I deserve a B

ü Content

o My content on my definition was grouped in sections

§ The definition of social class

§ What is fashion

§ Who started the trend

§ What is a ruff

§ What is a corset

§ What is ruche

o My argument on Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography showed supporting statements such as

§ How young people can relate to his experiences

§ The importance of writing guidelines

§ The importance of basic values

ü Clarity

o Clearly stated the claim in an argument

§ Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography should be required reading for high school students.

o Clearly stated the claim in the definition

§ Women’s fashions were measured by how expensive they were, types of accessories, what they were made out of and how fancy they looked such as the embroidery.

ü Integrity

o Sited quotations: numerous quotations.

§ Included volumes: Volumes 1, 2, 5 and 18

§ Included pages: yes

o Used several references

§ Encyclopedias:

· Reader’s Digest Illustrated Encyclopedia Dictionary

· Encyclopedia of Sociology Second Edition Volume 5

· World Book Encyclopedia Volume 18

§ Text books:

· Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography

· Good Reasons

· The Ready Reference Handbook

§ Library books:

· A Visual History of Costume The Sixteenth Century

· Two Centuries of French Fashion

· The Folk Costume Book

· Five Centuries of American Costume

· Early American Dress

§ Dictionary

· Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

ü Style

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o Grammar

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