CIM rubric for Samurai's Garden Essay

CIM Persuasive Paper

Name:_____________________________________ Date:___Fall 2009________

Assignment:¬_____Samurai’s Garden Essay___________ Class:_Global Literature___

Modes: Persuasive

Ideas and Content
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The writer:
• Thesis is a clear opinion with complexity
• Assertions clearly relate to and support the thesis
• Assertions are developed using examples, evidence, explanation, and facts.
• Introduction and conclusion clearly relate and support the thesis


Organization
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The writer:
• Has an introduction and conclusion
• Has a clear thesis that guides the paper
• Has a topic sentence for each assertion
• Uses transitions to flow between paragraphs


Sentence Fluency
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The writer:
• Uses sentences that flow and sound natural when read aloud
• Varies patterns, lengths, and beginnings of sentences
• Has a control over simple and complex sentences.
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Conventions
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The writer:
• Demonstrates control of standard writing conventions
-punctuation
-spelling
-capitalization
-paragraph breaks
-grammar/usage
Word Choice
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The writer:
• Chooses words that work
• Attempts to use colorful language
• Occasionally experiments with language, and generally avoids clichés.

Voice
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The writer:
• Gives the reader a sense of interaction with the writer
• Demonstrates a commitment to the topic
• Writes in a lively, sincere, or humorous way when appropriate

Final Draft on time and typed: _____/10
Outline is completed and evidence of drafting _____/20
Total CIM score:__________ _____/60
Total: _____/90