E.P.I.C.

Response Journal: ISU Novel #1

Level R Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 4+ Value Weight Total
Knowledge Does not provide Provides limited Provides some logical Provides a well- Provides a thorough Provides a superior
-key features (e.g., information about information about description of key supported and insightful and researched
ideas and themes; key features of the key features of the features of the work description of key discussion of key discussion of key
form and structure; work including: work including: including: features of the work features of the work features of the work
language, style) ideas and themes, ideas and themes, ideas and themes, including: ideas and including: ideas and including: ideas and
structure and style, structure and style, structure and style, themes, structure themes, structure themes, structure
and literary devices. and literary devices. and literary devices. and style, and and style, and style, and /10 x 1.5 /15
literary devices. and literary devices. literary devices.
Thinking/Inquiry No inferences about Inferences about Inferences about Inferences about Inferences about Superior inferences
-values, values or values and values and values and values and made about values
perspectives and perspectives made. perspectives that perspectives that are perspectives that perspectives that and perspectives
message Logic is flawed. are expressed or expressed or implied are expressed or are expressed or that are expressed
/10 x2 /20
-evaluation and implied show limited show some logic. implied show implied are highly or implied.
conclusion No evidence logic. considerable logic. insightful.
-use of evidence provided to support Provides some Provides superior,
interpretations and Provides limited specific and relevant Provides Provides thorough, compelling evidence
analyses. evidence to support evidence to support considerable convincing evidence to support
interpretations and interpretations and specific and relevant to support interpretations and /10 x2 /20
analyses. analyses. evidence to support interpretations and analyses.
interpretations and analyses.
analyses.
Communication No communication Thoughts and Thoughts and feelings Thoughts and Thoughts and Thoughts and
- clarity (grammar, of thoughts or feelings are are communicated feelings are feelings are feelings are
spelling) feelings. communicated with with some clarity. communicated with communicated with communicated with /10 x 1.5 /15
-connections limited clarity. considerable clarity. a high degree of a superior clarity.
No connections Connection of clarity.
made to personal Connection of personal ideas to Connection of Connection of
ideas or personal ideas to writing is moderately personal ideas to Connection of personal ideas to
experiences. writing is limited. effective. writing is personal ideas to writing is compelling
considerable writing is highly and thorough. /10 x 1.5 /15
effective. effective.
Application No evidence of use Little evidence of Some evidence of use Considerable Thorough evidence Superior evidence of
- EPIC structure of reading use of reading of reading strategies. evidence of use of of use of reading use of reading /10 x .5 /5
- organization (e.g. strategies. strategies. reading strategies. strategies. strategies.
E.P.I.C., MLA, Ideas loosely
Works Cited) Incorrect E.P.I.C. Limited E.P.I.C. presented in E.P.I.C. Ideas presented in Ideas presented in Ideas presented in
format and structure. format and structure. format structure. proper E.P.I.C. appropriate and exceptionally
format structure. clear E.P.I.C. format thorough E.P.I.C. /10 x .5 /5
No use of MLA Incorrect MLA MLA structure is structure. format structure.
structure. No Works structure. No or loosely applied. Works MLA structure has
Cited. limited Works Cited. Cited loosely minor errors. Works MLA structure is Exceptional
organized. Cited has minor correct. Works Cited application of MLA
errors. is correct. structure.
Exceptional
/10 x .5 /5
application of Works
Cited.
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