Writing Rubric for TKAM
_____ 1. Your essay conforms to a Stage
12 organization scheme: 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 4
4 2 3 3 3 4 4 2 3 3 3 4 4.
_____ 2. Your 3rd and 4th power
sentences contain specific examples from
the novel to support your main
points.
_____ 3. Your essay contains at least
three different sentence variations; be
sure to label each variation.
_____ 4. Your write your essay in
active voice.
_____ 5. Your essay employs strong and
interesting verbs, limiting "be" verb
usage to no more than 7; the "be" verbs
include am, is, are, was, were, be,
been, being.
_____ 6. Because this is formal,
academic writing, you omit all personal
pronouns referring to yourself: I, me,
my, mine. Also do not refer to your
reader as "you."
_____ 7. To add style to your writing,
you use two similes and/or
metaphors.
_____ 8. You spell all words
correctly.
_____ 9. You puncuate all sentences
correctly.
_____ 10. Your paper is written neatly
in blue or black ink with one inch
margins all around. You indent each
paragraph.
1st
Power Paragraph
0 Power Sentence #1--This
sentence
combined with the next 0 power contains
information to catch your reader's
attention. These sentences give the
reader a clue as to what your paper will
present. Your 0 Power sentences can
include a quote, a definition, or an
anecdote either from real life or from
the novel.
0 Power Sentence #2--This sentence
continues the quote, anecdote, or
definition from your first 0 Power
above.
__1st Power Sentence--This contains your
thesis statement; it summarizes the
three main points you will put in your
three 2nd Power sentences
below.
2nd Power
Paragraph
___2nd Power
Sentence #1--This contains
your 1st main
point.
____3rd Power #1--Provides a specific
example from the novel to support 2nd
Power Sentence #1
above.
____3rd Power #2--Provides a specific
example from the novel to support 2nd
Power Sentence
#1.
3rd Power
Paragraph
This paragraph takes some idea presented
in the above paragraph and talks about
it in more detail. To make a smooth
transition from the above paragraph,
take a word or words from the last
sentence in the above paragraph and
repeat them in the first sentence of
this paragraph.
____3rd Power Sentence #3--This sentence
includes a keyword or words from the
above sentence and talks about it in
more
detail.
_____4th Power Sentence # 1--This
sentence provides further details to
support 3rd Power Sentence #3
above.
__
___4th Power Sentence #2--This sentence
provides further details to support 3rd
Power Sentence #3
above.
2nd Power Paragraph
#2
___2nd Power Sentence
#2--This contains
your 2nd main
point.
____3rd Power #1--Provides a specific
example from the novel to support 2nd
Power Sentence #2
above.
____3rd Power #2--Provides a specific
example from the novel to support 2nd
Power Sentence
#2.
3rd Power Paragraph
#2
This paragraph takes some idea presented
in the above paragraph and talks about
it in more detail. To make a smooth
transition from the above paragraph,
take a word or words from the last
sentence in the above paragraph and
repeat them in the first sentence of
this paragraph.
____3rd Power Sentence #3--This sentence
includes a keyword or words from the
above sentence and talks about it in
more
detail.
_____4th Power Sentence # 1--This
sentence provides further details to
support 3rd Power Sentence #3
above.
__
___4th Power Sentence #2--This sentence
provides further details to support 3rd
Power Sentence #3
above.
2nd Power Paragraph
#3
___2nd Power Sentence
#3--This contains
your 3rd main
point.
____3rd Power #1--Provides a specific
example from the novel to support 2nd
Power Sentence #3
above.
____3rd Power #2--Provides a specific
example from the novel to support 2nd
Power Sentence
#3.
3rd Power Paragraph
#3
This paragraph takes some idea presented
in the above paragraph and talks about
it in more detail. To make a smooth
transition from the above paragraph,
take a word or words from the last
sentence in the above paragraph and
repeat them in the first sentence of
this paragraph.
____3rd Power Sentence #3--This sentence
includes a keyword or words from the
above sentence and talks about it in
more
detail.
_____4th Power Sentence # 1--This
sentence provides further details to
support 3rd Power Sentence #3
above.
__
___4th Power Sentence #2--This sentence
provides further details to support 3rd
Power Sentence #3
above.
.
