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EDGAR ALLAN POE

The Raven and the Heart Unit
Informative Essay

Now that you are familiar with Poes genres, literary devices, themes, and other significant factors that made his works wonderful, it is time for you to
prove that you understand the material. Make sure that when you are writing your essay that you use any notes or sources necessary to help you. You will need to
access a copy of the short story or poem; this means that you will need to use appropriate in-text citations (MLA) and text evidence to back up your explanations
and findings. The website, prompts, and rubric are found below. Read carefully to make sure that your essay follows the requirements of the rubric.

Prompt 1: How do literary techniques in Edgar Allan Poes The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart affect the storys meaning and effectiveness?

Directions: You may either (1) choose one story of Poes work to focus on or (2) create a compare and contrast essay between both works. Your essay must be
written in five paragraphs, which includes the introduction, three main body paragraphs, and conclusion. Make sure to specifically state your thesis, main points,
and text evidence that include appropriate in-text citations that back your findings. Use the space below for any brainstorming, Venn diagrams, or other useful
tools to help you gather your evidence and thoughts. You must turn in your essay in Times New Roman and in 12 pt. font. Good luck!

The Raven: https://poestories.com/read/raven MLA format: in-text citation by line numbers

The Tell-Tale Heart: https://poestories.com/read/telltaleheart MLA format: in-text citation by paragraph numbers
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SCORE 5 4 3 2 1 TEACHER
COMMENTS
INTRODUCTION (5 Topic sentence Topic sentence Topic sentence Topic sentence Topic sentence is
sentences) appropriately appropriately appropriately introduces the essay unclear or not
introduces the essay. introduces the essay. introduces the essay. but is somewhat provided. Main points
Three distinctive main Three distinctive main Two distinctive main unclear. Two or less are not clear. Thesis is
points illustrate the points illustrate the points illustrate the distinctive main points not clear.
literary devices and literary devices and literary devices and illustrate the literary
explanations used to explanations used to explanations used to devices and
reinforce thesis reinforce thesis reinforce thesis explanations used to
statement. Thesis statement. Thesis statement. Thesis reinforce thesis
statement is written statement is somewhat statement is somewhat statement. Thesis
clearly and provides a clear and provides a clear and provides a statement is somewhat
suitable argument that suitable argument that suitable argument that clear.
corresponds to prompt. corresponds to prompt. corresponds to prompt.
BODY Topic sentence is Topic sentence is Topic sentence is Topic sentence is Topic sentence is
PARAGRAPH 1 (5 paraphrased somewhat paraphrased somewhat paraphrased somewhat paraphrased unclear and in no
sentences) appropriately from appropriately from the appropriately from the appropriately from the relation to Main Point
Introduction Main Introduction Main Introduction Main Introduction Main 1 in the introduction.
Point 1. At least two Point 1. At least two Point 1. At least two or Point 1. At least one Literary devices, text
literary devices, text literary devices, text less literary devices, literary device, text evidence, and
evidence, and evidence, and text evidence, and evidence, and explanation are not
explanations are clear explanations are clear explanations are clear explanation are clear present. Concluding
and included. and included. and included. and included. sentence is unclear.
Concluding statement Concluding statement Concluding statement Concluding statement
is appropriately is somewhat is somewhat is somewhat
paraphrased, which appropriately appropriately appropriately
includes the topic paraphrased, which paraphrased, which paraphrased, which
sentence of the body includes the topic includes the topic includes the topic
paragraph and thesis sentence of the body sentence of the body sentence of the body
statement. paragraph and thesis paragraph and thesis paragraph and thesis
statement. statement. statement.
BODY Topic sentence is Topic sentence is Topic sentence is Topic sentence is Topic sentence is
PARAGRAPH 2 (5 paraphrased somewhat paraphrased somewhat paraphrased somewhat paraphrased unclear and in no
sentences) appropriately from appropriately from the appropriately from the appropriately from the relation to Main Point
Introduction Main Introduction Main Introduction Main Introduction Main 2 in the introduction.
Point 2. At least two Point 2. At least two Point 2. At least two or Point 2. At least one Literary devices, text
literary devices, text literary devices, text less literary devices, literary device, text evidence, and
evidence, and evidence, and text evidence, and evidence, and explanation are not
explanations are clear explanations are clear explanations are clear explanation are clear present. Concluding
and included. and included. and included. and included. sentence is unclear.
Concluding statement Concluding statement Concluding statement Concluding statement
is appropriately is somewhat is somewhat is somewhat
paraphrased, which appropriately appropriately appropriately
includes the topic paraphrased, which paraphrased, which paraphrased, which
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sentence of the body includes the topic includes the topic includes the topic
paragraph and thesis sentence of the body sentence of the body sentence of the body
statement. paragraph and thesis paragraph and thesis paragraph and thesis
statement. statement. statement.
BODY Topic sentence is Topic sentence is Topic sentence is Topic sentence is Topic sentence is
PARAGRAPH 3 (5 paraphrased somewhat paraphrased somewhat paraphrased somewhat paraphrased unclear and in no
sentences) appropriately from appropriately from the appropriately from the appropriately from the relation to Main Point
Introduction Main Introduction Main Introduction Main Introduction Main 3 in the introduction.
Point 3. At least two Point 3. At least two Point 3. At least two or Point 3. At least one Literary devices, text
literary devices, text literary devices, text less literary devices, literary device, text evidence, and
evidence, and evidence, and text evidence, and evidence, and explanation are not
explanations are clear explanations are clear explanations are clear explanation are clear present. Concluding
and included. and included. and included. and included. sentence is unclear.
Concluding statement Concluding statement Concluding statement Concluding statement
is appropriately is somewhat is somewhat is somewhat
paraphrased, which appropriately appropriately appropriately
includes the topic paraphrased, which paraphrased, which paraphrased, which
sentence of the body includes the topic includes the topic includes the topic
paragraph and thesis sentence of the body sentence of the body sentence of the body
statement. paragraph and thesis paragraph and thesis paragraph and thesis
statement. statement. statement.
CONCLUSION (5 Concluding topic Concluding topic Concluding topic Concluding topic Missing or unclear
sentences) sentence provides a sentence provides a sentence provides a sentence provides a topic sentence.
paraphrased, clear, and paraphrased, clear, and somewhat paraphrased somewhat paraphrased Missing or unclear
concise combination of concise combination of combination of the combination of the reiteration of main
the introduction topic the introduction topic introduction topic introduction topic points. Missing or
sentence and thesis. sentence and thesis. sentence and thesis. sentence and thesis. At unclear concluding
Main points are Main points are Some main points are least one main point is sentence.
reiterated and clear. somewhat reiterated reiterated and clear. reiterated and clear.
Concluding sentence is and clear. Concluding Concluding sentence is Concluding sentence is
clear and concise. sentence is somewhat somewhat clear and somewhat clear and
clear and concise. concise. concise.
SPELLING, Sentences are written Sentences are written Some sentences are A few sentences are Very few sentences are
GRAMMAR, WORD in complete form. In- in complete form. written in complete written in complete written in complete
USAGE text citations are Some in-text citations form. Some in-text form. There are form. There are many
included and MLA are included and MLA citations are included missing in-text missing in-text
appropriate. Grammar appropriate. Grammar and MLA appropriate. citations. Grammar citations. Grammar
and word usage is and word usage is Grammar and word and word usage is and word usage are
unique and accurately unique and accurately usage is somewhat somewhat unique and limited and
used. used. unique and accurately accurately used. inaccurately used.
used.
TOTAL SCORE: 30