You should be just about done with your literary analysis essay on The Diary of a Young Girl. Before submitting your essay, though, you'll need to make sure it includes all of the key components and that if fulfills the requirements of the assignment.
Reread the actual assignment below.
Write an essay that (1) explains your interpretation of a passage or set of passages from The Diary of a Young Girl and (2) explains why your interpretation is valid and reasonable.
Turn it in!
Read your rough draft and revise it, if necessary, to make sure it does what is required by the assignment. (Also add anything you were not able to check on the checklist from the previous page.) Finally, submit your rough draft to your teacher. The rubric below will be used to evaluate your draft.
| Superior 5 points |
Average 3 points |
Poor 1 points |
|---|---|---|
| Claim Statement | ||
| Your thesis statement very clearly states your interpretation of an event or passage. It is brief and concise; it focuses on the purpose, theme, or meaning of the novel; and it sets up what your essay will need to explain and support. | Your thesis statement states your opinion about what the novel means, but it lacks clarity or does not properly set up what your essay will explain. | You include a thesis statement, but it is not clear what you think about the novel, and you do not describe the novel's purpose, meaning, or theme. |
| Textual Evidence | ||
| Your essay presents evidence that is relevant to your claim, accurately described or quoted, and supportive of your interpretation of the novel's theme or meaning. | Your essay presents evidence that is relevant to your claim, but it is not always accurately described or quoted or clearly supportive of your interpretation of the novel's theme or meaning. | Your essay presents little or no evidence that is relevant, accurate, or supportive. |
| Reasons | ||
| Your reasons for seeing the novel as you do are clearly explained and well supported by the evidence you provide. | Your reasons for seeing the novel as you do are clearly explained and somewhat supported by the evidence you provide. However, those connections should be clearer. | Your reasons for seeing the novel as you do are not clearly explained, or they aren't well supported by the evidence you provide. |
| Counterargument | ||
| You introduce, describe, and include a rebuttal statement for at least one counterclaim in a very clear and compelling way that makes your essay stronger. | You introduce and describe a counterclaim, but do not include a clear rebuttal. | Your essay is missing a strong counterargument, or your counterargument is not directly and clearly connected to your thesis statement. |
