Sometimes good people have trouble.

In the Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Ricky a

13 year old teeneger(The main character of the movie) sometimes has to do bad things

to survive. The movie Hunt for the wilderpeople has three positive life lessons for Junior

High students such as sometimes the easiest choice isn't the easiest choices, your

family isn't always who you're related to,and sometimes good people do bad things.

Sometimes good people do bad things.In the movie Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Rickey and his uncle Hector (Hector isn't his real uncle) had to steal food to survive in

the wild,They were living in wild because the government considered Hector unable to

taker of himself and the government wanted Ricky to live in a foster home so Rickey

and Hector were hiding in the wild.So steling food is wrong but Rickey and Hector

needed food to survive;but they are not bad people. Another example is that Rickey

committed some crimes before he met Hector but that does not make him a bad person

it just means that Rickey needed to commit does crimes to survive. Also Ricky and

Hector took care of each other and they just wanted to survive. So as you can see

sometimes good people do bad things and the decision that they make are not always

the easiest.

In addition Sometimes the best choices are not always the easiest choices. For

example in the movie Hunt for the Wilderpeople Hector had to shot his own dog

because a boar had severely hurt Hectors dog, so Hector had to kill his dog so he

would not suffer so this example should that best choices are not always the easiest

choices. Another example that Sometimes the best choices are not always the easiest

choices is when Ricky had to lie to Hector(On the very beginning of the stories when
they were not friends) so Ricky could run away from the foster home and from Hector.

So as you can see the best choices are not always the easiest choices and sometimes

those can involve family or friends.

So family are not always who you are related to. For example in the movie Hunt

for the Wilderpeople Ricky isn't related to Bella and Hector but he still considers tham

as family because they are the ones who take care of him,give him food ,teach him new

things so those are the reasons why Ricky consider Bella and Hector as family.Another

example that family are not always who you are related to is the fact that Ricky consider

Tupac(His dog) family because Tupac is always with Ricky what ever place he goes. So

family can be considered family for many different reasons.

So as you can see Ricky had trouble and he still was a good person,this movie

teaches that sometimes good people do bad things,sometimes the best choice isn't the

easiest choice and your family isn't always who you're related to. So that's why the

movie Hunt for the wilderpeople has three positive life lessons for Junior High students .

Rubric rating submitted on: 2/26/2017, 4:46:00 PM by wagner.jill@iowacityschools.org

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Introduction The essay begins The essay begins The essay begins The essay simply
Paragraph with a strong with an with an begins with only a
Your score: 3 introduction introduction introduction thesis statement
paragraph and paragraph that paragraph but is and not a fully
contains the contains the missing either the developed
following parts: required elements: attention-grabber introduction
attention-grabber, attention-grabber, or the bridge paragraph OR the
bridge, and thesis bridge, and thesis and/or the introduction
statement. The statement. attention-grabber paragraph is
thesis statement However, the is clich or the missing entirely.
appears as the attention-grabber transition does not
last sentence of may not be as actually lead into
 the introduction. effective and/or the thesis
the transition may statement. The
not be as smooth. introduction
The thesis paragraph
statement appears contains a thesis
as the last statement that is
sentence of the located at the end
introduction. of the introduction
paragraph.

Thesis Thesis contains a Thesis contains an Thesis contains a Thesis is missing

Your score: 4 strong arguable arguable claim/interpretatio or thesis
claim/interpretatio claim/interpretatio n that cannot be statement does
n with 3 pieces of n supported by effectively argued not correspond to
evidence logical reasoning. because it is not assignments
supported by 3 pieces of thematic and/or is purpose (might be
thorough and evidence are illogical. Specific informative
logical reasoning. included but may evidence also may instead of
be more vague be missing from argumentative).
and nonspecific to the thesis
the piece of statement.
literature.

Supporting Details All supporting Supporting details One supporting Supporting details
(x2) details are logical are mostly logical detail may be may not be
Your score: 4 and connect to the but might exhibit missing and/or present or logical.
thesis . weak connectors may contain a
Supporting details to the thesis . direct quotation or Supporting details
are broad enough Supporting details specific evidence may be random or
to effectively summarize the that should appear off topic.
summarize the content of the in the body
content of the body paragraphs paragraph.
body paragraphs and do not contain Supporting details
and do not contain specific evidence. may not connect
specific evidence. to the thesis
statement or
effectively
summarize the
paragraph.

