Rubric for Romeo and Julietanalytical Paper

Name ______

Mrs. Edwards

Rubric for Romeo and JulietAnalytical Paper

Poor/ Fails – 0-2 / Competent/ Minimally Meets – 4-6 / Good/ Exceeds Minimum -- 8 / Proficient/ Excels -- 10
Topic/ Thesis:
Thesis missing or unclear;
Thesis descriptive rather than argumentative;
Placement of thesis awkward;
Thesis contains plot summary
No distinction between thesis and topic sentence / Contains thesis;
Thesis too narrow or too broad to define topic clearly;
Thesis insufficiently argumentative;
Does not sufficiently distinguish thesis from topic sentence / Thesis makes clear argument;
Thesis defines scope of argument appropriately for style and length of paper;
Placement good;
Distinguishes thesis from TS / Thesis argumentative and original;
Thesis defines scope of argument;
Thesis placed for most forceful effect;
Clear distinction between thesis and TS
Ideas/ Arguments:
Ideas and arguments unclear or paper mainly focused on plot / Paper contains germs of good ideas or arguments, but they require more development / Good development of substantial ideas and arguments / Excellent ideas and arguments
Structure: (x2)
Poorly organized;
Little evidence of outlining or pre-writing, or no clear movement from pre-writing to final draft;
Lines of argument unclear w/in paras
Overall paras. don’t contribute to cohesive and progressive thesis;
Paper does not meet minimum length requirement (therefore topic not sufficiently defined) / Organization does not contribute substantially to success of paper;
Some evidence of outlining or pre-writing, though not sufficient evidence of movement from pre-writing to final draft;
Some order w/in paras.
Some order in overall placement of paras.
Paper barely meets minimum length requirement / Well organized;
Evidence of careful planning;
Paragraphs internally structured and logical;
Flow of paragraphs and progressive qualities of argument good;
Organization a little contrived;
Paper well within page range / Extremely well organized;
Clear evidence of planning;
Paragraphs internally ordered to contribute to forceful thesis;
Paragraphs build to inevitable conclusion;
Structure is weaved seamlessly into overall paper;
Paper well within page range
Evidence:
Contains almost no evidence/ quotations from the text (every body paragraph must include evidence in form of quotations) / Contains a few quotations, but quotations not aptly chosen to support topics and subtopics;
Quotations may or may not be introduced;
Quotations may or may not be well placed w/in paragraphs;
No citations;
Evidence not introduced or awkwardly introduced / Contains sufficient powerful quotations;
Does not depend too much on quotations (over-quoting) or let quotations supplant arguments;
Skillfully analyzes quotations and uses them to enhance arguments, not just to provide support
Quotations introduced appropriately and woven into sentences
Appropriate citations / Excellent use of powerful illustrative quotes;
Quotes balanced against arguments;
Quotations seamlessly interwoven into paragraphs;
Quotes efficiently used with appropriate ellipses or cuts;
Quotations seamlessly woven into sentences;
Appropriate citations
Sentence Structure:
Poor syntax or sentence structure; no variety in sentence structure (SS) / Fewer syntax errors; more variety in SS / Variety and skill in SS (e.g., use of short, declarative sentences, complex sentences, cd/cx, etc.) / Sophisticated use of sentence structures; variety and force in SS
Mechanics: (x2)
(Pagination, citations, etc.)
Almost no attention paid to mechanics; numerous errors;
no works cited page / A few mechanical errors, but they don’t distract from content;
works cited page incorrectly organized / Very few mechanical errors;
works cited page organized correctly / Almost no mechanical errors;
works cited page organized correctly
Grammar: (x2)
Substantial grammatical errors that impact on clarity of paper (run-ons, fragments, comma splices, dangling modifiers, subject-verb agreement; recurring punctuation errors, etc.) / Some grammatical errors that undermine clarity of paper (very few of the previous categories; other, more subtle errors (misplaced modifiers, faulty pronoun references, faulty parallelism, etc.) / Very few grammatical errors; grammatical errors don’t distract from power or clarity of paper / Almost no grammatical errors