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Critique Essay 
Film Analysis Essay
Students view the documentary "Bowling for Columbine" produced by Michael Moore while identifying, analyzing, and interpreting the techniques used in the film to achieve the director's purpose in creating a theme in the documentary.
Rubric Code: Y2W8B6C
By MickPat
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Documentary Critique
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Student has not achieved mastery of critique

1 pts

Fair

Student has some mastery of critique

2 pts

Good

Student has good mastery of critique

3 pts

Excellent

Student has excellent mastery of critique

4 pts

Introduction/Summary
4 pts

Poor

Student has not constructed a clear thesis or central argument.
Fair

Student has identified the central argument, but has not convinced the reader of the purpose.
Good

Student has identified central argument by giving a thesis with support.
Excellent

Student has clearly identified the central argument. Writer's purpose is clear to the reader.
Analysis of Strategies
4 pts

Poor

Student has not successfully identified the strategies employed by the director.
Fair

Student has identified some of the strategies employed by the director and alluded to examples of same.
Good

Student has identified several of the strategies employed by the director and has given some examples.
Excellent

Student has clearly identified several strategies employed by the director and has given clear examples for each.
Support
4 pts

Poor

Student is not aware of the film techniques employed in films and nor how these techniques emphasized a theme.
Fair

Student has some awareness of the film techniques employed in films and how these techniques emphasized a theme.
Good

Student has good awareness of the film techniques employed in films and how these techniques emphasized a theme.
Excellent

Student has excellent awareness of the film techniques employed in films and how these techniques emphasized a theme.
Organization /10
4 pts

Poor

Student has not mastered the art of organization in the essay. Ideas are not logically presented and fluency is an issue. Topic sentences are not clear - no transitions.
Fair

Student has a planned structure to the essay, hoewever, it issomewhat mechanical and lacks fluency. Needs better transition and topic sentence.
Good

Student has a good structure - Topic sentences introduce main ideas and transistions serve purpose of movement from one idea to the next.
Excellent

Student has an ecellent structure - Excellent fluency with creative topic sentences and meaningful transitions
Grammar, Usage and Mechanics /5
4 pts

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Student lacks style and mature prose for senior level writing. Proofread and correct spelling, punctuation and grammar errors.
Fair

Student demonstrates adequate style and mature prose. Some variation in sentence structure. Mostly free of grammatical/ usage/ mechanical errors
Good

Student demonstrates good style and mature prose. Good variation in sentence structure. Free of grammatical/ usage/ mechanical errors
Excellent

Student demonstrates excellent style and mature prose. Excellent variation in sentence structure and a firm grasp of appropriate grammatical/ usage/ mechanical errors



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  • Rhetorical Strategies- Film Techniques - Central Argument

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