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Short Story Literary Analysis 
Short Story Literary Analysis
Rubric Code: SA598X
By tgidinski
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Not yet meeting

0 pts

Minimally meeting

1 pts

Meeting

2 pts

Fully Meeting

3 pts

Exceeding

4 pts

Focus

1.an explicit and arguable thesis<BR>
2. topic sentences<BR>
3. all paragraphs clearly relate to the argument<BR>
4. all paragraphs support the thesis<BR>
5. the conclusion ties all elements together and is provoking
Not yet meeting

Four elements may be missing or unclear; or at least three elements are present but all may be weak and/or unclear.
Minimally meeting

Three elements may be missing or unclear; or most elements are present but four or more may be weak.
Meeting

Two elements may be missing or unclear; or all elements are present but three may be weak and/or unclear.
Fully Meeting

One element may be missing or unclear; or all elements are present but two are weak and/or unclear.
Exceeding

All elements are strongly and clearly evident in the composition.
Content

1. strong and well supported ideas<BR>
2. each paragraph strongly supported with evidence from the story
Not yet meeting

Less than 60% of the paragraphs are strongly supported with details and examples from the story.
Minimally meeting

At least 60% of the paragraphs are strongly supported with details and examples from the story.
Meeting

At least 70% of the paragraphs are strongly supported with details and examples from the story.
Fully Meeting

The essay is interesting and well-thought out. At least 80% of the paragraphs are strongly supported with details and examples from the story.
Exceeding

The essay is interesting and well-thought out. Each paragraph is strongly supported with details and examples from the story.
Organization

1. logically organized<BR>
2. flows smoothly due to the use of transitions<BR>
3. has an introduction, a body, and a conclusion.
Not yet meeting

The essay shows very little organization and few if any transitions are used.
Minimally meeting

The essay is somewhat logically organized and/or at least 60% of it flows smoothly due to the writer's use of transitions.
Meeting

The essay is logically organized and at least 70% of it flows smoothly due to the writer's use of transitions.
Fully Meeting

The essay is logically organized and at least 80% of it flows smoothly due to the writer's use of transitions.
Exceeding

The essay is logically organized: intro., body, and conclusion. The essay flows smoothly due to the writer's use of transitions.
Vocabulary & word choice

1. precise word choice<BR>
2. formal English<BR>
Not yet meeting

Vocabulary is basic and informal.
Minimally meeting

Vocabulary is appropriate but informal.
Meeting

Vocabulary is precise.
Fully Meeting

Vocabulary is interesting, varied and precise.
Exceeding

Vocabulary is sophisticated, varied and precise.
Mechanics

1. no fragments<BR>
2. no run-ons<BR>
3. no comma splices<BR>
4. quotation marks used when appropriate<BR>
5. No plagiarism<BR>
6. MLA citations are correct<BR>
7. Works Cited page
Not yet meeting

Essay has four or more types of mechanical/ grammatical error that could impede understanding.
Minimally meeting

Essay has no more than three types of mechanical/ grammatical error that could impede understanding.
Meeting

Essay has no more than two types of mechanical/ grammatical error that could impede understanding.
Fully Meeting

Essay has no more than one type of mechanical/ grammatical error that could impede understanding.
Exceeding

Essay has no significant mechanical/ grammatical errors that could impede understanding.



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  • story, literary analysis


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