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“The Lady or the Tiger?” by Frank Stockton
Argumentation / Lit. Analysis Essay
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Essay Prompt:
In Stockton’s short story “The Lady or the Tiger?’ the king’s system of justice included
the princess and her lover. When faced with the two doors that meant life or death, the young
man looked to his beloved princess for his decision. After doing so…“Without the slightest
hesitation, he went to the door on the right and opened it.” Write a 5 paragraph essay that
supports whether you think the princess chose the door with the lady or the door with the
tiger. Be sure to support your position from the text.
Essay Guidelines:
 12 font, Times New Roman script, double spaced
 Header in top left, double spaced
 Last name and page number in top right of each page
 Title centered – “The Lady or the Tiger?” by Frank Stockton
 Works Cited page attached
Submission Requirements:
 This rubric
 Essay Worksheet
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Essay Outline
Final Paper
Rubric
Mechanics/Grammar/Spelling Conventions
18-20 Few, if any, spelling/grammar errors. Paper set up correct. Thesis paragraph complete. Attention-getter.
15-17 Errors present in spelling/grammar. Some errors in set up. Thesis paragraph contains some errors.
12-14 A number of errors that detract from the essay. Major set up problems. No thesis paragraph.
9-11 Too many errors to make the paper understandable
8-0
No effort put into this essay.
_____/20 points
Content
18-20 Prompt is fully addressed and evidence is provided with quotes and page numbers from the text
15-17 Prompt is adequately addressed, page numbers or quotes are not always provided
12-14 Prompt is somewhat addressed, but points appear illogical, page numbers not provided, no quotes
9-11 Prompt is not addressed, points make little sense, no quote or page numbers
8-0
No effort put into this essay
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_____/40 total points
Note: -5 points off the total for a missing Works Cited page or one with more than 2 errors