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Mythic Elements Essay 
Matter FIVE PARAGRAPH ESSAY
Write a five-paragraph essay in MLA format. The essay should address one of two prompts: 1. Choose a myth that we've read, and explain how that myth portrays the themes/ideals from its culture. 2. Choose a god/goddess from Greek mythology and explain how this being embodies concepts from Greek life. Things to consider in your essay: What is he/she a god/goddess of? What function does he/she serve in society? How is he/she viewed by humanity? Use examples from specific myths.
Rubric Code: SX27B93
By ksahaydak
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Mythic Elements Essay
This rubric outlines the requirements for your essay; it must follow 5-paragraph essay structure, be formtatted in MLA and address the chosen mythology prompt.
  Superior

20 pts

Advanced

15 pts

Average

10 pts

Needs improvement

5 pts

Thesis/Focus

Superior

Student establishes and sustains a precise claim or position and displays a clear understanding of task, purpose and audience.
Advanced

Student estables a claim or position and displays understanding of task, purpose and audience.
Average

Student provides inconsistent claim or position and displays inadequate understanding of task, purpose and audience.
Needs improvement

Student provides little to no evidence for claim or position and displays limited understanding of task, purpose and audience.
Clarity

Superior

Essay uses appropriate transitional words and phrases to link related ideas within the body paragraphs to the main claim.
Advanced

Essay uses mostly appropriate transtional words and phrases to link related ideas within the body paragraphs to the main claim.
Average

Essay uses ineffective transitional words and phrases and seems a little choppy. The ideas within the body paragraphs are not properly connected to the main claim.
Needs improvement

Essay lacks transitional words and phrases and seems very choppy. The ideas within the body paragraphs are difficult to connect to the main claim.
Content

Superior

Essay offers relevant and effecitve information and details that support the writer's main claim. The essay provides properly cited evidence from at least 3 other sources.
Advanced

Essay offers information and details that support the main claim. The essay provides evidence from other sources.
Average

Essay offers insufficient content and supporting details. The essay provides very little evidence from other sources (provides information from less than 2 sources).
Needs improvement

Essay offers no relevant information or supporting details. The essay uses no evidence from other sources.
Organization

Superior

Essay follows the format set forth by the student's well-written thesis statement. Each paragraph clearly corresponds to a point mentioned in the thesis statement.
Advanced

Essays follows the format set forth by the student's thesis statement. Each paragraph corresponds to a point mentioned in the thesis statement.
Average

Essay is somewhat organized, but either does not fully follow the format of the thesis, or the thesis is not fully developed.
Needs improvement

Essay does not follow the thesis statement or there is not thesis statement present.
MLA Format

Superior

Five paragraph essay format is followed precisely and MLA format is smoothly utilized in all areas (Works cited page, basic format, in-text citations).
Advanced

Five paragraph essay format is followed and MLA format is utilized in most areas (a few incorrect citations).
Average

Five paragraph essay format is not fully followed (i.e. missing body paragraphs, incomplete intro/conclusion, etc.) and MLA format is utilized in some area (incorrect citations, missing sources, etc.)
Needs improvement

Five paragraph essay format is not followed and MLA format is not used properly.
Conventions/Style

Superior

Essay is highly accurate in use of conventions, especially in subject/verb agreement, sentence structure, spelling mechanics, etc. Essay contains a diverse array of sentence structures that supplement an appropriate tone.
Advanced

Essay is accurate in the use of conventions and contains varied sentence structures that work towards an appropritae tone.
Average

Essay has errors in grammar and spelling and contains few varied sentence structures.
Needs improvement

Essay has many errors in grammar and spelling and most sentences are simple and unvaried.



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