Transitions/Transit Transition Transition One transition Transition

ion Sentences sentences sentences sentence may be sentences may
Your score: 4 effectively summarize the missing and/or not present a
summarize the paragraph and transition logical conclusion
paragraph and rephrase the topic sentences do not for the
rephrase the topic sentence. They effectively paragraphs.
sentence. They also offer a rephrase the topic
also offer a preview of the sentence. They do Transitions/Transit
preview of the next supporting not preview the ion sentences are
 next supporting detail. next supporting missing or off-
detail. detail. topic and random.
Transitions within
Transitions within the paragraph link Some transitions
the paragraph ideas. apparent/may not
effectively link be logical choice
ideas.

Evidence Textual evidence Textual evidence Textual evidence Textual evidence

(x2) logically and logically supports does not support is sparse, absent,
Your score: 4 effectively thesis and thesis and/or or unrelated to
supports the supporting details. supporting details thesis and/or
thesis and Each body in placesmay supporting details.
supporting details. paragraph appear random in
Each body contains places. Some
paragraph approximately 2 body paragraphs
contains pieces of may not contain
approximately 2 evidence, but the 2 required
pieces of strong evidence may be pieces of evidence
evidence in presented out of
chronological chronological
order within each order within each
paragraph. paragraph.

Analysis/ Body paragraphs Body paragraphs The writer has Body paragraphs
Commentary contain effective contain included plot lack analysis and
(x2) explanation of explanation of summary in some contain mostly plot
Your score: 2 evidence in your evidence in your places instead of summary.
own words. Each own words, and analysis/
piece of evidence each piece of explanations, OR, There is little
is explained in at evidence is the writer has not evidence of logic
least two explained in at explained each and/or reasoning.
sentences that least two piece of evidence
analyze how the sentences. with at least two
piece of evidence However, the sentences
proves the thesis analysis may be consistently. OR,
and supporting more obvious and the writers
details Analysis lack depth, analysis/
shows depth and therefore, not fully explanations may
goes beyond the proving the claim only state the
obvious. presented in the obvious.
thesis or topic
sentences.

Conclusion The essay ends The essay ends The essay ends The essay simply
Paragraph with a strong and with a conclusion with a conclusion ends with only a
Your score: 3 memorable paragraph that paragraph but is rephrased thesis
conclusion contains the missing either the statement and not
paragraph and required elements: link back to hook, a fully developed
 contains the link back to hook, rephrased thesis conclusion
following parts: rephrasing of statement or the paragraph OR the
link back to thesis, thesis statement so-what statement conclusion
rephrasing of and key points, is weak paragraph is
thesis statement transition, and so- missing entirely.
and key points, what statement.
and so-what However, the so-
statement what statement
may not be as
effective or logical

Evidence of Punctuation is Punctuation is Punctuation is Little to no

Proofreading used correctly and used correctly. sometimes used punctuation and/or
Your score: 4 effectively correctly. punctuation is
Paper is double often used
Paper is double spaced- 12 point Paper is not incorrectly
spaced- 12 point Times New double spaced
Times New Roman and/or not in 12 Paper is not
Roman point Times New double spaced
Roman and not in 12 point
No evidence of Little evidence of Times New
major major Several examples Roman
spelling/grammar spelling/grammar of major
errors. errors. spelling/grammar Many examples of
errors. major
spelling/grammar
errors.

Organization Essay is Essay is mostly Essay contains Essay contains

Your score: 4 organized in an organized from organizational major
effective way from intro to conclusion errors that detract organizational
intro, body, to paragraphs and from the meaning errors OR is
conclusion. Essay within paragraphs of the essay. random at best
is also organized from topic student has not
within body sentences to outlined or
paragraphs from conclusion organized ideas
topic sentence to sentenceswith prior to writing.
conclusion only minor errors
sentence. present that do not
detract from the
overall meaning of
the essay

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