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Rhetorical Essay

Due Oct 11, 2013 by 8pm
Points 50
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Due 10/11 by 8:00 p.m. The RHETORICAL ESSAY is a brief engagement of a text of your choice. You must identify a component of the rhetorical situation and explain why that identification is essential to the text. Download the Assignment Sheet for full details. [50 pts] Assignment sheet Download Assignment sheet

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Rhetorical Essay

Rhetorical Essay
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Intro: Author and title introduced _3564_1 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	1 to >0.85 pts Exceptional _12674_1 0.85 to >0.7 pts Very good _12728_1 0.7 to >0.5 pts Meets basic criteria _12710_1 0.5 to >0 pts Incomplete _12746_1 0 to >0 pts Poor/fails criteria _12692_1 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 1 pts --
Intro: Main idea introduced _3563_1 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	2 to >1.75 pts Exceptional _12673_1 1.75 to >1.5 pts Very good _12691_1 1.5 to >0.5 pts Meets basic criteria _12709_1 0.5 to >0 pts Incomplete _12727_1 0 to >0 pts Poor/fails criteria _12745_1 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 2 pts --
Intro: Opening introduces and guides paper structure _3562_1 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	2 to >1.75 pts Exceptional _12672_1 1.75 to >1.5 pts Very good _12690_1 1.5 to >0.5 pts Meets basic criteria _12708_1 0.5 to >0 pts Incomplete _12726_1 0 to >0 pts Poor/fails criteria _12744_1 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 2 pts --
Intro: Element of RS noted and labeled _3561_1 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	5 to >4 pts Exceptional _12671_1 4 to >3 pts Very good _12707_1 3 to >2 pts Meets basic criteria _12689_1 2 to >0 pts Incomplete _12725_1 0 to >0 pts Poor/fails criteria _12743_1 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 5 pts --
Structure: Sentences follow intro _3560_1 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	1 to >0.85 pts Exceptional _12670_1 0.85 to >0.7 pts Very good _12688_1 0.7 to >0.5 pts Meets basic criteria _12706_1 0.5 to >0 pts Incomplete _12724_1 0 to >0 pts Poor/fails criteria _12742_1 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 1 pts --
Structure: Summaries objective and faithful _3559_1 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	2 to >1.75 pts Exceptional _12669_1 1.75 to >1.5 pts Very good _12687_1 1.5 to >0.5 pts Meets basic criteria _12705_1 0.5 to >0 pts Incomplete _12723_1 0 to >0 pts Poor/fails criteria _12741_1 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 2 pts --
Structure: Support is appropriate _3558_1 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	2 to >1.75 pts Exceptional _12668_1 1.75 to >1.5 pts Very good _12686_1 1.5 to >0.5 pts Meets basic criteria _12704_1 0.5 to >0 pts Incomplete _12722_1 0 to >0 pts Poor/fails criteria _12740_1 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 2 pts --
Structure: RS element explained, developed _3557_1 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	5 to >4 pts Exceptional _12667_1 4 to >3 pts Very good _12685_1 3 to >1.5 pts Meets basic criteria _12703_1 1.5 to >0 pts Incomplete _12721_1 0 to >0 pts Poor/fails criteria _12739_1 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 5 pts --
Paragraphs: Quotes, paraphrases used well _3556_1 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	1 to >0.85 pts Exceptional _12666_1 0.85 to >0.7 pts Very good _12684_1 0.7 to >0.5 pts Meets basic criteria _12702_1 0.5 to >0 pts Incomplete _12720_1 0 to >0 pts Poor/fails criteria _12738_1 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 1 pts --
Paragraphs: Key ideas included _3555_1 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	2 to >1.75 pts Exceptional _12665_1 1.75 to >1.5 pts Very good _12683_1 1.5 to >0.5 pts Meets basic criteria _12701_1 0.5 to >0 pts Incomplete _12719_1 0 to >0 pts Poor/fails criteria _12737_1 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 2 pts --
Paragraphs: Focused _3554_1 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	1 to >0.85 pts Exceptional _12664_1 0.85 to >0.7 pts Very good _12682_1 0.7 to >0.5 pts Meets basic criteria _12700_1 0.5 to >0 pts Incomplete _12718_1 0 to >0 pts Poor/fails criteria _12736_1 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 1 pts --
Paragraphs: Coherent and cohesive _3553_1 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	1 to >0.85 pts Exceptional _12663_1 0.85 to >0.7 pts Very good _12681_1 0.7 to >0.5 pts Meets basic criteria _12699_1 0.5 to >0 pts Incomplete _12717_1 0 to >0 pts Poor/fails criteria _12735_1 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 1 pts --
Language: Pronoun use _3552_1 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	3 to >2 pts Exceptional _12662_1 2 to >1 pts Very good _12680_1 1 to >0.5 pts Meets basic criteria _12698_1 0.5 to >0 pts Incomplete _12716_1 0 to >0 pts Poor/fails criteria _12734_1 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 3 pts --
Language: Formal tone _3551_1 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	2 to >1.5 pts Exceptional _12661_1 1.5 to >1 pts Very good _12679_1 1 to >0.5 pts Meets basic criteria _12697_1 0.5 to >0 pts Incomplete _12733_1 0 to >0 pts Poor/fails criteria 854_3019 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 2 pts --
Language: Complex and clear _3550_1 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	3 to >2 pts Exceptional _12660_1 2 to >1 pts Very good _12678_1 1 to >0.5 pts Meets basic criteria _12696_1 0.5 to >0 pts Incomplete _12714_1 0 to >0 pts Poor/fails criteria _12732_1 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 3 pts --
Language: Variety _3549_1 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	2 to >1 pts Exceptional _12659_1 1 to >0.75 pts Very good _12677_1 0.75 to >0.5 pts Meets basic criteria _12695_1 0.5 to >0 pts Incomplete 854_2169 0 to >0 pts Poor/fails criteria _12731_1 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 2 pts --
Completeness: MLA formatting _3548_1 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	7 to >6 pts Exceptional _12658_1 6 to >5 pts Very good _12676_1 5 to >3 pts Meets basic criteria _12694_1 3 to >0 pts Incomplete _12712_1 0 to >0 pts Poor/fails criteria _12730_1 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 7 pts --
Usage: Grammar and punctuation _3547_1 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	8 to >7 pts 0-1 errors _12657_1 7 to >5 pts 2-3 errors _12675_1 5 to >3 pts 4 errors _12693_1 3 to >0 pts 5-6 errors _12711_1 0 to >0 pts 7+ errors _12729_1 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 8 pts --
Description of criterion threshold: 5 pts Edit criterion description Delete criterion row	5 to >0 pts Full Marks blank 0 to >0 pts No Marks blank_2 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 5 pts --

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Description of criterion threshold: 5 pts Edit criterion description Delete criterion row	5 to >0 pts Full Marks blank 0 to >0 pts No Marks blank_2 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 5 pts --
Description of criterion threshold: 5 pts Edit criterion description Delete criterion row	5 to >0 pts Full Marks blank 0 to >0 pts No Marks blank_2 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 5 pts --