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Literary Analysis--Short Story Causal Analysis Using literary concepts to support an arguable thesis. Rubric Code: Q3W6W6 By Vicstyles Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Literary Analysis--Short Story
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Strength of thesis	Poor There is no recognizable thesis, or it is so weak that it is not compelling.	Fair There is a thesis, but it is predictable and does not push the reader toward critical thinking.	Good The thesis is thoughtfully crafted and creative. It shows evidence of good planning.	Excellent The thesis is well crafted and challenges the reader to delve into deeper elements of the story beyond the literal interpretation.
Organization	Poor The essay lacks more than one feature expected for sound organization.	Fair The essay is lacking in one organizational feature needed for completeness.	Good The essay contains all the essential elements of a strong introduction, textual support in the body, and a conclusion.	Excellent The introduction hooks attention. Body supports and proves the thesis. Conclusion show story has been cleverly analyzed.
Textual support	Poor The paper provides either few text references, or the references do little to support the thesis.	Fair The paper provides some textual references, but does not convincingly prove the thesis with support.	Good The paper provides sufficient textual reference to prove the thesis.	Excellent The paper not only provides sufficient textual reference to prove the thesis, but also interprets the text skillfully.
Writing Skills	Poor The vocabulary is low level and the writer does not link sentences and paragrapsh for flow of language or meaning.	Fair The essay uses words correctly, but does not stretch for usage. Few transistions exist between paragraphs.	Good The essay uses good vocabulary and attempts to vary sentence structure. The writer uses transition words to link paragraphs.	Excellent The essay contains excellent vocabulary, active verbs, and varied sentence structure. Paragraphs link with transitions to mark relationships.
Format and mechanics	Poor The essay has many errors in MLA format or font. It also has spelling and grammatical errors.	Fair The essay has several errors in MLA format or font, as well as several major spelling or grammatical errors.	Good The essay has one or two errors in MLA format or font, or has one or two major spelling or grammatical errors.	Excellent The essay is in MLA format with appropriate size 12 font, and is free from major spelling and grammatical errors.