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Checksheet for Student Self-Evaluation of Blade Runner Essay Draft
This assignment asks you to defend one of the following theses: "The replicants in the film Blade Runner should/should not be granted minimal human rights."
 
  Is the thesis being supported clearly stated in the introduction?
  Does the draft explain the criteria a creature would have to meet in order to be granted minimal human rights? After reading your essay, could someone list your criteria?
  Does the draft explain the criteria a creature would have to meet in order to be granted minimal human rights? After reading your essay, could someone list your criteria?
  Does the draft show how the replicants do or do not meet these criteria?
  Does the draft include sufficient details and examples from the film?
  Is the draft clearly written, well organized, and free from errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar?
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(from John C. Bean, Engaging Ideas, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996. 219)
 
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