Writer’s Name: ____________________________
Writing 2 Martinsen
UNIT 3: GENDER AND LITERATURE ESSAY RUBRIC
Due: Monday, Dec. 11 in my office between 5 and 7 PM
Be sure to include this sheet with your essay. Also include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you want your
portfolio mailed to you at the end of the quarter. Otherwise, you can pick up your portfolio at my office next quarter.
Essay #3 (Final)
_____________/75
First Draft
_______________/5
Peer Review
______________/5
Poem Response
_______________/5
Chutney Popcorn questions
______________/5
Poem Essay
_______________/5
ESSAY GRADING RUBRIC
THESIS & INTRO: demonstrates clear purpose, complexity and originality; makes an
interpretive, arguable claim about the source’s depiction of gender
/10
CLOSE READING: utilizes numerous specific details from the text/movie to build an
interpretive argument to support the thesis; looks closely at the choices the artist has
made in constructing the work; explores how the student’s interpretation and analysis
of the text reveals the importance of the thesis to the text/artwork
ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL PIECE: skillfully makes a case for the writer’s interpretative
analysis of the text; quotes source material in ways that advance the main argument;
demonstrates an ability to integrate sources; analysis of literary techniques used in the
text; no dropped quotes
/25
/10
ORGANIZATION: sequence of material supports thesis and purpose; progression of
thought from sentence to sentence and paragraph to paragraph is smooth and
controlled; use of meaningful transitions and the logical movement from idea to idea
strengthen this progression
/10
CITATION: correctly cites sources using MLA format for in-text citation (use line
breaks for quoting poetry); provides page numbers for all paraphrased and quoted
material (not applicable for the movie)
/5
MECHANICS: uses forms of grammar, punctuation, and spelling that are appropriate
for standard written English; demonstrates careful attention to proofreading
MORE THAN TWO TYPOS AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO HERE
LESS THAN SIX PAGES WILL EARN AN F
/10
TOTAL Unit 3 Portfolio Grade __________/100
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