WRITER:
EVALUATOR:
ENGLISH I PRE-AP LITERARY ANALYSIS ESSAY EVALUATION
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
1) Is the essay a minimum of five paragraphs, including an introduction and a conclusion?
YES
NO
INTRODUCTION
The Hook
3) Is there a hook at all? YES
NO
4) Is the hook unrelated to the book other than thematically?
YES
NO
5) Is the hook thematically linked to the thesis statement? YES
NO
The Bridge
6) Does the bridge connect the hook to the thesis? YES
NO
7) Does the bridge have some element(s) of the hook in it? YES
NO
8) Does the bridge have some element(s) of the thesis in it? YES
NO
9) Does the bridge show the connection between the hook and the thesis?
YES
NO
Thesis Statement
10) Does the thesis feature the title of the work?
YES
NO
11) Does the thesis feature the author of the work?
YES
NO
12) Does the thesis identify the chosen character that the essay will focus on?
YES
NO
13) Does the thesis identify the chosen literary devices that the essay will focus on?
YES
NO
If you answered YES to #10-13 above, put a + sign in the space provided. If there is a NO, put a minus
sign:
BODY PARAGRAPH #1
Assertion
14) Does the paragraph start with an assertion?
YES
NO
15) Is there an assertion made at all?
YES
NO
16) Does the assertion support the chosen character element and literary device?
YES
NO
First Quote Sandwich
17) Is the quote properly introduced to give the reader context?
YES
NO
18) Does the chosen quote support the assertion? YES
NO
19) Is the quote analyzed to show how it supports the assertion? YES
NO
Second Quote Sandwich
20) Is the quote properly introduced to give the reader context?
YES
NO
21) Does the chosen quote support the assertion? YES
NO
22) Is the quote analyzed to show how it supports the assertion? YES
NO
Concluding Sentence
23) Does the concluding sentence support the assertion? YES
NO
If you answered YES to #14-23 above, put a + sign in the space provided. If there is a NO, put a - sign:
BODY PARAGRAPH #2
Assertion
24) Does the paragraph start with an assertion?
YES
NO
25) Is there an assertion made at all?
YES
NO
26) Does the assertion support the chosen character elements and literary device?
YES
NO
First Quote Sandwich
27) Is the quote properly introduced to give the reader context?
YES
NO
28) Does the chosen quote support the assertion? YES
NO
29) Is the quote analyzed to show how it supports the assertion? YES
NO
Second Quote Sandwich
30) Is the quote properly introduced to give the reader context?
YES
NO
31) Does the chosen quote support the assertion? YES
NO
32) Is the quote analyzed to show how it supports the assertion? YES
NO
Concluding Sentence
33) Does the concluding sentence support the assertion? YES
NO
If you answered YES to #24-33 above, put a + sign in the space provided. If there is a NO, put a - sign:
BODY PARAGRAPH #3
Assertion
34) Does the paragraph start with an assertion?
YES
NO
35) Is there an assertion made at all?
YES
NO
36) Does the assertion support the chosen character elements and literary device?
YES
NO
First Quote Sandwich
37) Is the quote properly introduced to give the reader context?
YES
NO
38) Does the chosen quote support the assertion? YES
NO
39) Is the quote analyzed to show how it supports the assertion? YES
NO
Second Quote Sandwich
40) Is the quote properly introduced to give the reader context?
YES
NO
41) Does the chosen quote support the assertion? YES
NO
42) Is the quote analyzed to show how it supports the assertion? YES
NO
Concluding Sentence
43) Does the concluding sentence support the assertion? YES
NO
If you answered YES to #34-43 above, put a + sign in the space provided. If there is a NO, put a - sign:
CONCLUSION
44) Is the conclusion more than merely a summary of the essay?
YES
NO
45) Does the conclusion explain why the deas in the essay are important?
YES
NO
46) Does the conclusion satisfactorily wrap up the essay? YES
NO
If you answered YES to #44-46 above, put a + sign in the space provided. If there is a NO, put a - sign: