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Symbolism in the Ancient World Scene 5 Symbolism Writing Students were asked to write at least one paragraph explaining the symbolism that was recurring in the creation myths of the ancient world. Rubric Code: RXB434B By cvincent89 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Symbolism in the Ancient World
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Number of symbols 4 pts Students were able to correctly identify at least four symbols.	Excellent At least four symbols were correctly identified and explained.	Good Three symbols were identified and correctly explained.	Fair Two symbols were correctly identified and explained, or three to four symbols were identified but not correctly explained.	Poor Only one symbol is identified and explained, or two or more symbols are identified but not explained.
Symbolic interpretation 4 pts Students describe the meaning of their chosen symbols as they relate to the various myths.	Excellent The writer chooses symbols and proposed a compelling and well-argued interpretation.	Good The writer chooses symbols and proposes an interpretation of that symbol.	Fair The writer offers little symbolic interpretation, or seems to have become confused midway through writing.	Poor The response is off-topic, does not address the prompt, or is obviously incomplete (i.e. a single sentence response).
Textual support 4 pts Interpretations include textual support.	Excellent The connections to the various myths are clearly explained using evidence from the texts.	Good The writer uses some textual support.	Fair The writer uses some very weak support for the interpretations.	Poor The writer includes no references to the text in order to support the interpretation.
Mechanics 2 pts	Excellent The writing contains few to no errors in grammar or spelling.	Good The writing contains some grammar or spelling errors, but they do not interfere with the reader's understanding of the writer's ideas.	Fair The writing contains several grammar and spelling errors, which may make a few sentences difficult to understand.	Poor The writing contains so many errors that the ideas are difficult to follow.
Fluency 2 pts	Excellent The writing style flows in a professional and academic way.	Good The writing style is good. The ideas and sentences flow, with only a few sentence fragments or run-ons.	Fair The writing is somewhat choppy, and sentences are very short or fragmented.	Poor The writing is choppy and unclear, so that the ideas are difficult to understand.