Homework Assignment

Grading Rubric:

Thesis and Content	Grammar and Spelling	Voice and Clarity	Word choice	Total Points (10)
Skillfully combines all story elements around a controlling idea to reveal a thought- provoking theme	No grammatical or spelling errors	Writer's voice is authentic, clever and entertaining • Skillfully reveals the significance of the writer’s attitude about the subject/ memorable incident • Clear sense of purpose and audience • Consistent point of view	• Words or phrases powerfully convey the intended message and skillfully reveal characters’ looks, actions, feelings, reactions, and conversation • Academic language, imbedded throughout the text, enhances story
Combines story elements around a controlling idea to reveal a thought-provoking theme	Very few grammatical errors (1-3)	Writer’s voice is confident, authentic and entertaining • Reveals the significance of the writer’s attitude about the subject/memorable incident • Clear sense of audience and purpose • Consistent point of view	• Precise, detailed words or phrases get message across and reveal characters’ looks, actions, feelings, reactions, and conversation • Uses academic language to enhance story
Story elements may or may not reveal a controlling idea/theme • Overly simplistic	Several grammatical errors (4-7)	• Sense of purpose and/or audience not clear • Writer’s voice is detached from the story	More precise and accurate words are needed to convey a clear message
No clear controlling idea and/or theme	Not proofread.	• Unclear or no sense of voice, purpose and/or audience	• Limited vocabulary; words may be used inappropriately or unnecessarily repeated
Not existent	Passage makes no sense due to grammatical errors	No opinion/voice	No words used

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The essay must be about one of the questions posted on Blogger (readinggroupshigemitsu.blogspot.com) or the question bellow.

Additional Question:
Describe Lily’s relationship with her mother, Deborah. What makes their relationship so complicated?

This Essay must be at least one page. You may answer one of the questions given. This assignment is out of 10 points. Each category is worth up to 2.5 points.