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1. Good Afternoon! • NVC • Thermopylae Paper Review Activity • Return Thermopylae Papers Essential Question: How do we improve our argumentative writing? Homework: Revise Thermopylae paper

2. Persuasive Paragraphs Debrief

3. Directions • Read and evaluate each paper using the rubric • FOR EACH PAPER write • 2 things you think are good • 2 things you think could be improved • Score it (Advanced, Proficient, Basic)and write TWO sentences explaining why

4. Advanced • Thesis: Clearly answers ALL aspects of the prompt in a clear and specific way • Evidence • Pulls evidence from AT LEAST TWO documents (Primary and Secondary) • Addresses the source • Evidence strongly supports argument and main idea of the paragraph • Analysis • Analysis fully explains the evidence • Analysis gives specific reasons how the evidence proves the argument Proficient • Thesis: Answers ALL aspects of the prompt, but might be short and not specific • Evidence • Pulls Evidence from AT LEAST TWO documents (Primary and Secondary) • Evidence is short and the source is not fully addressed • Evidence supports argument, but not the best evidence • Analysis • Analysis explains the evidence, but is short, unspecific, or simply repeats what the evidence says Basic • Thesis: Restates the question and does not make an argument • Evidence: Evidence is not from the documents, is inaccurate, or does not support the argument • Analysis: Little or no explanation of the evidence.