Analytic Scale for Primary Trait Scoring of Assignment on The Secret Sharer |
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Your essay is supposed to provide a supported answer to the following question:
How has the experience with Leggatt changed the captain so that what he is at the end of the story is different from what he was at the beginning?
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In order to do well on this paper, you need to do these things:
1. Have your own clear answer to this question.
2. Support your answer with strong arguments and textual details.
3. Make your essay clear enough for a reader to understand with one reading.
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| Criterion 1. Does your essay have a thesis statement at the end of the first paragraph that answers the questions regarding changes in the captain? |
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| Criterion 2. Is your thesis supported with strong argumentation and use of significant details taken from the story? |
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| Criterion 3. Is your paper easy for a reader to follow? |
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| Clear sentences |
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| Accurate mechanics: grammar, Spelling, punctuation, neatness |
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| (from John C. Bean, Engaging Ideas, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996. 260) |
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