1. Introduction: Essay contains introduction with clear 2-3 sentence statement about how the student writer interprets key scenes of violence in film and in literature (20%)
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2. Summary and Evidence: Essay specifically refers to a scene of violence in film and in literature; essay uses summary to describe the scene to reader; essay quotes from literary source and/or film (dialogue) as evidence; essay cites texts correctly (20%)
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3. Critical Thinking: Essay explains the meaning of scenes from film and literature; essay makes connections between texts and films; essay offers interpretations of symbols, words, images; essay navigates between the similarities and differences between film and print media; essay brings in critical vocabulary from class or original to the author (20%)
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4. Organization: Essay is organized in a way that makes sense for the reader; generally, the topic sentences refer to the main idea of the paragraph; a conclusion appears near the end of modest size, and introduces new directions for the reader to consider (20%)
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5. Polish and Excellence: Essay is free from grammatical and syntax errors that distract from meaning; essay contains evidence of original thinking; essay achieves the required length and font size; essay demonstrates scholastic achievement; essay contains bibliography in MLA format (20%)
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