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Crucible Essay

Students will compose a five-paragraph essay that explores at least two of the three types of irony in The Crucible. Students will explore how the Author depicts evil through irony. Students will support their claims with relevant examples from the text.

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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
Irony	Excellent Writing illustrates an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of types of irony or insightful connection to evil and appearances.	Good Writing illustrates an adequate understanding of types of irony or appropriate connections to evil and appearances. . Writing may not be fully developed or too simplistic in some areas.	Fair Writing somewhat illustrates an understanding of types of irony or appropriate connection to evil and appearances. Writing is not fully developed or too simplistic.	Poor Writing does not provide type of irony or appropriate connection to evil and appearances.
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.	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.	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.	Poor There are not paragraphs in the essay. Intro and/or conclusion are missing
Introduction	Excellent The intro is very strong and the student provides a strong thesis statement. Main ideas are previewed.	Good The intro is strong. The thesis statement is somewhat strong. Main ideas are previewed.	Fair While there are some minor problems with the intro, it is, for the most part, a fairly strong paragraph.	Poor The intro is very weak. It is hard to determine what the student will prove throughout the paper.
Main Idea/ Transition Statements	Excellent Each paragraph has a main idea sentence and a transition statement. (Except the conclusion paragraph which does not need a transition.)	Good Each paragraph has a main idea sentence, but some paragraphs do not have a transition statement.	Fair Some paragraphs do not have a main idea sentence and/ or most paragraphs do not have transition statements.	Poor While there may be main idea sentences in some of the paragraphs, there are no transition statements.
Use of Examples	Excellent There are six examples from the play presented which clearly support the student's claims.	Good There are four examples from the play presented, but the support for the student's claims is not entirely explained.	Fair There are less than four examples from the play presented to support the student's claims.	Poor The example(s) presented from the play 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.
Length	Excellent The essay is at least five paragraphs.	Good The essay is at least four paragraphs	Fair The essay is three paragraphs.	Poor The essay is less than three paragraphs.

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English

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