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Scoring Guide For Writing About Theme

This scoring guide outlines the key elements of a strong essay analyzing a literary theme. The introduction should include an engaging hook, background information, and a clear thesis statement identifying the book, author, theme, and three ways the author develops the theme. Each of the three body paragraphs should focus on one way the theme is developed, begin with a topic sentence, explain how the theme is developed with two textual examples, and use transitions. Quotations must be cited, capitalized, and punctuated correctly. The conclusion should summarize the main points and end with a thought-provoking sentence relating the theme to the real world.

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Scoring Guide For Writing About Theme

This scoring guide outlines the key elements of a strong essay analyzing a literary theme. The introduction should include an engaging hook, background information, and a clear thesis statement identifying the book, author, theme, and three ways the author develops the theme. Each of the three body paragraphs should focus on one way the theme is developed, begin with a topic sentence, explain how the theme is developed with two textual examples, and use transitions. Quotations must be cited, capitalized, and punctuated correctly. The conclusion should summarize the main points and end with a thought-provoking sentence relating the theme to the real world.

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Scoring Guide for Writing About Theme  

Essay Features 
Features 

Introduction -- 12 POINTS 

  Present?  Comments 

Hook -- An interesting and engaging


opening designed to “hook” your reader
3 POINTS

Lead/Background -- Enough background


to help orient your reader and lead
him/her to the thesis
3 POINTS

Thesis Statement -- The assertion you


are attempting to prove or explain
(Includes book title, author, theme
idea, and 3 ways the author develops
theme)
6 POINTS

Body -- 16 POINTS/PARAGRAPH 
POINTS/PARAGRAPH 

Total of ​3 paragraphs in the body​, one


for each way the author develops the
theme
3 POINTS/PARAGRAPH

Each paragraph begins with a ​topic


sentence ​that tells the reader what the
paragraph will be about
3 POINTS/PARAGRAPH

Each paragraph ​explains how the


theme is developed​ by the author AND
includes ​at least 2 examples of specific
textual evidence ​that supports the
writer’s theme-related ideas
6 POINTS/PARAGRAPH

Transitions words a ​ re used throughout


to help the reader follow your thinking
1 POINT

Text passages are ​cited


1 POINT
Text passages are ​correctly capitalized
and punctuated, including the correct
use of quotation marks
2 POINTS/PARAGRAPH

 
Conclusion -- 10 POINTS 
POINTS 

Conclusion is at least ​three


sentences long a ​ nd ​sums up of the
main points of the essay
5 POINTS

Ends with a ​“clincher”​ or


thought-provoking sentence that
​ me of the essay to the
relates the the
real-world
5 POINTS

 
 
 

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