Life of Pi Character Arc Essay

Name _____________________________ Honors World Literature BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND: USE THIS RUBRIC TO HELP YOU WRITE YOUR ESSAY.

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Identifies the specific and most important ways in which Pi “grows and matures” as an individual Thesis and/or topic sentences point the reader in a clear direction

CONTENT • Includes specific examples (events, moments, interactions) from the novel that demonstrate the ways in which Pi has grown • Describes why such examples are significant, making connections among examples, events, and characters • The best examples are chosen to support ideas ORGANIZATION • Ideas are presented in a deliberate and thoughtful manner • Similar ideas are grouped accordingly • Transitions used to connect ideas

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STYLE • • • •

Interesting and appropriate word choice used; vague or generic language avoided (very, really, good, bad) Mix of simple and complex sentences throughout; wordiness or repetition avoided Words/sentences/phrases structured to clarify and emphasize important ideas Only 3rd person point-of-view used

MECHANICS • No distracting grammatical or mechanical errors (for example, punctuation of titles, MLA heading)

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