Frankenstein Critical Analysis Eval

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Grading Rubric for Critical Analysis

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Category Needs Improvement

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Meets Requirements

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Exceeds Requirements

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Thesis

 Thesis lacks a judgment about the novel

 Thesis does not appear in the introduction or

conclusion

 Essay contains a single thesis that evaluates the

novel

 Thesis appears in introduction and

conclusion paragraphs

 Essay contains a single thesis with a plan of

development that

evaluates the novel

 The thesis appears in introduction and is

restated in conclusion

Thesis Support or

Development

 The body paragraphs do not support the thesis

with relevant examples,

reasons, or evidence

 The body paragraphs contain assertions

without support from

the novel, study guides

or literary criticism

 Minimal support for each claim

 Some irrelevant support present, but most

evidence supports

thesis.

 All assertions are fully supported and relate to

thesis.

 All support comes from the novel, the literary

critique and/or study

guides

Grading Rubric for Critical Analysis

2

Category Needs Improvement

( point)

Meets Requirements

( points)

Exceeds Requirements

( points)

Category

Needs Improvement

( point)

Meets Requirements

( points)

Exceeds Requirements

( points)

Grammar errors are

defined as: sentence fragments,

subject-verb agreement, verb

form and verb tense errors,

fused sentence (run-on),

pronoun reference, pronoun

agreement error, and article

misuse.

 Four or more different grammatical errors appear in the work

 The identical two to three grammatical

errors repeated

throughout the work

 One to three different grammatical errors appear throughout the

essay

 The same one to two grammatical errors repeated throughout

 The essay contains few to no grammatical

errors

 The essay may contain occasional, one-time

grammar error without

repetition

Punctuation errors are

defined as: comma splices,

misused commas, and

apostrophe errors.

Capitalization errors

 Four or more different punctuation and/or

capitalization errors in

the work

 The identical two or three punctuation and

capitalization errors

repeated throughout

the work.

 One to three different punctuation and

capitalization errors in

the work

 The identical one to two punctuation

and/or capitalization

errors repeated

throughout

 The essay contains few to no punctuation and

capitalization errors

 The essay may contain an occasional, one-time

punctuation and

capitalization error

Grading Rubric for Critical Analysis

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Category Needs Improvement

( point)

Meets Requirements

( points)

Exceeds Requirements

( points)

Supporting Source

 No supporting critical source provided

 The supporting source does not comment on

novel or the literary

form of story

 Supporting source does not originate

from a university

publication, literary

journal or online

literary website

 Supporting critical source about novel

provided

 Supporting source appeared in a

university

publication, literary

journal, or online

literary website

 More than one source about the

novel provided

 All sources appeared in a

university

publication,

literary journal,

or online literary

website

Grading Rubric for Critical Analysis

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Category Needs Improvement

( point)

Meets Requirements

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Exceeds Requirements

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Documentation

Quotes,

Paraphrases, and

Summaries

 The essay did not employ direct quotes, paraphrases,

and summaries but relied on

only one type, probably

quotes.

 Quotes are not integrated into sentences.

 Quotes have an introduction, a speaker, or integrated into

sentence.

 The essay used two out of three: quotes, paraphrases, or

summaries

 Quotes are properly integrated into

sentences.

 Quotes, paraphrases, and summaries are

employed in essay.

Parenthetical

Documentation

 No acknowledgment of source of quotes, paraphrases or

summaries either as introduction

to the facts or in parenthetical

documentation.

 Parenthetical documentation frequently used after quotes,

paraphrases, and summaries

but imperfectly formatted.

 Parenthetical documentation used in

correct format after all

quotes, paraphrases,

and summaries.

Grading Rubric for Critical Analysis

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Category

Needs Improvement

( point)

Meets Requirements

( points)

Exceeds Requirements

( points)

Work Cited Entries

 No Work Cited entry or inadequate Work Cited entry

(full bibliographic omitted)

 One critical article from appropriate source in correct

MLA format

 Novel listed in correct format

 More than two sources in the Works Cited

 Perfectly formatted Work Cited for all

sources in the essay

Length

 Less than three double- spaced, typed pages or fewer

than 750 words (with

appropriate font size and

margins, excluding Works

Cited)

 Three typed, double-spaced pages or 750 words (with

appropriate font size and

margins, excluding Works

Cited).

 3+ double-spaced, typed pages or more

than 750 words (with

appropriate font size

and margins, excluding

Works Cited).