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Gulliver's Travels Summer Reading

The student will answer the provided rhetorical prompt, and complete a 3 page paper that thoroughly answers the chosen prompt. Textual evidence is a must, as well as following the MLA format.

Rubric Code: VXW23WW

By Tink66

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Complex Thinking Skills
	Target 25 pts	Acceptable 20 pts	Unacceptable 15 pts
Rhetorical Analysis	Target Student has thoroughly and completely answered the chosen prompt. A clear thesis is stated, defended, and focused through out . Uses a minimum of 4 citations, 1 from each section.	Acceptable Prompt is answered but confusion, lack of clear defense, or lack of focus from thesis occurs. Paper is solid, but clarification or editing needed. Uses 3 citations from the novel, at least three separate sections.	Unacceptable Prompt is not answered or selected prompt is not addressed. No clear thesis, defense of statement is shoddy or weak. Paper lacks depth or understanding. Uses 2 or less textual citations.
Textual Evidence	Target To earn a target evaluation students pull directly from the text Evidence is aligned to the defense of their thesis. MLA format is correctly used with less than 3 errors.	Acceptable Acceptable meets most requirements with vague connection or MLA errores. Evidence seems to be aligned to the defense of their thesis. MLA format is used but more than 4 errors occur in use.	Unacceptable Vague or no connection to MLA. MLA format is not used or poorly so.Evidence has no connection to paper. Lack of any textual evidence.
Organization and Mechanics	Target Paper is mechanically sound. Less than 3 grammatical errors (not including MLA) occur. Paper remains focused and on task through out, clearly following a line of explanation.	Acceptable Paper is mechanically unsound. More than 3 grammatical errors (not including MLA) occur. Paper is unfocused and may wander through out, is difficult to follow explanation.	Unacceptable Paper is in a rough draft stage, in need of editing. Grammatical errors abound (not including MLA), organization is weak or unapparent.