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Satire Satire Write a satirical piece critiquing some aspect of our society. Rubric Code: E8726W By rhotheta Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 9-12

Satire
	A (N/A)	B (N/A)	C (N/A)	Dor F (N/A)
Content	A Covers a societal issue in-depth with close attention to detail. Topic is current, relevant and debatable. Satire is well thought out and is effective.	B Includes essential knowledge about a societal issue. Topic is mostly current, relevant and debatable. Satire is thought out and works fairly well.	C Includes essential information about a societal issue with some factual errors. Topic is Somewhat current, relevant and debatable. Satire is planned but awkward or ineffective in some places.	Dor F Information about societal issue is minimal OR there are several factual errors. Topic is not current, relevant and debatable. There is evidence of no attempt at satire.
Originality	A Satire shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are inventive.	B Satire shows much original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights.	C Satire displays use of other people's ideas (with citation), but there is evidence of some original thinking.	Dor F Shows little or no evidence of original thought or documentation.
Analysis of Satire	A Student provides an effective use of satirical devices such as exaggeration, irony, wit, etc. Student's use of satire displays much knowledge about the genre.	B Student provides some use of satirical devices such as exaggeration, irony, wit, etc. Student's use of satire displays proficient knowledge about the genre.	C Student provides few satirical devices such as exaggeration, irony, wit, etc. Student's use of satire displays limited knowledge about the genre.	Dor F Student does not provide use of satirical devices such as exaggeration, irony, wit, etc. Student's displays little knowledge about the genre.
Mechanics and style	A No misspellings or grammatical errors. Effective word choice and clear writing.	B 1 to 4 misspellings or grammatical errors. Good word choice and writing is mostly clear.	C 5 to 7 misspellings or grammatical errors. Some good word choice, but writing may be bland and/or unclear in many parts.	Dor F 8 or more spelling or grammatical errors interfering with the meaning of the satire. Ineffective writing style or poor word choice throughout.
Preparation	A Worked daily to complete satire. Satire was completed on time.	B Mostly worked everyday to complete satire. Finished on time. Helped others with ideas.	C Worked almost every day to complete their satire.	Dor F Barely worked every day to complete their satire.