Literary analysis- 5 paragraph essay

Life lessons are the guide book to life but do all of them really help? The movie

Hunt for the wilder people is about a troubled foster child named Ricky who gets

adopted by a couple living in the New Zealand bush, after the wife bella dies Ricky and

Hec Bella's husband go on a long trip through the New Zealand bush. In the movie Hunt

People,there are three life lessons that junior high students should
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understand such as, change isn't always bad, always listen to both sides of a story, and

it's always a good idea to help others. These life lessons are important so students

know or can figure out right from wrong.

One of the lessons junior high students should understand is that change isn't

always bad. Since Ricky had to move out of the city life to the bush, where it's more of a

rural area, he had a change of scenery which at first he didn't like. Bella his adoptive

mom made it easier for him to adjust. Ricky never really had a good home so when

Bella was nicer to him it helped him get used to this new life style. Also when Bella got

Ricky a dog for his birthday, he felt like he had a new friend. Ricky only had one other

friend back in the city so when he got Tupac (what Ricky named his dog), he was very

happy and he liked this change. This shows change isn't always bad because at first

Ricky had a not so good life in a more familiar place then he left and he got a better

home in a new place he wasn't so familiar with. Change isn't always bad is only one of

the lessons that junior high students should understand also is a lesson on listening.
 An equally important lesson junior high school students should understand

is that, it's important to listen to both sides of a story. An example of this in the film is

when, Ricky and Hector ran off together after Bella died and people thought Hec

kidnapped Ricky. This situation relates to the lesson because, if people would have

listened to Hecs side of the story then everything would fall in place easier. Another

situation is at the end when the police caught Hec and Ricky. They put Hec in a jail and

retirement home and they didn't really take into consideration what he told them.

Listening to both ends of a story really helps you understand where people are coming

from and makes it easy to help them.

In addition junior high students should understand that it's always a good idea to

help others. An example of helping others in the movie is when the girl found Ricky

wandering around near her house. She could have left him there or even called the

police but she didn't, she gave him food and somewhere to sleep for the rest of the

night. If said girl didn't help Ricky than he would have never met them and maybe never

found help. In the end Ricky ended up getting adopted into their family, because they

helped him and everybody thought that would be a good family for him.

These three life lessons actually are helpful in living a positive life. Change isn't

always bad, always listen to both sides of a story and it's always a good idea to help

others are three major life lessons that junior high students should understand and Hec

and Ricky showed them very well. Yes, all life lessons apply to your life, you may not
think so at the moment but sooner or later they will come into play. therefore one should

be aware of how important these lessons are in life.

Rubric rating submitted on: 2/24/2017, 5:27:11 AM by

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Introduction The essay begins The essay begins The essay begins The essay simply
Paragraph with a strong with an with an begins with only a
Your score: 4 introduction introduction introduction thesis statement
paragraph and paragraph that paragraph but is and not a fully
contains the contains the missing either the developed
following parts: required elements: attention-grabber introduction
attention-grabber, attention-grabber, or the bridge paragraph OR the
bridge, and thesis bridge, and thesis and/or the introduction
statement. The statement. attention-grabber paragraph is
thesis statement However, the is clich or the missing entirely.
appears as the attention-grabber transition does not
last sentence of may not be as actually lead into
the introduction. effective and/or the thesis
the transition may statement. The
not be as smooth. introduction
The thesis paragraph
statement appears contains a thesis
as the last statement that is
sentence of the located at the end
introduction. of the introduction
paragraph.

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

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

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

Transitions/Transit Transition Transition One transition Transition

ion Sentences sentences sentences sentence may be sentences may
Your score: 4 effectively summarize the missing and/or not present a
summarize the paragraph and transition logical conclusion
paragraph and rephrase the topic sentences do not for the
rephrase the topic sentence. They effectively paragraphs.
sentence. They also offer a rephrase the topic
also offer a preview of the sentence. They do Transitions/Transit
preview of the next supporting not preview the ion sentences are
next supporting detail. next supporting missing or
detail. detail. off-topic and
Transitions within random.
Transitions within the paragraph link Some transitions
the paragraph ideas. apparent/may not
effectively link be logical choice
ideas.

Evidence Textual evidence Textual evidence Textual evidence Textual evidence

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

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

Conclusion The essay ends The essay ends The essay ends The essay simply
Paragraph with a strong and with a conclusion with 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
paragraph and required elements: link back to hook, a fully developed
contains the link back to hook, rephrased thesis conclusion
following parts: rephrasing of statement or the paragraph OR the
link back to thesis, thesis statement so-what statement conclusion
rephrasing of and key points, is weak paragraph is
thesis statement transition, and missing entirely.
and key points, so-what
and so-what statement.
statement However, the
so-what statement
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effective or logical

Evidence of Punctuation is Punctuation is Punctuation is Little to no

Proofreading used correctly and used correctly. sometimes used punctuation and/or
Your score: 4 effectively correctly. punctuation is
Paper is double often used
Paper is double spaced- 12 point Paper is not incorrectly
spaced- 12 point Times New double spaced
Times New Roman and/or not in 12 Paper is not
Roman point Times New double spaced
Roman and not in 12 point
No evidence of Little evidence of Times New
major major Several examples Roman
spelling/grammar spelling/grammar of major
errors. errors. spelling/grammar Many examples of
errors. major
spelling/grammar
errors.

Organization Essay is Essay is mostly Essay contains Essay contains

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

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