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Content
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Your essay doesn't really explore the theme of resilience in the books or characters we read this year.
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Your essay begins to explore the theme of resilience through some of the works that we read this year so far and you make judgments about some of the characters in those works. You may also explore a real life example of a resilient person.
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Your essay explores the theme of resilience through at least 4 works that we read this year so far and you make judgments about at least one character in each of those works. You may also explore a real life example of a resilient person.
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Your essay deeply and thoroughly explores the theme of resilience through at least 4 works that we read this year so far and you make judgments about at least one character in each of those works. You may also explore a real life example of a resilient person.
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Evidence
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You do not include any solid evidence to support your ideas and you do not format correctly.
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You do not include enough evidence to support your judgment of the characters and you do not include enough passages from the texts to illustrate your points. You do not really set the passages up or explain how they connect to your ideas. You format these passages incorrectly.
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You support your judgment of the characters with evidence from the texts and you include passages from the texts to illustrate your points. You set the passages up and explain how they connect to your ideas. You format these passages correctly according to standard conventions.
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You very thoroughly support your judgment of the characters with clear evidence from the texts and you include well-chosen passages from the texts to illustrate your points. You set the passages up well and explain how they connect to your ideas. You format these passages correctly according to standard conventions.
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Mechanics
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Your essay contains a great many mistakes in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and/or usage and it is very difficult to understand.
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Your essay contains several to many mistakes in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and/or usage, and these mistakes interfere with the reader's ability to understand.
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Your essay contains a few mistakes in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and/or usage, but these mistakes do not really interfere with the reader's ability to understand.
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Your essay shows a strong command of standard English and there are almost no errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, or usage.
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