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Name: Class: WRITING

Grapes of WrathParagraph

Directions: Consider the prompt below.Write a full body paragraph (Thesis & blueprint in your topicsentence, textual evidence, analysis, and 1-2 concluding sentences) due Day 2, week of March 25. You donot need to use quotes unless you want to, but you do need to reference SPECIFIC EVENTS and/or ideasfrom the book and whatweve watched of the Joad story in class.

PROMPT: Along the highway from Oklahoma to California, the Joads encounter truck drivers, gas stationattendants, junk yard workers, proprietors, other travelers, etc. Choose one encounter. Describe it briefly.How does this person/these people respond to the Joad family? What does this response say aboutpeople/human nature? What is Steinbeck trying to say in his book? Be sure to write a good SO WHAT? inyour intro.

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Clarity &Originality of

Thought

Paragraph chooses

significant thesis relatedto class material anddiscussions; choosescompelling events

and/or ideas from bookand/or movie,

demonstrates depth ofthought, originality, andsignificance of thesis toclass ideas and themes.

Paragraph choosesadequate thesis related to

class material anddiscussions; chooses

adequate events and/orideas from book and/or

movie, demonstratesdepth of thought,

originality, andsignificance of thesis to

class ideas and themes insome places.

Paragraph choosesthesis, but may makeloose connection to

class material anddiscussions; chooses

inadequate eventsand/or ideas from

book and/or movie,may not demonstrate

enough depth ofthought, originality,and significance of

thesis to class ideas andthemes in some places.

Paragraph shows littleconnection to class

material and

discussions; choosesno specific eventsand/or ideas from

book and/or movie,may not be rational

and does notdemonstrate enough

depth of thought,originality, and

significance of thesisto class ideas and

themes in some places.

Components ofthe Mini-Essay

Paragraph includescompelling thesis with

compelling so what?,ample commentary that

builds an overallargument to support thethesis & connect to so

what?, and 1-2concluding sentences.

Paragraph includes thesis

with adequate so what?,adequate commentarythat builds an overall

argument to support thethesis & connect to so

what?, and 1-2concluding sentences.

Paragraph includes

thesis with inadequateso what?, commentarythat may need to makestronger connection tothe thesis & so what?,

and 1 concludingsentence.

Paragraph may bemissing one or more

of the following:thesis, so what?,

commentary that mayneed to make stronger

connection to thethesis & so what?, andconcluding sentences.

Mechanics

Few to no errors informal grammar, spelling,

punctuation, andcapitalization.

Some errors in formalgrammar, spelling,

punctuation, and/orcapitalization. Errors are

not distracting to thereader.

A number of errors informal grammar,

spelling, punctuation,and/or capitalization.

Errors may bedistracting to the

reader at times.

A number of errors informal grammar,

spelling, punctuation,and/or capitalization.Errors are typicallydistracting to the

reader.

Score: _________ / 12 points