SHORT STORY ANALYSIS - SINGLE POINT RUBRIC

WHAT YOU SEE ON THIS RUBRIC ARE DESCRIPTIONS OF WHAT IS CONSIDERED PROFICIENT UNDER OUR STANDARDS.  

IN ADDITION TO THE FOLLOWING RUBRIC, I WILL GRADE YOU ON YOUR USE OF ENGLISH CONVENTIONS: GRAMMAR; PUNCTUATION; SPELLING; SENTENCE STRUCTURES.  SO, BE SURE TO CAREFULLY PROOFREAD YOUR WORK - READ IT ALOUD IF YOU MUST.

Name________________________________________________________Block_____Short Story Analysis/Literary Argument_____________________________________________

CRITERIA	CONCERNS Areas That Need Attention	Meets Standard Standards for Mastery Level for this Performance	ADVANCED Evidence of Insightful/exceptional/going Beyond what is Expected Performance
Use of effective written communication to analyse theme		Consistently engages the reader by        Uses an attention-grabbing hook,         Organizes essay – intro, supporting body w/details, transitions       Writes a conclusion that circles back to introduction         All sentences relate to the one before it or after it to ensure flow of ideas          Theme is clearly articulated and is in two parts – cause and effect – and relates to the control AND HOW IT DEVELOPS OVER THE COURSE OF THE TEXT
Uses appropriate textural evidence supporting argument of theme		Uses properly punctuated textural evidence       Calls upon evidence from all the elements of the dramatic arc       Evidence is appropriate to the commentary/analysis       Essay is NOT overrun with textural analysis without commentary/analysis      Quotation marks, ellipsis, and commas are used appropriately
Use of the Language/Vocabulary		Uses dystopian vocabulary in commentary/analysis
Critical Thinking*		Clearly writes a two-part theme and supports it with critical thinking using:       Original thinking – your own ideas     Connections to the world outside the story       Historic or literary analogies       Makes logical inferences based on text, background, and prior knowledge      Analysis of author's message	Clearly writes a two-part theme and supports it with critical thinking using:       Original thinking – your own ideas       Connections to the world outside the story       Historic or literary analogies        Makes logical inferences based on text, background, and prior knowledge       Analysis of author's message

Where does your writing fall on this rubric?  Carefully highlight areas where you believe you have mastered.  Write explicitly where you need work and where you exceed.

·       *There are different levels in this area, so you have the opportunity to be proficient and to exceed – to present me with thinking that is unexpected.