Hunt for the Wilder People

Analysis Paper
By: Will Arling

Is it hard to change? In Hunt for the Wilder People, Ricky changes while living in
the bush with Hector after going on the run when a misunderstanding sends Ricky and
Hector to the top of the most wanted list with the police and much of New Zealand
chasing after them. In Hunt for the Wilder People, Ricky becomes a dynamic character
over the course of the movie because he becomes brave, he becomes confident, and
he becomes caring.
At the beginning of the movie Ricky was not brave, but by the end he had
changed. For example, at first Ricky was scared of the wild boars. He fainted when he
saw bella kill one at the beginning, at the end of the movie he killed one to save Hector.
This shows that Ricky is brave because he decided to shoot the boar instead of run
away from it. It also shows how he changed because he would not let Hector get
attacked, and he did not faint.
At the beginning of the movie Ricky was not confident, but he changed. For
example, In the beginning of the movie Ricky took every chance he could to run away
from Hector and Bella, but gradually he worked up the confidence to get to know them
and stop running away from them. This shows that Ricky became confident because he
stopped running from new things he did not like and learned to change.
At the beginning of the movie, Ricky did not care about anyone, but by the end
he became a caring person. At the beginning of the movie Ricky did not care about
Hector or Bella, for example he stole from them and would sneak out of their house at
night. But once he got to know Bella he did not do these things anymore and he began
to care about her, and he was sad when she died. Later on when Ricky and Hector
were living in the bush, he began to care about Hector too. This shows Ricky is caring
because he felt sad when Bella died and would rather stay in the bush with Hector than
go back to the orphanage.
Hunt for the Wilder People addresses a very important question, what would it
take for you to change? The movie shows this with Ricky when he becomes a dynamic
character after becoming caring, confident, and brave. If everyone was dynamic,
everyone could change, then couldnt we in theory solve all of the worlds problems?
Rubric rating submitted on: 2/23/2017, 7:41:33 PM by wagner.jill@iowacityschools.org
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Introduction The essay begins The essay begins The essay begins The essay simply
Paragraph with a strong with an introduction with an introduction begins with only a
 Your score: 4 introduction paragraph that paragraph but is thesis statement and
paragraph and contains the missing either the not a fully
contains the required elements: attention-grabber or developed
following parts: attention-grabber, the bridge and/or the introduction
attention-grabber, bridge, and thesis attention-grabber is paragraph OR the
bridge, and thesis statement. clich or the introduction
statement. The However, the transition does not paragraph is missing
thesis statement attention-grabber actually lead into entirely.
appears as the last may not be as the thesis statement.
sentence of the effective and/or the The introduction
introduction. transition may not paragraph contains a
be as smooth. The thesis statement that
thesis statement is located at the end
appears as the last of the introduction
sentence of the paragraph.
introduction.

Thesis Thesis contains a Thesis contains an Thesis contains a Thesis is missing or

Your score: 4 strong arguable arguable claim/interpretation thesis statement
claim/interpretation claim/interpretation that cannot be does not correspond
with 3 pieces of supported by logical effectively argued to assignments
evidence supported reasoning. 3 pieces because it is not purpose (might be
by thorough and of evidence are thematic and/or is informative instead
logical reasoning. included but may be illogical. Specific of argumentative).
more vague and evidence also may
nonspecific to the be missing from the
piece of literature. thesis statement.

Supporting Details All supporting Supporting details One supporting Supporting details
(x2) details are logical are mostly logical detail may be may not be present
Your score: 4 and connect to the but might exhibit missing and/or may or logical.
thesis . Supporting weak connectors to contain a direct
details are broad the thesis . quotation or specific Supporting details
enough to Supporting details evidence that should may be random or
effectively summarize the appear in the body off topic.
summarize the content of the body paragraph.
content of the body paragraphs and do Supporting details
paragraphs and do not contain specific may not connect to
not contain specific evidence. the thesis statement
evidence. or effectively
summarize the
paragraph.

