Instructions: Using this rubric, analyze your classmates 3-paragraph essay. You have 10 minutes to read
and fill out this rubric. While reading the paper:
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Underline the Thesis, References to both Westerman and the Supreme Court cases, Transitions,
and Conclusion.
Complete the rubric by circling or starring the score they earned.
After you’re finished reading, discuss your analysis with your classmates.
Prompt: Using that example and referencing at least 1 supreme court case that we have covered, explain
whether you think we need to change the 1st and/or 2nd Amendment to better fit American society in
2022.
Author’s Name: _____________________________________
Peer Reviewer’s Name: __________________________________
CATEGORY
Introduction
and Thesis
Statement
Reference to
Westerman
Reference to
Supreme
Court Case
Transitions
Conclusion
Paragraph
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The introduction
paragraph clearly
states the thesis
of the essay and
outlines the main
points to be
discussed in the
body paragraph.
There is good
reference to the
Westerman killing
and good
correlation to the
thesis statement
in the body
paragraph
There is good
reference to the
Supreme Court
Case and good
correlation to the
thesis statement
in the body
paragraph
A variety of
thoughtful
transitions are
used. They clearly
show how ideas
are connected.
The introduction
paragraph has a
thesis statement
that answers the
prompt but is
roughly discussed
in the body
paragraph
There is reference
to the Westerman
killing but there is
room for
development in
the body
paragraph.
The introduction
paragraph has a
thesis but is not
supported at all in
the body
paragraph.
There is no thesis
statement/
introduction that
does not correlate
with the body
paragraph or
conclusion
There is little
reference to the
Westerman killing
in the body
paragraph.
There is no
reference to the
Westerman killing
at all in the body
paragraph.
There is reference
to the Supreme
Court Case but
there is room for
development in
the body
paragraph.
There is little
reference to the
Supreme Court
Case in the body
paragraph.
There is no
reference to the
Supreme Court
Case at all in the
body paragraph.
Transitions show
how ideas are
connected, but
there is little
variety
Some transitions
work well, but
some connections
between ideas
are fuzzy.
There are no
transitions
between the
paragraphs at all.
The conclusion is
strong and leaves
the reader
knowing the
writer's position.
The restatement
of the Thesis
statement starts
off the closing
paragraph.
The conclusion is
recognizable. The
author\'s Thesis is
restated within the
first two
sentences of the
closing
paragraph.
The author's
Thesis is restated
within the closing
paragraph, but
not clear.
There is no
conclusion - the
paper just ends.
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