RUBRIC

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A - These well-focused, organized essays thoroughly explore the topic at hand. Using apt support and detail, these essays not only explore the topic, but they also provide insight into how students understand the plot, action or themes of the play. Although not without flaws, these essays exhibit the writer’s ability to develop and support a thesis and to write with clarity, precision, coherence and particular persuasiveness and/or stylistic flair. Paragraphs are evident, and each idea follows another in a logical sequence with clear, sophisticated transitions. The essay has few, if any, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar or usage errors. There have been significant revisions in diction, syntax and style.

B - These organized essays competently explore the topic at hand. Using support and detail, these essays explore the topic and provide some insight into how students understand the plot, action or themes of the play. Although they have flaws, these essays exhibit the writer’s ability to develop a thesis, provide textual support and to write with clarity and coherence. However, these essays are less thorough, less perceptive and/or less specific in supporting detail than A-range essays. Paragraphs are evident, and one idea follows another in a logical sequence. Transitions are apparent, but explicit (ie: Secondly…). The essay has some minor spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar or usage errors. There have been some revisions in either diction, syntax or style.

C - These essays tend to be superficial even though they respond to the assigned task. The essay may be a little hard to follow. The thesis is apparent, the topic is evident, support is weak. Paragraphs are brief and underdeveloped, and the essay does not indicate that students have anything more than surface . The transitions are sometimes not clear. Typically, these essays reveal uncomplicated thinking and/or undeveloped writing. The essay has many spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage errors. There has been editing, but been little to no revision.

D - These essays are incomplete or oversimplified, and they fail to completely respond to the assigned task. The essay is hard to follow. The thesis is lacking, unsupported or even irrelevant. Paragraphs are brief or lacking entirely. Ideas seem to be randomly arranged, there is no effort at paragraph organization, and there are numerous, significant errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage. Errors that appeared on the first draft have not been corrected, and there has been no revision.

F - These essays are unacceptably brief. They are poorly written on several counts and contain distracting errors in grammar and mechanics. The writer’s remarks are presented with little clarity, organization, or supporting evidence.