The Greatest Canadian Persuasive Essay

The Greatest Canadian Persuasive Essay Name: ______Greatest Canadian: ______Out of range Below level At level Above level Score 0 2-4 5-8 9-10 Ideas Ideas are off topic Ideas, thoughts, and Ideas are clear and Ideas are original, or do not suit feelings are appropriate for sustain interest, and purpose or generalized or have audience and purpose: effectively achieve audience. limited effect. ideas create an purpose. Ideas are overall effect interrelated for effect. Organizatio Organization is Organization is Distinct Distinct n absent or awkward or not organizational organizational detrimental to apparent. Weak structures are used. structures have stated purpose, transitions. Transitions are impact; thesis and audience, context. Indefinite opening effective. Central transitions artfully or closing. idea is unified. create a unified whole. Language Language choices Language choices Variety of language Mature style; Use are detrimental or and arrangement are choices and effective range of unsuited to inconsistent or arrangement are language choices; a audience and unsuited to audience. consistent and distinct voice evokes stated purpose. appropriate to desired response. audience. Grammar Demonstrates weak Demonstrates Demonstrates capable Demonstrates skillful grasp of the limited grasp of control of the written control of the written written conventions written conventions conventions of conventions of of language of the language. language. Errors are language. only distracting. MLA Does not follow the Limited MLA format Has most of the MLA Fully adheres to MLA Format MLA style. in essay and Works format correct in format in essay Cited page. essay and Works format and Works Cited page. Cited page. ESSAY TOTAL /50

Reading Demonstrates weak Reads with limited Reads with Reads with superior Clarity pacing, volume, attention to pace, appropriate pace, attention to pace, and/or articulation volume, and/or volume, and volume, and which affects articulation. articulation. articulation. meaning. Reading Demonstrates weak Demonstrates Varies pitch, tone and Demonstration expression ability to vary limited ability to expression. superior ability to pitch, tone and vary pitch, tone and vary pitch, tone and expression. expression. expression. PRESENTATION TOTAL /20

Grade 10 ELA – October 2006 – A. Robinson Grade 10 ELA – October 2006 – A. Robinson