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This is a generic rubric for students to self-assess their literary talk and responding to reading.
Rubric Code: T7C9B9
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Subject: English  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric WRITING ABOUT READING
  No Stars

0 pts

One Star *

1 pts

Two Stars **

2 pts

Three Star ***

3 pts

Language and Vocabulary

No Stars
One Star *
Two Stars **
Three Star ***

* I look for new vocabulary that I can use in texts.
* I try to make use of new vocabulary.
* I interepret
Characterisation

No Stars

I only provided brief comments about a character or a few characters.
One Star *

* I commented on the actions of a few characters in the text and indicated evidence in the text.
* I made a comment about the actions of a character.
* I wrote brief comments.
Two Stars **

* I wrote a few comments about characters and expressed my point of view, sometimes using evidence from the text.
* I commented on character actions and added a little elaboration.
* I wrote about characters and relationships.
Three Star ***

* I expressed strong opinions about a range of different characters and used evidence from the text, explaining my interpretation.
* I commented on character traits and actions and wrote about what this shows about the character.
* I wrote about and elaborated on character personalities, emotions and relationships between characters.
* I used my prior knowledge and clues in the text to interpret character traits. (Inferred meaning)
Understanding Themes

No Stars

I didn't make or write any comments about themes in the text.
One Star *

* I wrote about
Two Stars **

* I made a few connections with other texts I have read.
* I made a few personal connections.
* I made connection/s with ideas that occur in the world.
Three Star ***

* I made multiple connections with another text or texts and elaborated on similarities and / or differences.
* I made personal connections with my own life and explained.
* I made connections with ideas that occur in the world and explained. (eg. themes, relationships, friendship)
Inferring Meaning

No Stars

I didn't summarise
One Star *

* I made a one sentence summary.
* I used some of my own words in the summary.
OR
* I made a dot point summary.
Two Stars **

* I summarised the text.
* I used a combination of words from the text and my own words.
* My summary was in the form of written sentences and paragraphs.
Three Star ***

* I summarised the text.
* I used my own words and words from the text.
* I determined what was the important parts and deleted unimportant words.
* I wrote my summary in paragraph form.
* My summary was carefully worded.
* My summary helps me remember details from the text.
Visualising

No Stars

* I didn't draw a picture to go with the text.
One Star *

* I drew a picture that showed part of the text.
Two Stars **

* I drew a picture that represents an idea in the texts.
* I added a few details to my picture, including foreground an background details.
Three Star ***

* My picture has details showing what I visualise in the foreground and background.
* My picture elaborates on an important idea from the text.
* My picture depicts feelings, relationships or actions.
* My picture represent 'feeling' elements. (Sound, smell, taste, touch, sight, emotions)



Keywords:
  • curriculum; reading; literature; text analysis

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