The Most Dangerous Game ​
Essay Name___________________________ Date ______________ Period_______ For ​
The Most Dangerous Game ​
essay, on both the book and film versions, you will write on the following prompt: After reading the short story and watching the 1932 film adaptation, decide which medium, film or short story, presented ​
The Most Dangerous Game​
in the best way, and explain why. These essays will be graded based on your use of the MLA formatting that you have just learned. It will count as two test scores. Be sure to review the rubric carefully while completing your pre­writing, rough draft, and final draft. The pre­writing and rough draft will be worth 20% of the overall grade. Carefully proofread your rough draft. You will have time to type it in the computer labs, but spellcheck is not set up to check for MLA format nor will be able to identify every grammar mistake. That will be up to you to review and correct. The Most Dangerous Game ​
Essay Rubric Category
4
3
2
1
MLA
Formatting
The essay format
matches the given
MLA format
exactly. The
header and title.
The title of the
film/short story is
italicized. The text
is double spaced.
The essay format
mostly matches
the given MLA
format. One to two
errors are evident
in the formatting
of the paper by
MLA format.
The essay format
lacks many aspects
of the MLA
formatting
provided in class.
Three to five errors
are evident in the
formatting of the
essay.
The essay shows
minimal use of the
MLA formatting
standards. Six or
more errors in the
formatting are
evident in the
layout of the
essay.
Thesis
defense
Structure
The thesis is well
stated and
prevalent. The
thesis is defended
by the topic
sentences of the
body paragraphs.
Each topic
sentence is
supported by two
specific details
from the movie or
short story with
quotes
The thesis is
present and clear
in the opening
paragraph. The
topic sentences for
the body
paragraphs pertain
to the thesis, but
one to two specific
details and/or
quotes are missing
from the support
of the body
paragraph.
The thesis is
unclear or does
not thoroughly
state the point of
the essay. One to
two topic
sentences do not
apply to the thesis.
Three to four
specific details
and/or quotes are
missing from the
body paragraphs.
Grammar
and
Spelling
The essay has few
or no major
grammatical or
spelling mistakes
The essay has
several spelling
and/or grammar
mistakes
Many spelling/
grammar mistakes
and the topic is
unclear because of
them
The thesis does
not correlate to
the prompt or
there is no thesis
stated. The topic
sentences do not
serve to support
the thesis. There
are two or fewer
specific details
and/or quotes in
the body
paragraphs to
support the topic
sentences.
Understanding of
the essay topic is
hindered due to
grammar/spelling
mistakes
Essay Pre­writing
***For #2­4, write a topic sentence, and two concrete details to support it.*** #1. Thesis #2. Topic Sentence and Concrete Details #3. Topic Sentence and Concrete Details #4. Topic Sentence and Concrete Details #5 Closing Paragraph