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Role of Shylock Essay 
Write a persuasive essay arguing Shakespeare's true purpose for the inclusion of Shylock's character in The Merchant of Venice. Does he mean for the audience to view Shylock as a villain who gets what he deserves, or a victim to be sympathized with?
Rubric Code: D72834
By kjmannion
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Poor

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Weak

2 pts

Acceptable

3 pts

Good

4 pts

Consistency of Argument

Poor

Thesis may never be clearly stated or implied OR opinion wavers back and forth. Student seems not to understand task given.
Weak

Thesis may not be clear in introduction OR Thesis clear, but several points raised in essay are unrelated to or take away from argument.
Acceptable

Thesis is clearly articulated in introduction. Opinion is defended with reasonable consistency throughout the remainder of essay. A couple of sentences are unrelated to or take away from argument.
Good

Thesis is clearly articulated in introduction. Opinion is defended consistently throughout remainder of essay. Counterclaim is brought up and effectively refuted.
Supporting Evidence

Poor

Essay is poorly developed, relying on generalities to support opinion. Textual specifics and quotations are lacking.
Weak

Essay uses accurate details from the text to support points, but without using any quotations OR Essay includes 3 quotations, but provides minimal context or analysis for those quotations.
Acceptable

Essay is developed with accurate and specific details from the text. However, detail may be lacking in some spots and/or there may be fewer than 3 quotations from the text.
Good

Essay is well developed with accurate and specific details from the text including three textual quotations. All quotes are well chosen to support argument or refute opposing claim.
Organization / Flow of Ideas

Poor

Essay reflects little to no organization (No paragraph breaks, No attempt to organize information by topic, etc.)
Weak

Essay reflects some attempt at organization by being broken down into paragraphs, but there are many irrelevant or out of place sentences.
Acceptable

Essay has a logical flow throughout; however, there may be certain sentences within some body paragraphs that seem irrelevant or out of place. Transitions may be lacking.
Good

Essay has a logical flow from beginning to ending. Individual body paragraphs are well organized, each articulating its own individual train of thought. Transitions are used to assist flow.
Language Use

Poor

Language use is inappropriate; Student shows a lack of command of basic sentence structures / vocabulary. Writing style is at odds with purpose of assignment.
Weak

Language use is overly casual; tone may be overly subjective. Student may show a lack of command of basic sentence structures / vocabulary.
Acceptable

Language use is appropriate; tone is mostly formal and objective. Sentence structures are correct, but may lack variation.
Good

Language use is sophisticated; tone is formal and objective. Sentence structures are varied, and essay has notable sense of voice.
Conventions

Poor

Essay contains recurring errors in numerous categories reflecting a total lack of proofreading.
Weak

Essay may contain recurring errors in 3 or more categories.
Acceptable

Essay may contain recurring errors in 1-2 category.
Good

Essay may contain a few errors, but generally shows good command of spelling, punctuation, capitalization,and grammar.




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