Text Used: Antigone by Sophocles Essay: Antigone vs. Ismene

RUBRIC

4 points

* A clear and correct FATt (Focus, Author, Title, text type) thesis sentence in the Intro paragraph

* Body contains a paragraph with an on topic (relevant) topic sentence with a CLEAR controlling idea.

* Two relevant pieces of evidence, relating to and/or supporting the argument are present

* Each piece of evidence is clearly and thoughtfully explained to show how the evidence states or supports the argument (commentary)

* Grammar and mechanics of writing feature few or no mistakes.

* The writing is logical, organized, and written for the intended audience.

3 points

* FATt (Focus, Author, Title, text type) thesis sentence in the Intro paragraph that is basically correct

* Body contains a paragraph with an on topic (relevant) topic sentence with a controlling idea.

* Two relevant pieces of evidence, relating to and/or supporting the argument are present

* Each piece of evidence is explained to show how the evidence states or supports the argument (commentary)

* Grammar and mechanics of writing are acceptable.

* The writing is generally logical, organized, and written for the intended audience.

2 points

* FATt (Focus, Author, Title, text type) thesis sentence in the Intro paragraph that is basically correct, but may be missing one minor feature

May be missing one part of the body paragraph:

* Body contains a paragraph with an on topic (relevant) topic sentence with a controlling idea.

- The topic sentence may be problematic or missing

* Two relevant pieces of evidence, relating to and/or supporting the argument are present

- Evidence may be copied from the text source incorrectly or missing

* Each piece of evidence is explained to show how the evidence states or supports the argument (commentary)

- Explanations may not relate to the topic, may only be summary or missing

* Grammar and mechanics of writing may have several problems.

* The writing may have some issues with logic, organization, or the intended audience.

1 point

The essay is incomplete

It may not have a FATt thesis sentence, written incorrectly, or lacks a relevant focus

It may be missing the evidence or the explanations or only have one of each

It may be primarily a copy of the teacher’s model

The grammar and mechanics may impede the understanding of the writing.

0 point

The essay is illegible, off topic from the writing task, or nothing is written.