26–30(A**–A) 17–20(B–C) 13–16(D–E) 9–12(F–E)

(1)Introduction

Introducestheconceptualisedidea(CI)andsupportingpoints,andrelatesbacktothequestion.

Introducestheconceptualisedidea(CI)andrelatesbacktothequestion,butlackssupportingpoints.

Explainstheconceptualisedidea(CI)withoutelaboratingonthequestionorthesupportingpoints.

Doesnotincludeaconceptualisedidea(CI)andoffersweaksupportingpoints.

(2)PointsAllpointsrelatebacktothequestionandtheCI,andadvancetheargument.

MostofthepointsrelatebacktothequestionandCI,andfurthersupporttheargument.

SomeofthepointsrelatebacktothequestionandCI,thoughsomemayberepetitive.

ThepointsdonotrelatebacktothequestionortheCI.

(3)Evidence

Avarietyofquotations,rangingfromlinestosinglewords,allembeddedandincludeonlytherelevantparts.

Arangeofquotations,rangingfromlinestosinglewords,someembeddedandincludeonlytherelevantparts.

Afewquotations,someembeddedbutincludeirrelevantparts.

Limitedamountofquotations,notembeddedandincludeirrelevantparts.

(4)Explanations

TheexplanationsdirectlyrelatetotheCIandthequestion,offeringbothfigurativeandliteralmeaningsofthetext.

TheexplanationssomewhatrelatetotheCIandquestion,offeringsomemeaningsofthetext.

TheexplanationshardlyrelatetotheCIorquestion,offeringsimplemeaningsofthetext.

TheexplanationsdonotrelatetotheCIorquestion,offeringbasicexplanations.

Macbeth Rubric

NAME:__________________________

Content:_____________/30+SPaG:_____________/4=Overall:_____________/34(______)

(5)LanguageAnalysis

Analysisofbothtechniquesandwords,exploringtheirconnotations,symbolism,andrelationtotheCI.

Analysisoftechniquesand/orwords,possiblyexploringconnotationsandsymbolism,andrelationtotheCI.

Analysisofeithertechniquesorwords,offeringsimpleconnotationswithsimplerelationtoCI.

Basicanalysisoftechniquesorwords,withnoconnotationsorrelationtoCI.

(6)Audience

ExplorestheeffecttheplayhadonJacobeanaudiences,includingavarietyofcontextualfactors.

ExplainstheeffecttheplayhadonJacobeanaudiences,includingsomecontextualfactors.

SimplyexplainstheeffecttheplayhadonJacobeanaudiences,possiblyusingcontextualfactors.

Explainstheeffecttheplayhadonaudiences,usingnocontextualfactors.

(7)Interpretations

Offersthoughtfulinterpretationsandcriticalobservationsoftheevidence,relatingthemtoShakespeare’sintentions,themesandcontextualfactors.

Offersinterpretationsoftheevidence,relatingthemtoShakespeare’sintentions,andor/themes,and/orcontextualfactors.

Offersafewinterpretationsoftheevidence,relatingthemtoShakespeare’sintentions,orthemes,orcontextualfactors.

Offersasimpleinterpretationoftheevidence,relatingitonabasicleveltoShakespeare’sintentions,themes,orcontextualfactors.

(8)Context

Exploresavarietyofcontextualfactorsthatinfluencedtheplay,andoffersaclearconnectiontothethemesoftheplay.

Exploresseveralcontextualfactorsthatinfluencedtheplay.

Explainsafewcontextualfactorsthatinfluencedtheplay.

Brieflymentionscontextualfactors,withoutaclearexplanation.

(9)Terminology

EffortlesslyandcorrectlyusesliteraryterminologyrelatingtoShakespeareandtheplayitself.

UsesliteraryterminologyrelatingtoShakespeareandtheplay,almostalwayscorrectly.

Useslimitedliteraryterminologythatisoftenrelevantandcorrect.

Barelyusesliteraryterminology,whichattimesisirrelevant.