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Gatsby Essay

Students will compose a five-paragraph essay that explores one of the questions provided about character, theme or conflict in The Great Gatsby with support their claims using relevant examples from the text.

Rubric Code: UC4C6X

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Crucible Essay
	Excellent 50 pts	Good 40 pts	Fair 30 pts	Poor 20 pts
Paragraph and Structure	Excellent The essay is made up of distinct paragraphs, and each paragraph is made up of five to six sentences. Essay has strong introduction and conclusion. The essay is at least five paragraphs.	Good The essay is made up of paragraphs, but some of the paragraphs are made up of only three to four sentences. Essay has acceptable intro and conclusion. The essay is at least four paragraphs	Fair The essay is made up of paragraphs, but most of the paragraphs are made up of less than five sentences and are weak. Intro and conclusion are present but weak. The essay is three paragraphs.	Poor There are not paragraphs in the essay. Intro and/or conclusion are missing. The essay is less than three paragraphs.
Main Idea/ Transition Statements	Excellent The intro is very strong and the student provides a strong thesis statement. Main ideas are previewed. Each paragraph has a main idea sentence and a transition statement. (Except the conclusion paragraph which does not need a transition.)	Good The thesis statement is somewhat strong. Main ideas are previewed. Each paragraph has a main idea sentence, but some paragraphs do not have a transition statement.	Fair While there are some minor problems with the intro, it is, for the most part, a fairly strong paragraph. Some paragraphs do not have a main idea sentence and/ or most paragraphs do not have transition statements.	Poor The intro is very weak. It is hard to determine what the student will prove throughout the paper. While there may be main idea sentences in some of the paragraphs, there are no transition statements.
Use of Examples	Excellent There are more than 3 examples per paragraph including relevant details from the story that are fully explained.	Good There are at least 3 examples per paragraph from the story, but the support for the student's claims is not entirely explained.	Fair There are less than 3 examples from the story presented to support the student's claims.	Poor The example(s) presented from the story do(es) not support the student's claims.
Conclusion	Excellent The conclusion is very strong. It is clear that the student worked very hard to create a powerful conclusion that brings together all ideas connecting to the thesis.	Good The conclusion is strong. The main ideas are summarized and some connection to the thesis is made.	Fair While there are some minor problems with the conclusion, it is, for the most part, a fairly strong paragraph. There is little connection back to the thesis.	Poor The conclusion is weak. There is no connection back to the thesis.
Mechanics	Excellent There are no problems with mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling.	Good There are few problems with mechanics, usage, grammar, and spelling.	Fair There are many problems with mechanics, usage, grammar, and spelling.	Poor It is difficult to understand the essay because there are so many problems with mechanics, usage, grammar, and spelling.

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English

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Writing

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