, persuasive, manner.	Poor Student has not mastered the art of organization in the essay. Ideas are not logically presented and fluency is an issue. Topic sentences are not clear - no transitions.	Fair Student has attempted to plan and organize the essay with a rudimentary structure. Ideas are presented with some fluency.	Good Student has a planned structure to the essay; however, it is somewhat mechanical and is mostly fluent. Needs better transition and topic sentence.	Excellent Student has a planned structure to the essay with some errors that do not hinder comprehension.
Grammar, Usage and Mechanics Student has written with style and maturity, varied sentence structure, vocabulary, and effective compositional choices. Free of spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors.	Poor Student demonstrates little control of prose.	Fair Student demonstrates emerging control of prose with little awareness of sentence structure.	Good Student demonstrates moderate control of prose, including some variation in sentence structure.	Excellent Student demonstrates control of prose, including variation in sentence structure.

Keywords:

Rhetorical Strategies- Film Techniques - Central Argument

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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