Project

Literary Analysis Grading Rubric Course: Survey of Major Writers 20th ENG-311-OL01

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Criteria Level 4 20 points

Level 3 16 points

Level 2 11 points

Level 1 5 points

Level 0 0 points

Criterion Score

Proof of

thesis =

adequate

evidence/ba

lance of

evidence

and

analysis/pri

mary

evidence

with

adequate

and

balanced

secondary

evidence

enough

evidence to

support the

thesis

statement of

theory

application,

logically

organized/ade

quately

discussed,

balanced, and

analyzed.

Adequate

illustration is

provided. Use

of class

discussions

and outside

resources is

significant and

critical

thinking is

applied.

Evidence to

support thesis

statement of

theory

application is

adequate.

Illustrations

and evidence

of critical

thinking is

limited. are

limited.

Inadequate

evidence and

illustration,

lacks analysis.

Needs

significant

improvement,

limited effort

to illustrate

and provide

analysis.

Missing/Not

Evident

/ 10

Criteria Exemplary 10 points

Proficient 8 points

Level 3 6 points

Level 2 3 points

Level 1 0 points

Criterion Score

Clarity

(syntax/dicti

on),

Grammar,

Punctuation,

point of

view

consistence

Mastery Proficient Needs

improvement

Poor Missing/Not

evident

Total / 50

Overall Score

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Criteria Exemplary 10 points

Proficient 8 points

Level 3 6 points

Level 2 3 points

Level 1 0 points

Criterion Score

Proper

Format and

Documentat

ion

Engaging

introduction

and clear

thesis,

which states

the group’s

claim/purpo

se

Student

follows

directions

regarding MLA

formatting,

outside source

use/parentheti

cal

documentatio

n, and Works

Cited page

style. Mastery

of this “follow-

directions”

element is

evident.

Student

follows

directions

regarding MLA

formatting,

outside source

use/parentheti

cal

documentatio

n, and Works

Cited page

style.

Proficiency in

this “follow-

directions”

element is

evident.

Students tries

to attend to

MLA style, but

errors are

numerous.

Poor

incorporation

of outside

sources.

Incorrect MLA

formatting and

parenthetical

documentatio

n

presentation.

Lack of

attention to

details of

items on the

Works Cited

list and Works

Cited list is

not provided.

Missing/Not

evident

Well-written,

creative

introduction

that

introduces the

theory and

clarifies

relationship to

the text under

study.

Proficient

introduction

that

introduces the

theory and

clarifies

relationship to

the text under

study. Errors

are minimal.

Adequate

thesis or semi-

clear thesis,

may lack

structure or

creativity,

numerous

errors

(grammar,

punctuation,

and sentence

structure)

Introduction is

repetitive/lack

s a clear

assertion

about text.

Missing/Not

evident

Exemplary 45 points

minimum

Proficient 40 points

minimum

Basic 35 points

minimum

Novice 30 points

minimum

Missing/Not

Evident 0 points minimum