iRubric: Theme Essay Rubric

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Theme Essay Rubric Theme Essay Rubric This rubric will be used to determine the score of an essay based on the following requirements: - A strong theme statement - Three very well-supported body paragraphs to support the theme statement - Direct quotes within the body paragraphs - Correct MLA and Standard English formatting Rubric Code: AX2A77C By clesnick Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Theme Literary Analysis
	Good 5 pts	Fair 3 pts	Poor 1 pts
Introduction	Good - Introduces author - Introduces title - Introduces theme - Clearly written thesis statement	Fair Introduction missing one or more elements	Poor Introduction does not introduce required information and does not have the characteristics of an introduction
Body Paragraphs	Good Each Body Paragraph contains at least one concrete detail and is followed by commentary	Fair Body paragraphs contain some concrete detail and limited commentary	Poor Body paragraphs do not contain concrete details and commentary
Supporting Quotes	Good Each body paragraph has at least two (2) quotes to add support. - Each quote is also cited correctly with a page number	Fair Each body paragraph only has one (1) quote to support the body paragraph. Each quote may or may not be cited correctly	Poor No quotes are present in the essay
Conclusion	Good Restates thesis and main points, discusses why it matters, does not introduce new ideas, and reads like the ending of an essay	Fair Restates thesis and main points and does not introduce any new ideas	Poor Does not restate thesis and main points
Theme	Good Theme is very clear and strongly supported with concrete details and commentary	Fair Theme is somewhat clear and somewhat supported with concrete details and commentary	Poor Theme is unclear and not supported
Spelling/Grammar/ Word Choice	Good 0-3 spelling and grammatical errors Academic language is used clearly and correctly	Fair 4+ spelling and grammatical errors Errors become distracting to the reader Little academic language is used or is used incorrectly	Poor Many spelling and grammatical errors Errors are extremely distracting and take away from the reading. No academic language is used