Transitions/Transitio Transition Transition sentences One transition Transition

n Sentences sentences effectively summarize the sentence may be sentences may not
Your score: 2 summarize the paragraph and missing and/or present a logical
paragraph and rephrase the topic transition sentences conclusion for the
rephrase the topic sentence. They also do not effectively paragraphs.
sentence. They also offer a preview of rephrase the topic
 offer a preview of the next supporting sentence. They do Transitions/Transitio
the next supporting detail. not preview the next n sentences are
detail. supporting detail. missing or off-topic
Transitions within and random.
Transitions within the paragraph link Some transitions
the paragraph ideas. apparent/may not be
effectively link logical choice
ideas.

Evidence Textual evidence Textual evidence Textual evidence Textual evidence is

(x2) logically and logically supports does not support sparse, absent, or
Your score: 4 effectively supports thesis and thesis and/or unrelated to thesis
the thesis and supporting details. supporting details and/or supporting
supporting details. Each body in placesmay details.
Each body paragraph contains appear random in
paragraph contains approximately 2 places. Some body
approximately 2 pieces of evidence, paragraphs may not
pieces of strong but evidence may be contain the 2
evidence in presented out of required pieces of
chronological order chronological order evidence
within each within each
paragraph. paragraph.

Analysis/ Body paragraphs Body paragraphs The writer has Body paragraphs
Commentary contain effective contain explanation included plot lack analysis and
(x2) explanation of of evidence in your summary in some contain mostly plot
Your score: 3 evidence in your own words, and places instead of summary.
own words. Each each piece of analysis/
piece of evidence is evidence is explanations, OR, There is little
explained in at least explained in at least the writer has not evidence of logic
two sentences that two sentences. explained each piece and/or reasoning.
analyze how the However, the of evidence with at
piece of evidence analysis may be least two sentences
proves the thesis and more obvious and consistently. OR,
supporting details lack depth, the writers analysis/
Analysis shows therefore, not fully explanations may
depth and goes proving the claim only state the
beyond the obvious. presented in the obvious.
thesis or topic
sentences.

Conclusion The essay ends with The essay ends with The essay ends with The essay simply
Paragraph a strong and a conclusion a conclusion ends with only a
Your score: 4 memorable paragraph that paragraph but is rephrased thesis
conclusion contains the missing either the statement and not a
paragraph and required elements: link back to hook, fully developed
contains the link back to hook, rephrased thesis conclusion
following parts: link rephrasing of thesis statement or the so- paragraph OR the
back to thesis, statement and key what statement is conclusion
 rephrasing of thesis points, transition, weak paragraph is missing
statement and key and so-what entirely.
points, and so-what statement.
statement However, the so-
what statement may
not be as effective
or logical

Evidence of Punctuation is used Punctuation is used Punctuation is Little to no

Proofreading correctly and correctly. sometimes used punctuation and/or
Your score: 3 effectively correctly. punctuation is often
Paper is double used incorrectly
Paper is double spaced- 12 point Paper is not double
spaced- 12 point Times New Roman spaced and/or not in Paper is not double
Times New Roman 12 point Times New spaced and not in 12
Roman point Times New
No evidence of Little evidence of Roman
major major Several examples of
spelling/grammar spelling/grammar major Many examples of
errors. errors. spelling/grammar major
errors. spelling/grammar
errors.

Organization Essay is organized Essay is mostly Essay contains Essay contains

Your score: 4 in an effective way organized from intro organizational errors major organizational
from intro, body, to to conclusion that detract from the errors OR is random
conclusion. Essay is paragraphs and meaning of the at beststudent has
also organized within paragraphs essay. not outlined or
within body from topic sentences organized ideas
paragraphs from to conclusion prior to writing.
topic sentence to sentenceswith
conclusion sentence. only minor errors
present that do not
detract from the
overall meaning of
the essay

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