Writing essay

ENG 122 Identifying Your Thesis Statement Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: Let’s work on identifying the thesis statement in your work. In Summative Assessment Part Two Milestone One, you created a first draft of your critical
analysis essay by answering a series of questions in a Microsoft Word document. At this point, your preliminary thesis may not be at the end of the introductory
paragraph, or it may not be as concise as it will be in the final draft. In this “hide-and-seek” exercise, you will find your hidden thesis statement. And when you
are finished, you will have a workable thesis that will help you complete the reverse outline later in this module.

Prompt: Review the first draft of your critical analysis essay and identify your main claim. The main claim should summarize your reaction to your selected
reading and your supporting points. Remember that a strong thesis statement should contain a main claim and three supporting points to back up the main
claim. (Feel free to return to the 6-1 reading to review the material on thesis statements.) Use the framework below for help constructing your thesis statement.

Main Claim Key Points

The article’s main claim of ____ is ____ because ____, ____, and ____.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Save your work in a Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Then,
check your writing for errors. Once you have proofread your document, submit it via the Assignment: Identify Your Thesis Statement link in Brightspace.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Main Claim Identifies claim that relates to
selected work

Identifies claim, but relation to
selected work is vague

Does not identify claim

40

Supporting Key Points Identifies three relevant key
points in support of claim

Identifies three key points, but
they do not support the claim

Does not identify three key
points

40

Articulation of
Response

Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact readability
and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas

20

Total 100%