Moran Lit & Comp

Romeo and Juliet

Write a paragraph in which you provide a clear response to one of the following
questions, while also exploring the opposite point of view.

1. Does Romeo feel genuine love for Rosaline in Act 1?

2. Is Lady Capulet a good mother to Juliet?
3. Is Capulet a good father to Juliet?
4. Is Prince Eschalus an effective leader?
5. Is Mercutio a good friend to Romeo?
6. Is Tybalt a hotheaded jerk?

Genre: Expository

Voice: Formal, academic—no contractions, no colloquialisms.

Format: Name, date, block should be in the upper left-hand corner. The question you
address should be centered, underlined, beneath your name, etc. Standard margins, 12-
point Times New Roman, 1.5 or double-spaced. This assignment sheet must be turned in
with your competed piece.

Skills focus: Quotation integration, pronoun reference, transitions, sentence structure

(including modifiers), PROOFREADING.

Due date: Friday, March 26

 Excellent Good Fair Needs
Improvement
Content Provides a clear Provides a clear Provides a vague Does not respond
response to the response to the or equivocal to the question
question. Takes question. Takes response to the and/or does not
into account the into account the question. Does not take into account
opposing point of opposing point of fully take into the opposing point
view. Uses at least view. account the of view. Uses one
three relevant Uses at least three opposing point of or zero quotations
quotations from quotations from view. and/or includes no
the text and the text and Uses two analysis.
analyzes these analyzes these quotations from
quotations, always quotations, always the text and/or
clearly explaining attempting to does not attempt to
how they relate to explain how they analyze all of the
the question. relate to the quotations, or
question. connect them to
the question.
Structure Uses transition Attempts to use Neglects to use A near-total lack of
words expertly to transition words to transition words to logic and/or
create a logical, create a logical, create a logical, cohesion. Sentence
coherent, cohesive coherent, cohesive coherent, cohesive order seems
paragraph. Every paragraph. Most paragraph. random and
sentence (except sentences follow Sentences seem to confused.
the first) follows logically and lack order and
logically and smoothly from the progression.
smoothly from the previous ones.
previous one.
Style Quotation Quotation There are more There are a lot of
integration, integration, than just a few errors, and these
pronoun reference, pronoun reference, errors, and/or the errors frequently
sentence structure sentence structure errors compromise compromise the
—all perfect. —all nearly meaning. Some writer’s meaning.
Writer has clearly perfect, and errors errors that careful Many careless
proofread. do not compromise proofreading could errors that
meaning. Writer have eliminated. proofreading could
has clearly have eliminated.
proofread.