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Animal Farm Argument Essay Argument Essay Honors Rubric Code: XX39852 By yheadley Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Argumentative Essay
	Meets 5 pts	Emerging 3 pts	Beginning 2 pts
Introduction	Meets Begins with a hook Summary of what happened in Animal Farm Has a strong thesis which explains why both the pig and the animals are to blame. Thesis is the last sentence of the introduction ph 6-8 sentences	Emerging Begins with a hook Contains less than 6 sentences and a developed thesis.	Beginning Missing a hook, or thesis is under developed.
Body Ph 1	Meets 6-8 sentences. Claim Evidence Warrant explains how the pigs are corrupt.	Emerging Less than 6 sentences. Not a clear explaination. Warrant repeats the claim.	Beginning Missing textual evidence
Body Ph 2	Meets 6-8 sentences. Claim Evidence Warrant explains then animals allowed themselves to be taken advantage of.	Emerging Less than 6 sentences. Not a clear explaination. Warrant just repeats the claim.	Beginning Missing textual Evidence
Counter Claim	Meets States the opposing argument and offers a clear rebuttal using textual evidence.	Emerging States the opposing argument and offers a rebuttal using textual evidence.	Beginning States the opposing argument does not offer a clear rebuttal. Does not use textual evidence.
Conclusion	Meets paragraph - summarizes and restates the thesis in an interesting way that captures the reader's attention	Emerging weak concluding paragraph - does not summarize or restate the thesis clearly	Beginning no concluding paragraph - essay ends abruptly strong concluding
MLA Format	Meets	Emerging Properly formatted with page numbers.	Beginning Some what formatted missing page numbers