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Literary Analysis Literary Analysis: Short Story Using literary concepts and the text to support an arguable thesis. Rubric Code: LX2B66A By smcgriff Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Literary Analysis Essay
	Excellent 20 pts	Good 15 pts	Fair 10 pts	Poor 5 pts
Strength of thesis 20 %	Excellent The thesis is well crafted and challenges the reader to delve into deeper elements of the story beyond the literal interpretation.	Good The thesis is thoughtfully crafted and creative. It shows evidence of good planning.	Fair There is a thesis, but it is predictable and does not push the reader toward critical thinking.	Poor There is no recognizable thesis, or it is so weak that it is not compelling.
Organization 20 %	Excellent The introduction hooks attention. Body supports and proves the thesis. Conclusion show story has been cleverly analyzed.	Good The essay contains all the essential elements of a strong introduction, textual support in the body, and a conclusion.	Fair The essay is lacking in one organizational feature needed for completeness.	Poor The essay lacks more than one feature expected for sound organization.
MLA In-Text Citations 20 %	Excellent The paper not only provides sufficient textual reference to prove the thesis, but also interprets the text skillfully, and cites them correctly. No drop in quotes.	Good The paper provides sufficient textual reference to prove the thesis--nearly correct.	Fair The paper provides some textual references, but does not convincingly prove the thesis with support, and/or most of the in-text citations are not done correctly.	Poor The paper provides either few text references, or the references do little to support the thesis and the in-text citations are missing or completely incorrect.
Writing Skills & Mechanics 20 %	Excellent The essay contains excellent vocabulary, active verbs, and varied sentence structure. Paragraphs link with transitions to mark relationships. The essay is in MLA format with appropriate size 12 font, and is free from major spelling and grammatical errors.	Good The essay uses good vocabulary and attempts to vary sentence structure. The writer uses transition words to link paragraphs. The essay has one or two major spelling or grammatical errors.	Fair The essay uses words correctly, but does not stretch for usage. Few transitions exist between paragraphs. The essay has several errors major spelling or grammatical errors.	Poor The vocabulary is low level and the writer does not link sentences and paragrapsh for flow of language or meaning. The essay has numerous spelling and grammatical errors.
Works Cited Page 20 %	Excellent Works Cited page is perfect.	Good Nearly perfect.	Fair Has several errors.	Poor Missing.