African American List
Literature Rubric
English Literature Essay Grading Standards & Explanation of Point Values Version 4
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Learning outcomes |
0-14 (F) |
15-17 (D) |
18-19 (C) |
20-22 (B) |
23-25 (A) |
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Analysis and critical discussion of major themes, values, technique, and style (Did you use analysis and critical thinking to explore the text thoroughly?) |
No analysis or critical discussion. No awareness of major themes, values, technique, and style |
Little evidence of analysis – barely moves beyond summarizing the text Little awareness of major themes, values, technique, and style |
Some analysis and critical discussion of the text Some awareness of major themes, values, technique, and style |
Demonstrates ability to interpret and critically evaluate the text Considerable awareness of the interplay of major themes, values, technique, and style |
Demonstrates a sophisticated ability to interpret and critically discuss the text, making reference to the interplay of major themes, values, technique, and style |
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Familiarity with the text and ability to use the text as supporting evidence for assertions (Did you use examples effectively to support your position?) |
Little familiarity with the text- no use of the text to support assertions
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Some familiarity with the text evidenced by occasional paraphrase or reference to the text. May omit quotation altogether or quote excessively with little or no commentary |
Familiarity with the text evidenced by some details and use of quotation, but choice of quotation may not be necessarily appropriate or lack explanation of its relevance |
Considerable familiarity with the text evidenced by concrete, relevant details and good use of quotation accompanied by adequate commentary
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Thorough familiarity with the text evidenced by concrete, relevant details and precise, insightful use of quotation |
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Organization and Content—the response to the essay assignment (Did you write an essay with a clear organizational plan/focus?) (Did you follow the requirements for the essay?)
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No organizational plan/lacks focus. No significant response to the essay assignment
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Attempts to follow an organizational plan but missing most components that would develop the focus Minimal response to part of the essay assignment
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Has a clear but elementary structure/focus General response to the essay assignment but omits major aspects
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Well organized; clear plan/ focus is supported but lacks distinction and/or development Has a lucid response to the essay assignment, which refers to all significant aspects of the topic.
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Well organized; clear plan/focus is supported with well developed, coherent, balanced paragraphs Has lucid, significant, perceptive response to the essay assignment, which is fully developed.
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Standard, Edited, American English (SEAE ) -- Mechanics (Are your spelling, punctuation & grammar usages correct?) MLA Page and Documentation Formats: Follow guidelines for Page Setup and for Internal Citations and Works Cited Entries (Did you us proper MLA format for In-text Citations and Works Cited Entries?)
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SEAE errors are so pervasive as to disrupt seriously and consistently the essay’s readability Page Formatting is minimal or non existent. In-text Citations/Works Cited Entries are incorrect /inaccurate or non existent.
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SEAE errors are so pervasive as to disrupt consistently the essay's readability Page Formatting contains multiple errors. In-text Citations are barely present. Works Cited Entries are incorrectly formatted. |
SEAE errors occasionally disrupt the essay’s readability Page Formatting contains a few errors. In-text Citations are attempted but have several formatting flaws. Works Cited entries are present but have several formatting flaws. |
SEAE errors are minimal or limited as not to disrupt the essay’s readability in any way. Page Formatting contains a few errors which do not detract from the overall quality of the paper. In-text Citations are present but are not formatted precisely. Works Cited Entries are present but are not formatted precisely. |
SEAE errors are absent or limited as not to disrupt the essay’s readability in any way. Page Formatting contains few to no errors. In-text Citations are complete and contain few/no errors in formatting. Works Cited Entries are complete and contain few/no errors in formatting. |