For the first essay, each student is required to write a movie review. The movie needs to pertain to topics covered in the textbook. The move is Lincoln. The movie reviews should briefly summarize the film (one-page maximum), relate to three concepts within the textbook, and assign a number of “popcorn bowls” out of five bowls (indicating how strongly the student would recommend the film). The concepts that connect to the textbook should be bold and with the page numbers presented in parenthesis. Papers should be typed, double spaced, 1-2 pages long, one-inch margins, and in 12-point Times New Roman font. Spelling, grammar, formatting, and punctuation will all be factored into the paper’s grade. 

 

MOVIE REVIEW

EVALUATION RUBRIC

Criteria SCORE COMMENTS

Fundamentals. The paper has a title, name,

film is political, typed, turned in on time,

meets page limit, and is neatly finished.

 

Thesis Statement. Paper has a clear and

concise thesis statement. Further, it is one

sentence and thought provoking.

 

Introduction. The introduction is engaging

and states the main topic and previews the

structure of the paper

 

Topic Focus. The topic is focused narrowly

enough for the scope of this assignment. The

paper also stays on topic.

 

Body. Each paragraph has thoughtful

supporting detail sentences that develop the

main idea

 

Organization. Writer demonstrates logical

and subtle sequencing of ideas through well-

developed paragraphs; transition are used to

enhance organization.

 

Textbook. The student relates the film to 3

concepts in the textbook. The concepts are

bolded and followed by the page number in

parenthesis.

 

Evaluation. Does the student include a

section whether they recommend the film

(i.e., five popcorn bowls) or they do not

recommend the film (i.e., zero popcorn

bowls).

 

Conclusion. The conclusion is engaging and

restates the thesis.

 

Mechanics. No errors in punctuation,

capitalization, and spelling. Also, no errors

sentence structure and word usage.

 

 

Scoring:

1 Poor, many requirements not met 2 Fair, some requirements met 3 Good, meets most or all expectations 4 Outstanding, exceeds expectations