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Research Paper: Why Do Those In Power Use Propaganda? 
Finding Meaning in Art and Literature by Holocaust Survivors
Rubric Code: XXBBA69
By kjmannion
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Holocaust Art and Literature
  Underdeveloped

1 pts

Developing

2 pts

Developed

3 pts

Well Developed

4 pts

Thesis / Meaning

Underdeveloped

Thesis may not get at a common purpose among its examples, or this purpose may be very weakly worded.

May not refer to common purpose again after the thesis.
Developing

Thesis generally identifies 3 pieces of propaganda and comments on their common purpose, though this may be phrased in an overly general manner.

References to this purpose when writing about the individual examples may be hard to locate.
Developed

Thesis identifies 3 specific pieces of propaganda and provides a reasonable comment on their common purpose.

Author references this purpose again when commenting on each individual piece of propaganda.
Well Developed

Thesis identifies 3 specific pieces of propaganda and provides a specific and insightful comment on their common purpose.

Discussion of the individual examples of propaganda throughout the essay is meaningfully tied back to this purpose.
Evidence

Underdeveloped

Essay lacks adequate development.

Sources in general are underutilized.
Developing

Essay brings in details from sources, but this may be thinner than in categories above.

Some sources may be underutilized

Some quotes, details & descriptions may lack relevance.
Developed

Essay incorporates a reasonable amount of detail from primary and secondary sources.

Most quotes, details & descriptions are well-chosen and relevant.
Well Developed

Essay incorporates a rich level of detail from primary and secondary sources.

Quotes, details, & descriptions included in essay are all well-chosen and relevant to overall argument.
Analysis

Underdeveloped

Most analysis of propaganda is overgeneralized and not based in the interpretation of specific details.
Developing

Analysis of propaganda is uneven. Some examples are analyzed competently, but for others, the discussion is oversimplified or too general.
Developed

Analysis of propaganda is competent, providing a reasonable interpretation of how specific features of propaganda contribute to meaning.
Well Developed

Analysis of propaganda examples is thorough, logical and insightful.

Provides a persuasive interpretation of how specific language, images, or propaganda techniques contribute to meaning.
Organization

Underdeveloped

General lack of organization
(lack of paragraphing, topic sentences, transitions between ideas, etc.) creates significant confusion.
Developing

Ideas could flow more clearly due to problems with sequencing, topic sentences, or transitions.
Developed

Ideas generally flow logically with small exceptions.

Most paragraphs begin with clear topic sentences.

Well Developed

Ideas flow logically in the essay as a whole and within each paragraph.

Clear topic sentences capture main points of paragraphs.

Effective use of transitions as needed.
Language Use

Underdeveloped

Writing is frequently vague, imprecise, or otherwise unclear.

May be overly casual for academic writing.

Problems with language may hinder the reader's comprehension of ideas.
Developing

Writing sometimes vague, imprecise or otherwise unclear.

Tone may lack formality at times.

Language may not convey ideas as well as it could.
Developed

Writing is marked by clear phrasing and an appropriately formal tone.

Language generally well-chosen to convey ideas.
Well Developed

Writing is marked by clear, precise phrasing of ideas and appropriately formal in tone.

Highly readable with a notable sense of voice.
Conventions

Underdeveloped

Essay contains errors are significant enough to hinder comprehension.
Developing

Errors are frequent enough to slow down reading, though they don't
Developed

Essay contains a handful of conventional errors, but these don't hurt the overall impression of the essay much.
Well Developed

Essay contains virtually no errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
MLA Format & Citation

Underdeveloped

MLA format, internal citation, and/ or WC page may be lacking entirely.
Developing

MLA Format, internal citation, or WC page may include serious errors.
Developed

MLA format, internal citation, or WC page may contain minor errors.
Well Developed

MLA format, internal citation, and WC page are all correct.




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