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Name: _________________________________________ Title of Essay: ____________________________________________________

Date: ___________________ RHETORICAL ANALYSIS/ARGUMENT

Content-Claim Organization-Use of Evidence Style Mechanics


~ An organizational structure is established ~ has a distinctive, compelling, and
~ purposefully establishes a thesis statement
purposefully. Ideas are purposefully engaging voice ~ consistently avoids errors in
~ purposefully establishes clear supporting
established, sequenced, or connected with capitalization, punctuation, and
details such as narrative framework, quote, ~ controls language/diction to
5 transitions and a purposeful tone. usage (and MLA format, if
comment manipulate tone
a. Purposeful Introduction applicable) that interfere with
~ purposefully establishes a purpose for ~ manipulates sentence types and
b. Purposeful Body Paragraphs meaning
writing and attention to audience. lengths to enrich meaning
c. Purposeful Conclusion
~ effectively establishes a thesis statement ~ An organizational structure is established ~ has a distinctive voice that is engaging ~ regularly avoids errors in
~ effectively establishes clear supporting effectively Ideas are effectively established, ~ controls language/diction to create an capitalization, punctuation, and
details such as narrative framework, quote, sequenced, or connected with transitions.
4
comment a. Effective Introduction
appropriate tone usage (and MLA format, if
~ skillfully uses varied sentence applicable) that interfere with
~ effectively establishes a purpose for writing b. Effective Body Paragraphs
structures meaning
and attention to audience. c. Effective Conclusion

~ An organizational structure is established.


~ establishes a thesis statement ~ maintains a distinctive voice ~ avoids errors in
Ideas are established, sequenced, or
~ establishes clear supporting details such as capitalization, punctuation, and
connected. ~ controls language/diction to create
3 narrative framework, quote, comment usage (and MLA format, if
a. Complete Introduction tone
~ establishes a purpose for writing and applicable) that interfere with
b. Complete Body Paragraphs ~ uses varied sentence structures
attention to audience. meaning
c. Complete Conclusion

~ An organizational structure is attempted. ~ establishes a voice that is not fully ~ attempts to avoid errors in
~ attempts a thesis statement engaged or involved with the topic
Ideas are under-developed, sequenced, or capitalization, punctuation, and
~ attempts clear supporting details such as
connected. ~ attempts to control language/diction to usage (and MLA format, if
2 narrative framework, quote, comment
~ attempts a purpose for writing and attention
a. Partial Introduction support tone applicable) and commits some
b. Partial Body Paragraphs ~ attempts to use varied sentence errors that interfere with
to audience.
c. Partial Conclusion structure meaning

~ An organizational structure is lacking.


~ lacks a thesis statement ~ does not establish a voice ~ regularly commits errors in
Ideas are not developed, sequenced, or
~ lacks clear supporting details such as capitalization, punctuation, and
connected. ~ does not control language/diction to
1 narrative framework, quote, comment usage (and MLA format, if
~ lacks a purpose for writing and attention to
a. Underdeveloped Introduction support tone applicable) that interfere with
b. Underdeveloped Body Paragraphs ~ does not vary sentence types or length
audience. meaning
c. Underdeveloped Conclusion

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