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Period 4- Tone Essay in T.H. White's King Arthur

Period 2- Tone Essay in T.H. White's King Arthur

Defining "tone," write an essay that shows tone or the shifts in tone in "Arthur Becomes King", p. 970. The essay must have an introduction ending with a thesis statement, a middle section, and a conclusion describing why understanding tone is important.

Rubric Code: U362X3

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Tone Essay
	Excellent 20 pts	Good 17 pts	Fair 14 pts	Poor 12 pts
Standard 10.1.6 -Focus on Analyzing Thesis Statement Supporting details	Excellent Thesis statement (assumption/denial or conditional) drives the paper; essay must have seven examples of how tone is used.	Good	Fair	Poor
Standard 10.1.7 Importance of Tone Essay distinguishes relative importance of tone	Excellent The essay explains what tone is, and why it is important. Uses three or more different ways of identifying tone: punctuation, diction, dialogue, sentence structure or metaphors/similies.	Good Uses two different ways of identifying tone	Fair	Poor
STandard 10.2.2-Organization Beginning, Middle and End	Excellent Introduction ends with a thesis; the middle has several paragraphs showing tone, and the conclusion ends with a discussion about WHY tone is important to understand in literature.	Good	Fair	Poor
Standard 10.2.4-Sentence Structure Sophistication in sent. structure	Excellent The essay has a mixture of short and long sentences, complex and simple. Transitional sentences connect paragraphs/ideas.	Good	Fair	Poor
Standard 10.3.1 Grammar and Mech. Grammar and Mechanics Does paper indicate that writer has control of the rules of grammar and mechanics?	Excellent Essay contains one or two errors. Three pronoun/antecedent errors.	Good Essay contains more than two errors, but they are not distracting to the reader.	Fair Essay contains several errors, which obstruct the flow of reading	Poor Essay contains many errors, some of which are distracting to the reader.