We are finishing up the district writing test this week and these will be assessed on October 23 by all the Green Valley Middle School English teachers. The scores will be based on the following rubric:
40
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1) Claim is clear (thesis) and body paragraphs link to it
2) Transitional words and phrases help the reader understand how ideas connect
3) Must include relevant evidence from sources with citation/reference of sources
4) 7/8 ONLY: Clearly explains the opposing argument and why their claim is better than the opposing view
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30
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1) Claim is clear (thesis)
2) Adequate transitional words and phrases used
3) Must include evidence from sources that support the claim with citation/reference to sources
4) 7/8 ONLY: Acknowledge the opposing argument and explain why their claim is better than the opposing view
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2o
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1) Claim is mostly clear (thesis)
2) Includes evidence from sources, but may not be cited/reference correctly
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10
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1) Claim was intended but may be confusing
2) Supported claim with reasons, but may not use sources correctly
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0
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1) No claim/off topic
2) No explanation
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Last week, we also watched Big Hero 6 to map the hero's journey and familiarize ourselves with this literary structure known as the monomyth. As we move forward, we will look at the definition of the word hero and how it applies to everyday heroes, historical heroes, and literary and/or fictional heroes (definition essay) and then apply this to the literature that we read in class (Maus and Fahrenheit 451), while also writing an illustrated research-based narrative in the hero's journey format. Whew! That will definitely take us a while to get through, and it will be the most rigorous part of this course--I am just giving all of you fair warning!
District Writing Assessment
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Tuesday
8th Grade Inspire Field Trip to the KROC Center
AR Book Talks Due by 11:59 p.m.
Please see the Accelerated Reader Roadmap for more information.
Wednesday
AR Logs Due
Hero Definition Essay: Explore and Explain
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Thursday
Hero Definition Essay: Explain
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Friday
ELA Reference Notebook: Reading Section
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