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Movie/Book Essay

Students should select a movie or a book they are familiar with, summarize the story and themes, and explain whether they liked the movie and why in 400 words, double spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt. font, 1" margins. MLA format. The essay will be due 4 class periods from when it was assigned. Alternatively, students may choose to come early or stay late at school by 30 minutes at Ms. England's convenience to make up for time wasted by poor or distracting behavior in class.

Rubric Code: U2W4773

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Movie or Book Essay Worth: 60 points
	Good 10 pts	Fair 9 pts	shows little effort 7 pts	Does not meet expectations 5 pts
Content (intro) 20 pts Brief summary of the film/book and it's themes and states whether you liked or dislike the movie and three supporting reasons why.	Good Grabs the attention of the audience; introduces a solid thesis; predicts the three points of the to be addressed in the body; flows with needed transitions	Fair misses or doesn't complete one of the following: grabs attention, states the thesis, predicts three main points, transitions are attempted	shows little effort misses or doesn't complete two of the following: grabs attention, states the thesis, predicts three main points	Does not meet expectations Comments:
Content Part II 15 pts Discuss supporting reason #1 from intro	Good Clearly expresses your ideas in an organized, logical manner; supports your thesis with reasonable, valid examples; use of transitions is smooth	Fair Idea is presented with logical organization, thesis is supported with examples that show a focus; transitions are present, but a rusty	shows little effort Idea does not seem to connect to the others or the thesis; lacks examples that support the framework of the essay; transitions are not used.	Does not meet expectations Comments
Content (part III) 15 pts Discuss supporting reason #2 from intro	Good Clearly expresses your idea in an organized, logical manner; supports your thesis with reasonable, valid examples; use of transitions is smooth	Fair Idea is presented with logical organization, thesis is supported with examples that show a focus; transitions are present, but a rusty	shows little effort Idea does not seem to connect to the others or the thesis; lacks examples that support the framework of the essay; transitions are not used.	Does not meet expectations Comments:
Content (part IV) 15 pts Discuss supporting reason #3 from intro	Good Clearly expresses your ideas in an organized, logical manner; supports your thesis with reasonable, valid examples; use of transitions is smooth	Fair Idea is presented with logical organization, thesis is supported with examples that show a focus; transitions are present, but a rusty	shows little effort Idea does not seem to connect to the others or the thesis; lacks examples that support the framework of the essay; transitions are not used.	Does not meet expectations Comments:
Content (conclusion) 20 pts Restate opening paragraph and why you liked/disliked	Good restates and paraphrases the thesis, reminds audience of the three main points; leaves audience satisfied and with a feeling of completeness. Concusion flows with transtions	Fair misses or doesn't complete one of the following: restates thesis, reminds of three main points and leaves audience with a feeling of completeness. Transitions are attempted	shows little effort misses or doesn't complete two of the following: restates thesis, reminds of three main points and leaves audience with a feeling of completeness.	Does not meet expectations Comments:
GUMS 15 pts Grammar, usage, mechanics, spelling	Good Completes essay with 0-3 errors	Fair completes essay with 4-6 errors	shows little effort complete essay with 7 to 9 errors	Does not meet expectations 10 or more errors

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