iRubric: Literary Analysis Paragraph Rubric

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Literary Analysis Paragraph Rubric Literary Analysis Paragraph Rubric Rubric Code: P23XX72 By CSDincauze Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Required Element
	Meets 4 pts	Approaches 3 pts	Well Below 2 pts
Topic Sentence	Meets The first sentence introduces the topic but does not begin with evidence.	Approaches The first sentence introduces the topic but begins with evidence, too.	Well Below The first sentence begins to present evidence and does not introduce the topics at all.
Body	Meets The body connects to the topic sentence; transitions provide smooth flow; points to support the topic are laid out in a logical manner; you end with a well-constructed and original concluding sentence.	Approaches The body connects somewhat to the topic sentence; transitions provide some flow; points to support the topic are sometimes logical; you end with a concluding sentence.	Well Below The body rarely connects to the topic sentence; transitions are minimal or missing; points to support the topic are confusing or missing; there is no concluding sentence.
Literary Analysis	Meets Writing shows analytical thinking; there is a good balance of textual evidence and original thought/commentary;topic sentence is fully supported.	Approaches Writing shows some analytical understanding of the text; more textual evidence than original thought/commentary;topic sentence is supported.	Well Below Writing shows little analytical understanding of text; too much summary; topic sentence is unsupported.
Writing Style	Meets A formal academic style is used throughout the paragraph; present tense is used consistently; there is good use of vocabulary and sentence phrasing.	Approaches A formal academic style is used often in the paragraph; present tense is mostly used; vocabulary and sentence phrasing were mostly good.	Well Below Formal academic style was not used; vocabulary and sentence phrasing is simplistic and/or inappropriate
Mechanics	Meets Writing is almost completely free of grammatical and spelling errors. There is a variety of paragraph and sentence structures. MLA in-text citations are present and accurate.	Approaches Writing shows some grammatical and spelling errors. There is a variety of paragraph and sentences structures, though some are awkward. MLA in-text citations are present and mostly accurate.	Well Below Frequent spelling, sentence structure, and grammatical errors; paragraph structures are not varied; MLA citations are missing or inaccurate.