Ethos and Pathos Essay Grade Sheet    	Name______________________________         

Does the introduction mention the author and title of the text summarized and give a brief summary of the chapter?
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No			Somewhat				Fully		

Is the thesis clear, specific, and focused?  Does it assess the use of ethos and pathos in the chapter?
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Does the essay accurately represent the ideas in the chapter without misunderstandings?
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Does each paragraph have a clear focus?
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Yes: body paragraphs__________
No: body paragraphs___________

Does each body paragraph have sufficient quotations, paraphrases, or specific examples to prove its point?
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Does the essay introduce quotations and paraphrases and provide enough explanation to make the relevance of each quotation or paraphrase clear without unnecessary repetition? (PIE)
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Does the conclusion assess the effectiveness of Kingsolver's use of ethos and pathos and tie together the ideas of the essay?
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Does the essay use a variety of well-chosen signal phrases and transition words to guide us through the author’s argument and show the relationships between ideas?
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Does the summary use MLA in-text citation format when quoting?
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Is the essay at least four full body paragraphs and 3 ½ pages long?
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Content grade:________

Grammar grade:________

Overall grade:__________
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