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Modest Proposal/ Satirical essay Modest Proposal/ Satirical essay Students will create their own ironic, sarcastic, an otherwise satirical proposal in the vein of Jonathan Swift's A modest proposal Rubric Code: BC2A37 By MrsHunter Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Modest Proposal/ Satirical Essay
	Excellent 20 pts	Good 15 pts	Fair 10 pts	Poor 5 pts
6 Satire Techniques	Excellent Uses satire techniques abundantly and effectively the writer has a clear control of the convention.	Good Uses a good amount of satire techniques. The writer has strong control of the convention and misuses or falls flat on only one or two occasions.	Fair Uses at at least three readily identifiable satire techniques.	Poor Uses less than three readily identifiable instances of satire techniques. Techniques not used properly.
Format/Organization	Excellent Follows the format of as outlined in a way that is smooth, natural, and written in full paragraphs	Good Follows the format of as outlined with the exception of one or two unjustified exclusions/re-orderings in Writing is smooth, natural, and displayed in full paragraphs	Fair mostly Follows the format of as outlined in a way that is only occasionally rough or fragmentary	Poor Does not really follow the format of Swift's Modest Proposal (as outlined in the pre-write) in a way that is often rough or fragmentary
Grammar/Conventions	Excellent - Less than 1-2 errors in sentence structure - Demonstrates strong command of grade-level conventions (spelling, punctuation, capitalization)	Good - Less than 3 errors in sentence structure - Typed, MLA format some errors<BR> - Demonstrates appropriate command of grade-level conventions (spelling, punctuation, capitalization)	Fair - Less than 4-5 errors in sentence structure < - Demonstrates adequate command of grade-level conventions (spelling, punctuation, capitalization)	Poor - Less than 6 errors in sentence structure - Demonstrates strong command of grade-level conventions (spelling, punctuation, capitalization)