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Literary Analysis--Short Story Literary Analysis--Short Story Use 1-2 critical lens to evaluate assigned short story. Rubric Code: RX39XA6 By feliciachenier Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Literary Analysis--Short Story
	Exceeds (N/A)	Meets (N/A)	Approaching (N/A)	Underdeveloped (N/A)
Strength of thesis 15 points	Exceeds The thesis is well crafted and challenges the reader to delve into deeper elements of the story beyond the literal interpretation.	Meets The thesis is thoughtfully crafted and creative. It shows evidence of good planning.	Approaching There is a thesis, but it is predictable and does not push the reader toward critical thinking.	Underdeveloped There is no recognizable thesis, or it is so weak that it is not compelling.
Application of Critical Lens 15 points	Exceeds The essay thoroughly addresses at least 3 critical questions.	Meets The essay thoroughly addresses at least 2 critical questions.	Approaching The essay thoroughly addresses only 1 critical question.	Underdeveloped The essay did not address critical questions.
Textual support 10 points	Exceeds The essay not only provides sufficient textual reference to prove the thesis, but also interprets the text skillfully.	Meets The essay provides sufficient textual reference to prove the thesis.	Approaching The essay provides some textual references, but does not convincingly prove the thesis with support.	Underdeveloped The essay provides either few text references, or the references do little to support the thesis.
Writing Skills 5 points	Exceeds The essay contains excellent vocabulary, active verbs, and varied sentence structure.	Meets The essay uses good vocabulary and attempts to vary sentence structure.	Approaching The essay uses words correctly, but does not stretch for usage.	Underdeveloped The vocabulary is low level and the writer does not link sentences and paragraphs for flow of language or meaning.
Format and mechanics 5 points	Exceeds The essay is free from major spelling and grammatical errors.	Meets The essay has one or two major spelling or grammatical errors.	Approaching The essay has several major spelling or grammatical errors.	Underdeveloped The essay has many errors in spelling and grammatical errors.