Rubric
4 3
Intro The introduction includes
the title, author, and
briefly introduces the
books that will be
discussed in the essay.
Thesis and The thesis is clear, concise,
Mini- and to the point. The thesis
Thesis is an argument and states
Statement the author's argument
persuasively.
Context The context was clear,
concise, and to the point.
The context only included
important details. The
context helped the reader
understand the upcoming
quotation. The context
shows excellent reading
comprehension.
Analysis The evidence is persuasive,
Part 1: effective, and creative. The
Evidence evidence shows in-depth
understanding of literary
elements and devices. The
evidence is weaved in
smoothly to Analysis Part
2.
2 1
The introduction includes
all the requirements but
includes too much
summary.
The thesis is mostly clear.
The thesis is mostly
persuasive at presenting
the argument.
The context was mostly
clear, but could be more
concise. The context
included important details,
but also a few unnecessary
details. The context mostly
helped the reader
understand the upcoming
quotations, but a few
details distracted the
reader from the main
point. The context shows
good reading
comprehension.
The evidence is mostly
effective, and mostly
creative. The evidence
could be slightly more
convincing or focused. The
evidence shows a good
understanding of literary
elements and devices, but
the student will benefit
greatly from practice.
The introduction includes
most of the requirements
but includes too much
summary.
The thesis is fairly clear.
The thesis is mostly factual
rather than argumentative.
The context was partially
clear, but most of the
information was
unnecessary or unrelated
details. The context helped
the reader understand the
upcoming quotation
slightly, but mostly
confused the reader. The
context shows fair reading
comprehension, but there
is room for improvement.
The evidence is fair; it is
neither convincing or
unconvincing. It mostly
restates facts rather than
showcasing a deep
understanding of the text,
literary elements or
devices. Some of the
evidence is unrelated to
the thesis or "mini" thesis.
The evidence does not
support the argument, but
acts as an observation.
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The introduction does not There is no introduction.
fulfill the requirements.
The thesis is confusing or There is no thesis
contains summary. statement.
The context was mostly There is no context.
irrelevant and confused
the reader about the
upcoming quotation. The
context and the quotation
were not linked. The
context does not show
understanding of the text.
The evidence extracted There is no evidence.
from the quotation is
unconvincing. The
evidence is a restatement
of facts, instead of an
analysis of literary
elements and devices. The
evidence is unorganized
and unrelated to the
argument.
 Analysis The explanation comments
Part 2 on the textual evidence
and makes a statement
about the book as a
whole/answers the
prompt. The explanation of
the textual evidence is
convincing, cohesive, and
creative. The explanation
shows great understanding
of literary elements.
Conclusion The conclusion reinforces
the thesis statement and
ends on a poignant note.
Writing Academic writing style is
Style used. Grammar and
spelling is perfect.
Sentence requirements
were fulfilled. Sentences
flow smoothly and
effectively use transitions.
The explanation mostly
comments on textual
evidence and makes a
statement about the book
as a whole/answers the
prompt. The analysis could
be a little more in-depth or
requires a little more
elaboration. The
explanation of the textual
evidence is convincing,
cohesive, and creative. The
explanation shows good
understanding of literary
elements, but could use a
little more variety.
The conclusion reinforces
the thesis statement, but it
includes too much
summary or restatement.
Academic writing style is
mostly used, but some
words could be improved
to be more efficient. 1-3
grammar or spelling
mistakes. Sentence
requirements were
fulfilled. Sentences mostly
flow smoothly and
effectively use some
transitions.
The explanation comments There is an inadequate There is no analysis.
on textual evidence, but amount of explanation.
only covers surface level The explanation does not
material. The explanation fully respond to the
mostly answers the prompt and contains too
prompt, but also contains much summary. The
too much summary. The explanation is not
explanation of the textual convincing, not cohesive,
evidence is somewhat and not creative. The
convincing, somewhat explanation shows little
cohesive, and somewhat understanding of literary
creative. The explanation elements.
shows some understanding
of literary elements.
The conclusion does not The thesis statement is not There is no conclusion.
effectively reinforce the reinforced.
thesis statement and
includes mostly summary
Academic writing is No academic writing is Nothing is written.
sometimes used. Words used. 10+ grammar or
can be improved. 4-10 spelling mistakes.
grammar or spelling
mistakes. Sentence Sentence requirements
requirements were were not fulfilled.
fulfilled. Sentences Sentences do not flow and
sometimes flow smoothly transitions are not used at
and transitions are not all.
used effectively.

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