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Edgar Allan Poe Book Review

A brief biography of Poe's life combined with a review of one of his stories

Rubric Code: Z68BXB

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Excellent 16 pts	Fair 14 pts	Poor 12 pts
Biography information	Excellent Poe's birth, life and death are discussed as well as how these events influenced his writing	Fair Some of Poe's life is discussed and how it influenced his life is mentioned minimally	Poor Few facts are given about Poe's life and his writing influence is not mentioned
Use of Fear	Excellent The story is introduced with title, genre, and copyright. Poe's use of fear is discussed and three direct examples are given with proper citations	Fair The story is introduced with title, genre, and/or copyright. Poe's use of fear is discussed, direct examples are given, but not three, and not all citations are correct	Poor The story is introduced with title, genre, and/or copyright, but some information is left out. Poe's use of fear is touched upon but no direct examples are given nor cited
Use of Suspense	Excellent Poe's use of suspense is discussed and three direct examples are given with proper citations	Fair Poe's use of suspense is discussed, direct examples are given, but not three, and not all citations are correct	Poor Poe's use of suspense is touched upon but no direct examples are given nor cited
Use of Character Development	Excellent Poe's use of character development is discussed and three direct examples are given with proper citations	Fair Poe's use of character development is discussed, direct examples are given, but not three, and not all citations are correct	Poor Poe's use of character development is touched upon but no direct examples are given nor cited
Concluding Paragraph	Excellent This restates the body paragraphs, makes a statement about Poe's life, and your opinion is given. A good concluding sentence is included	Fair This somewhat restates the body paragraphs but lacks a statement about Poe's life. A vague opinion is given, and concluding sentence is weak.	Poor A restatement of body paragraphs is lacking, there is no statement about his life or your opinion, and the concluding sentence is weak.
MLA format and conventions	Excellent All citations are correct, a works cited page is included and there are no spelling, grammar or usage errors	Fair Most citations are correct, a works cited page is included, and there are 3 or less errors in spelling, grammar and usage	Poor Citations are missing or incorrect, a works cited page is included with errors, or not included at all, there are more than 3 errors in spelling, grammar and usage
extra points	Excellent If you hand your paper in on time you get 4 free points	Fair n/a	Poor n/a