Assessment rubrics Year 8 English

Summative Assessment 0 1-3 4-6 7-10

Rubric
Paragraph Structure Non Attempt or Non No pattern of organization; Demonstrates a Demonstrates a skillful
Serious attempt. Unrelated details; no satisfactory understanding understanding of structuring a
transitions. of paragraph structure. body paragraph.

Textual Analysis Non Attempt or Non Provides a satisfactory Provides an adequate Provides an insightful
Serious attempt. understanding of how two understanding of how two understanding of how two
aspects of the novel has been aspects of the novel has aspects of the novel has been
adapted to film with detailed been adapted to film with adapted to film with detailed
textual evidence and analysis. detailed textual evidence textual evidence and analysis.
and analysis

Language and Style Non Attempt or Non Inconsistent or Inappropriate Appropriate tone; Clear Skillfull tone, distinctive
Serious attempt. tone; Awkward, unclear, or sentences with varied voice; pleasing variety in
incomplete sentences; Bland structures; Effective sentence structure; Vivid
diction, poor word choice. diction. diction, precise word choices.
COMMENTS

Paragraph structure:

Textual Analysis:

Language & Style:

 Assessment rubrics Year 8 English

Summative 0 1-4 5-8 9-12 13-16 17-20

Assessment
Rubric
Paragraph Non Attempt or Non No pattern of Demonstrates a Demonstrates a Demonstrates an effective Demonstrates a
Structure Serious attempt. organization; limited satisfactory understanding of essay skillful
Unrelated details; understanding of understanding of structure, which includes an understanding of
no transitions. essay structure. essay structure. appropriate introduction, structuring an essay.
body paragraphs and a
conclusion.

Textual Non Attempt or Non Insufficient, vague, Demonstrates a Provides a Provides an effective Provides an
Analysis Serious attempt. or undeveloped limited satisfactory understanding of how two insightful
examples. understanding of understanding of aspects of the novel has understanding of
essay structure, how two aspects of been adapted to film with how two aspects of
which includes an the novel has been detailed textual evidence the novel has been
appropriate adapted to film and analysis. adapted to film with
introduction, body with detailed detailed textual
paragraphs and a textual evidence evidence and
conclusion. and analysis. analysis.

Language Non Attempt or Non Inconsistent or Limited diction and Satisfactory tone; Demonstrates an effective Skillfull tone,
and Style Serious attempt. Inappropriate tone; word choices. Clear sentences command of language in distinctive voice;
Awkward, unclear, Acceptable tone; with varied terms of paragraph and pleasing variety in
or incomplete some variety in structures; sentence structure, sentence structure;
sentences; Bland sentence structures; Effective diction. expression, spelling and Vivid diction,
punctuation.
diction, poor word precise word
choice. choices.
COMMENTS
Assessment rubrics Year 8 English