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POINT
The paragraph or whole essay makes an
argument, claim, or point. The point is
the driving force of the piece of writing:
all of the evidence in the writing should
support your one main point. The point
you make should be something people
could agree or disagree with; it is your
interpretation, not a fact. If you are
being asked to answer a question, the
point is your main answer to that
question. If you are writing a paragraph,
the point is typically a topic sentence
that begins the paragraph. If you are
writing a whole essay, the point typically
comes at the end of the introduction in
the form of a thesis.
There is an attempt at
a point, but it is not
specific enough or
not relevant to the
full writing prompt.
The point may be
more fact than
argument, partially
incomplete, partially
inaccurate or only
connected to some of
the evidence in the
paragraph, rather than
all of it.
The point
demonstrates critical
thinking about the
larger importance or
consequences of the
argument being
made.
No evidence is used.
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ANALYSIS
The analysis explains how the evidence
proves the point and why the evidence is
important or significant. In the analysis,
you need to show HOW the evidence
demonstrates a certain concept that
relates to the point your paragraph or
essay is making: a key character trait, a
choice, a pattern, an action, a theme, etc
AND WHY that concept is important
to your overall point. To write the
HOW, you need to point back to
something specific within the evidence
(a key word in a quotation, for example),
and to explain the WHY, you need to
show why the evidence matters.
1
0
2
2.5
3
3
4
3.5
5
4
No explanation is
given or the
paragraph merely
summarizes or gives
the writers personal
opinions about the
topic or text without
connecting to
evidence or the point.
The explanation
restates the point; it
does not show how
the evidence relates
to the point or why
the evidence is
important to the
point. It offers an
interpretation of a
part of the point or
prompt, but it does
not show a
relationship between
the point and
evidence.
The explanation
describes how the
evidence proves the
point and why the
evidence is
important. It offers
an adequate
interpretation of the
relationship between
the point and
evidence.
The explanation
thoroughly and
effectively describes
how the evidence
proves the point and
why the evidence is
important. The
analysis extends the
discussion to consider
the larger
significance or
consequences of the
argument.
EVIDENCE
Each body paragraph uses examples (in the
form of quotation, description, or paraphrase)
from a text, experience, or other appropriate
source to support the validity of the point.
Each example is very specific, not a vague
reference to the text, and supports your point.
There is an attempt at a
point, but it is not specific
enough or not relevant to
the full writing prompt.
The point may be more
fact than argument,
partially incomplete,
partially inaccurate or
only connected to some of
the evidence in the
paragraph, rather than all
of it.
The argument is suggested throughout the paragraph or essay, but it is not directly stated.
The point is really a clich or commonly heard saying, not the individual writers interpretation.
No evidence is used.
The evidence used does
Some of the evidence used The evidence used
not clearly or thoroughly
supports the point, but
adequately supports the
support all parts of the
some of it does not.
point.
point or all parts of the
OR the evidence used
prompt.
supports the point, but
there is not enough
evidence.
The presentation of the evidence contains too much or too little elaboration, text, or detail.
Evidence needs to be ONE specific incident, event, action, choice, or moment in the text not a trend from the whole story.
Skill Level
Points Earned
ANALYSIS
The analysis explains how the evidence
proves the point and why the evidence is
important or significant. In the analysis, you
need to show HOW the evidence
demonstrates a certain concept that relates to
the point your paragraph or essay is making:
a key character trait, a choice, a pattern, an
action, a theme, etc AND WHY that
concept is important to your overall point.
To write the HOW, you need to point back to
something specific within the evidence (a key
word in a quotation, for example), and to
explain the WHY, you need to show why the
evidence matters.
1
0
No explanation is given or
the paragraph merely
summarizes or gives the
writers personal opinions
about the topic or text
without connecting to
evidence or the point.
2
2.5
The explanation restates
the point; it does not show
how the evidence relates
to the point or why the
evidence is important to
the point. It offers an
interpretation of a part of
the point or prompt, but it
does not show a
relationship between the
point and evidence.
3
3
The explanation tells why
the evidence is important,
but it does not show how
the evidence relates to the
point (or it shows how but
not why). A part of the
explanation may merely
restate the evidence or
point, but it offers a
limited interpretation of
the relationship between
the point and evidence.
4
3.5
The explanation describes
how the evidence proves
the point and why the
evidence is important. It
offers an adequate
interpretation of the
relationship between the
point and evidence.
5
4
The explanation
thoroughly and effectively
describes how the
evidence proves the point
and why the evidence is
important. The analysis
extends the discussion to
consider the larger
significance or
consequences of the
argument.
Analysis does not connect back to the paragraphs main point or essays main point.
Analysis does not point back to parts of the evidence to show the connection between the evidence and the point.
Analysis mainly restates/repeats the point rather than applying the evidence to the point.