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7/23/2019 Close Reading Essay Rubric
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GeneralComments
Unsatisfactory NeedsImprovement
Satisfactory Exemplary PointsAwarded
Introduction(4 points)
- Thetopic/questionthe paper is
addressing isnotdiscernable.
- No thesis.- It is not clear
how theargument willbe developed.
- Thetopic/questionthe paper is
addressing isvague or notdebatable.
- There is athesis, butisn't clearlypresented oroverly simple.
- There is a
rough sketchof how theargument willbe developed.
- Thetopic/questionthe paper is
addressing isclearlyarticulated butcould berefined.
- The thesis is
clearlypresented, isdebatable,but itslanguagecould berefined.
-
The mannerin which it willbe developedis clear butcould berefined.
- Thetopic/questionthe paper is
addressing isclearlyarticulatedandrhetoricallypersuasive.
- The thesis is
clear,debatable,andrhetoricallypersuasive.
- The manner
in which it willbe developedis logical andapparent.
Body(6 points)
- No topicsentences
- Quotationsare notintroduced oranalyzed
-
Claims are notsupported bythe text.
- No transitionsbetweenparagraphs.
- Some topicsentences, butthese don'teither (a)indicate whatthe paragraphwill be aboutor (b) how thetopic of theparagraph isrelated to thelarger thesis.
- Non-specificintroductionsof quotationsand onlylimitedanalysis.
- The transitionbetweenparagraphs isconfusing.
- Topicsentencesboth (a)indicate thetheme of theparagraphand (b) howthe theme isrelated to thethesis, butcould beimproved in afew cases.
- Quotationsare for themost partintroducedand well-analyzed.
- Thetransitionsbetweenparagraphsare mostlyclear.
- Allparagraphshave cleartopicsentencesthat introducethe theme ofthe paragraphand relate thattheme to thethesis.
- All quotationsare introducedwith sufficientbackgroundand contextand analyzed.
- Connectionsbetween eachpart of thepaper isclearlyindicated.
7/23/2019 Close Reading Essay Rubric
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/close-reading-essay-rubric 2/2
GeneralComments
Unsatisfactory NeedsImprovement
Satisfactory Exemplary PointsAwarded
Conclusion(2.5 points)
- Fails toindicate thesignificance of
the thesis. - The papersimply endswith the lastbodyparagraph.
- Gestures inonly vague orabstract terms
to thesignificance ofthe thesis.
- Merelysummarizeswhat thepaper hascovered.
- Thesignificanceof the thesis
is clearlyarticulated butcould beexpanded.
- Recounts thedevelopmentof the paperin a novelfashion.
- Thesignificance ofthe thesis is
clear andpersuasive.
- Clearlydemonstrateshow theargumentationof the paperleads to thebroaderconclusion.
Style andCitations
(2.5 points)
- Run-onsentences,
awkward wordchoice, poorpunctuation
- Either nocitations ormostlyincorrectcitations.
- Severalstylistic or
grammaticalerrors.
- Severalcitation errorsor missingcitations.
- A few stylisticor
grammaticalerrors.
- A few citationerrors ormissingcitations.
- Nearly nostylistic or
grammaticalflaws.
- All citationsare correctand usedappropriately.
Total Points: