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Character Analysis Essay 
Rubric for grading a character analysis essay
Rubric Code: WXXB64A
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Subject: English  
Type: Exam  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Character Analysis Essay
  Excellent

10 pts

Good

8 pts

Fair

6 pts

Poor

4 pts

Assertion

Excellent

Student wrote a clear and strong assertion about the character's qualities. Assertion must mention at least four of the character's qualities that will be analyzed in the essay.
Good

Assertion is clear. Could be a little stronger. Assertion must mention at least three of the character's qualities that will be analyzed in the essay.
Fair

Assertion is somewhat unclear and is not stated as a fact. Assertion only mentions two of the character's qualities that will be analyzed in the essay.
Poor

Assertion is very unclear. Only mentions one qualitiy of the character that is going to be analyzed, or does not mention one at all.
Evidence

Excellent

Students includes at least three strong pieces of evidence (at least one for each character quality) from the text, including direct quotes, to support the assertion.
Good

Student uses three pieces of evidence (at least one for each character quality) from the text to support the assertion. Evidence could be a little stronger.
Fair

Student only uses two pieces of evidence from the text to support the assertion. May only include one or two direct quotes, and these may be somewhat unrelated to the assertion.
Poor

Student only includes one piece of evidence to support the assertion. No direct quotes from the text. Evidence does not clearly support the assertion.
Commentary

Excellent

Student writes rich and descriptive commentary that explains directly how the evidence supports the conclusion. Student may give examples that further illustrate or explain the evidence.
Good

Student writes commentary that directly explains how the evidence supports the conclusion. Student may give one example that further illustrates or explains the evidence.
Fair

Student's commentary is often unrelated to evidence given, or does not clearly explain how the evidence supports the assertion directly.
Poor

Student has very no commentary, or commentary that is writtten is unrelated to discussion of the evidence presented.
Conclusion

Excellent

Student restates his/her assertion in the conclusion. Provides strong summary of the key points of the essay. Ends with statement about character.
Good

Student restates his/her assertion in the conclusion. Provides summary of the key points of the essay. Ends with statement about the character.
Fair

Student partially restates assertion in the conclusion. Provides very brief summary of the key points of the essay. Makes an attempt at ending the essay with a statement about the character.
Poor

Student did not restate the assertion in the conclusion. Little summary of the key points of the essay. Does not endd with statement about the character analyzed.
Organization

Excellent

Student included an interoduction (containing assertion), a body paragraph for each quality analyzed, and a conclusion paragraph.
Good

Student included an introduction (containing assertion), a body paragraph for each quality analyzed, and a conclusion paragraph. May have one slight error in organization.
Fair

Student is missing one or two paragraphs (introduction, body, conclusion). Errors in organization may make it difficult to read essay.
Poor

Student is missing several parts of the essay. May have written the essay as one long paragraph or as a list. Organization errors make the essay difficult to read.



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