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________________________________________ 3 Tower planner has been completed and shows clear, logical relationships between most topics and subtopics. Thesis statement is clear Thesis statement and concise. It contains contains 2 reasons, or 3 reasons to support the reasons do not your answer to the support the answer to essential question. It the essential question. includes part of the Or the thesis is broken question and the up into multiple reasons are separated sentences. with commas and the word "and." Intro paragraph has an attention-getter, followed by some general background information and ends with the thesis statement. Intro paragraph has an attention-getter, followed by some general background information and ends with the thesis statement, however the paragraph does not flow well. Paragraph addresses Paragraph addresses first reason from the first reason from the thesis statement. It is thesis statement. It is supported with a supported with less than minimum of 2 facts cited 2 facts cited from the from the chapter and chapter and they are they are discussed and discussed and explained explained clearly. clearly, or they do not address the topic or are not clear. 2 1 Tower planner has been Tower planner or outline started and includes has not been attempted. some topics and subtopics. Thesis statement No thesis is apparent. contains 1 reason, or the reasons do not support the answer to the essential question.

CATEGORY 4 Graphic Organizer Tower planner has been completed and shows clear, logical relationships between all topics and subtopics. Thesis Statement

Intro Paragraph

Intro paragraph has Intro paragraph does some general not follow the structure background information taught in class. and a thesis statement, but there is no attentiongetter, or the thesis is broken into multiple sentences. Paragraph addresses first reason from the thesis statement. It is supported with less than 2 facts, or the facts are not cited from the chapter, or they are not discussed and explained clearly. Paragraph structure is weak, or facts do not support the reason. Paragraph does not address the first reason from the thesis statement.

Body Paragraph 1

Body Paragraph 2

Paragraph addresses second reason from the thesis statement. It is supported with a minimum of 2 facts cited from the chapter and they are discussed and explained.

It is supported with less than 2 facts cited from the chapter and they are discussed and explained clearly, or they do not address the topic or are not clear.

Paragraph addresses second reason from the thesis statement. It is supported with less than 2 facts, or the facts are not cited from the chapter, or they are not discussed and explained clearly. Paragraph structure is weak, or facts do not support the reason.

Paragraph does not address the second reason from the thesis statement.

Body Paragraph 3

Paragraph addresses third reason from the thesis statement. It is supported with a minimum of 2 facts cited from the chapter and they are discussed and explained.

Conclusion

Paragraph addresses third reason from the thesis statement. It is supported with less than 2 facts, or the facts are not cited from the chapter, or they are not discussed and explained clearly. Paragraph structure is weak, or facts do not support the reason. Concluding paragraph Concluding paragraph Conclusion is choppy includes a brief includes a brief and unclear. It does not summary of the thesis summary of the thesis summarize the thesis, or statement and ties back statement, or it ties back does not tie back to the to the introduction to the introduction, or it introduction, or it attention-getter. introduces new introduces new information.. information.. Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples. Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.

It is supported with less than 2 facts cited from the chapter and they are discussed and explained clearly, or they do not address the topic or are not clear.

Paragraph does not address the third reason from the thesis statement.

Conclusion is not attempted, or it introduces new information.

Quality of Information

Information clearly Information has little or relates to the main nothing to do with the topic. No details and/or main topic. examples are given.

Date Created: Mar 26, 2014 05:41 pm (CDT)