Genre Study: Response to Literature Writing Rubric Assessment

Essay: Theme Analysis Essay

Writing Strategy Score 0 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4

Offers theme of the Somewhat offers and Offers and explains Effectively offers and
Theme Failed to submit story, but does not explains the theme of theme of the story: explains the theme of
assignment explain the meaning the story: meaning meaning and truths the story: meaning
or truths and truths and truths
Description of subjects Somewhat clear Mostly clear analysis Clear description and
Symbolism Failed to submit used as symbols, but analysis and and description of analysis of people,
assignment does not offer analysis description of subjects people, places, or places, or things used
of symbols used as symbols things used as a symbol as a symbol
Fails to describe the Attempts to describe Describes the overall Effectively describes
Tone Failed to submit overall feeling or effect the overall feeling or feeling or effect the overall feeling or
assignment created throughout the effect created created throughout the effect created
story throughout the story story throughout the story
Fails to offer Attempts to offer Offers statements of Effectively offers
Express Wonder Failed to submit statements of wonder statements of wonder wonder based on statements of wonder
assignment based on reflections of based on reflections of reflections of the story based on reflections of
the story or theme the story or theme or theme story or theme
Writing Process Score 0 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4
Not focused on one Somewhat focused on Mostly focused on one Focus on one theme
Focus Failed to submit theme or missing one theme has name, theme has name, book includes name, book
assignment name, title, or author title, and author title, and author title, and author
Summary is confusing Summary of some of Summary of most of Summary of the story,
Summary Failed to submit or does not provide the story, major the story, major major events, and
assignment enough information events, and theme events, and theme theme
Few sound words used Some sound words Many sound words Extraordinary use of
Onomatopoeia Failed to submit rather than used rather than used rather than sound words rather
assignment descriptions of sounds descriptions of sounds descriptions of sounds than descriptions
Few paragraphs have a Some paragraphs have Most paragraphs have All paragraphs have a
Paragraph Structure Failed to submit strong topic and a strong topic and a strong topic and strong topic and
assignment concluding sentence concluding sentence concluding sentence concluding sentence
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Genre Study: Response to Literature Writing Rubric Assessment
Essay: Theme Analysis Essay