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Sample 7 Scores: 4/2/4

From the very beginning of this passage, we can see that author, Dana Gioia,

has a concern with literary knowledge declining; even the title shows his

concern. Gioia uses evidence, reasoning, and diction to persuade us to agree

with him on three points, that literary knowledge is declining, that literary

knowledge is very important, and that consequences shall ensue if nothing is

done about our apathy towards literature.

Gioia cites the 2002 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts on the fact

that “arts participation by Americans has declined for eight of the nine major

forms that are measured.” One percentage Gioia noted as particularly staggering

was the decline in reading literature. Not only that, but Gioia also brings up

that the Arts Endowment issued the reading portion of the survey as a seperate

report. Since Gioia is mainly using facts in this key point, and not opinions,

evidence is used instead of reasoning, however, he did use distinct diction.

Stating that the findings in the study are not only ‘severe’, but also

‘worrisome’. Adjectives like this add more weight to his words.

Gioia’s next key point is just how important literature is. Gioia states that

“the significance of reading has become a persistent them in the new business

world,” and also cites multiple quotes buy Wired Magazine explaining how people

with literary knowledge are better suited for the business world. That leaders

seek “the ability to create artistic and emotional beauty” is more important

than “linear, logical, and analytic talents”. Gioia even puts in a worker’s

perspective from the 2001 National Association of Manufacturers poll. Evidence

showed reading was the 2nd highest deficiency amongst workers, and that “38

percent of employers complained that local schools inadequately taught reading

comprehension”. For reasoning, Gioia purposely used evidence that is very

relative to the common man or woman, especially relative to younger Americans by

saying “That individuals at a time of crucial intellectual and emotional

development bypass the joys and challenges.” (notice how joys and challenges is

said to further praise literature, and persuade the reader)...“of literature is

a troubling trend,” again using diction to further persuade readers.

As a closing point, Gioia touches on the consequences of illiteracy. “The

decline of literary reading foreshadows serious long term social and economic

problems” That is Gioia’s main point on these consequences, and uses evidence in

the previous paragraph to support it. Gioia mentions the surprising finding in

“Reading at Risk” that literary readers are markedly more civically engaged than

nonreaders. In his final paragraph, Gioia states that as we lose our literary

intelligence “our nation becomes less informed, active, and independent minded”,

and that these qualities we as a nation “cannot afford to lose.” These bold

statements hammer in to the reader just how significant literature really is, in

many different aspects of our life.

This persuasive passage used enough evidence, reasoning, and careful diction

to not only make readers take a stance on literacy, but also provoke readers to

take action on what he seemingly considers an epidemic that is truly detrimental

to the nation.

This paper scored a 4/2/4.

Reading—4: This response demonstrates thorough comprehension of the source

text. The writer briefly summarizes the main idea of Gioia’s passage (the

author’s concern with literary knowledge declining) and includes an abundance of

important details from the text through a mixture of appropriate quotations and

paraphrases. Moreover, the writer exhibits an understanding of how details

relate to Gioia’s main idea and how this interrelation creates meaning for the

reader. For example, the writer points out how Gioia establishes that “the

significance of reading has become a persistent them[e] in the new business

world” by the author’s use of multiple quotes buy Wired Magazine. The writer

then connects that information to a 2001 poll cited in the next paragraph of

Gioia’s text (Gioia even puts in a worker’s perspective from the 2001 National

Association of Manufacturers poll). The writer, then, shows understanding of how

different details in Gioia’s text contribute to an understanding of the whole.

The response is also free of errors of fact or interpretation. Overall, this

response demonstrates advanced reading comprehension.

Analysis—2: The writer demonstrates a limited understanding of the analytical

task and offers only an incomplete analysis of how Gioia builds his argument.

The writer does identify some important rhetorical elements of Gioia’s text

(evidence, reasoning, and diction) and attempts to describe how these elements

function in the source text. However, these moments of analysis, all of which

focus on Gioia’s use of diction, never move past assertions. For example, in the

first body paragraph the writer identifies Gioia’s use of distinct diction

(Stating that the findings in the study are not only “severe” but also

“worrisome”) and then asserts that adjectives like this add more weight to his

words. This pattern of assertion-based analysis continues throughout the

response (These bold statements hammer in to the reader just how significant

literature really is, in many different aspects of our life). Both of these

examples illustrate some limited understanding of the analytical task. However,

the writer never attempts to explain, for example, how or why these adjectives

or statements persuade the reader or what effect Gioia’s diction has on his

audience. For this reason, this paper demonstrates only partially successful

analysis.

Writing—4: The writer demonstrates highly effective use and command of

language in this cohesive essay. The introductory paragraph includes a precise

central claim that lays out the rather complex structure of the response (Gioia

uses evidence, reasoning, and diction to persuade us to agree with him on three

points, that literary knowledge is declining, that literary knowledge is very

important, and that consequences shall ensue if nothing is done about our apathy

towards literature). The writer then constructs a tightly controlled response

that demonstrates a deliberate and highly effective progression of ideas, both

within paragraphs and throughout the response as a whole. For example, the

second body paragraph (focused on Gioia’s claim that literary knowledge is

declining) follows the three-pronged approach, set forth in the opening

paragraph, of examining Gioia’s use of evidence, reasoning, and diction. Each

paragraph stays on-topic while covering each of the three rhetorical elements of

Gioia’s argument. The writer uses precise word choice (particularly staggering,

consequences shall ensue, an epidemic that is truly detrimental to the nation)

and a wide variety in sophisticated sentence structures. This response

demonstrates a strong command of written English and is virtually free of

errors. Overall, this response demonstrates advanced writing.