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iRubric: Identifying The Theme - ELO:RL 6.2 rubric

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Identifying The Theme - ELO:RL 6.2 Identifying The Theme - scoring guide Scoring guide to measure how well someone has identified and explained a theme from a literary work. This uses a 1 - 4 scale to be in sync with our school's grade scale. Rubric Code: NXX64A8 By khaugrud Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Reading Grade Levels: 6-8

Identifying Theme
	0 = incomplete, missing 0 pts	1-Does Not Meet 1 pts	2-Partially Meets 2 pts	3=Meets 3 pts	4-Exceeds 4 pts	Enter Title (N/A)
The Theme Statement	0 = incomplete, missing incomplete, missing, vague, too short, not enough information	1-Does Not Meet You have identified a possible topic that could not be a theme of the entire story. AND/OR - the theme you tried to identify is based on just one section, part, or scene in the story, not the entire story	2-Partially Meets You have identified a key theme from this story, however, your explanation cannot be applied generally to anyone's life. It is too specific to the story or it is not written in a clear statement.	3=Meets You have identified a key theme from this story in a concise way and your theme statement could be applied to anyone's life.	4-Exceeds You have identified a key theme from this story in a concise way, your theme statement could be applied to anyone's life. Moreover, you have connected the theme to other books, or in some way talked about how this theme was developed through the plot or character changes.	Enter Title
Evidence/Support	0 = incomplete, missing incomplete, missing, vague, too short, not enough information	1-Does Not Meet You've given vague and general support, e.g.: "The main character was angry". AND/OR your support came from just one part of the story. You haven't shown what the theme is for the entire story.	2-Partially Meets You gave a limited example of text evidence to support the theme, AND/OR the evidence you gave doesn't clearly connect with the theme you identified.	3=Meets You gave good examples of text evidence, and the events clearly relate to the theme you identified.	4-Exceeds You gave good examples of text evidence to support the theme and the support you give goes beyond the characters or events in the story. You may have included some of the other elements of literature to support your theme such as mood, tone, setting or plot structure.	Enter Title