GRADING GUIDE – LITERACY NARRATIVE ESSAY

GRADING GUIDE – CLOSE-READING/TEXTUAL ANALYSIS ESSAY. Content: Focusing Idea (aka: Thesis Statement) _____ A: Important, precisely stated, insightful claim about the text serves as a central idea of the essay. It is clear that the writer has discovered an arguable and interesting understanding of the way the text works. Structure, evidence, and discussion all contribute to developing this ... ................
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