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close reading literary analysis Rubric Code: Z42XX5 By mccullo Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Close Reading
	Poor 5 pts	Fair 10 pts	Good 15 pts	Excellent 20 pts
Introduction	Poor No opening statement Missing a plot summary, or elements for discussion are not sufficiently introduced No clear thesis	Fair Missing any of the following: opening statement, introduction of book or author, plot summary, introduction of elements to be discussed. Contains an adequate thesis	Good Has an opening statement, Contains essential elements Contains thesis	Excellent Interesting opening statement essential elements presented in a skillful manner. Thesis is clear and arguable.
Examples/Evidence	Poor Thesis is unsupported	Fair Each paragraph contains a topic sentence, but the topic is not sufficiently supported	Good Each paragraph is supported with textual evidence and examples	Excellent Each paragraph is supported with textual evidence and examples as well as your analysis of the text.
Development/Coherence	Poor Ideas are not presented in a clear way.	Fair Some ideas are supported, others are insufficiently supported	Good Most ideas are well supported and coherently presented	Excellent Ideas are carefully presented and supported; the reader is not left with questions
Conclusion	Poor No conclusion	Fair Conclusion is missing either a thesis restatement or summary of ideas, or it introduces a new point not discussed in essay	Good Restates thesis and summarizes ideas	Excellent restates thesis in a way that adds to the understanding of the topic Summarizes and brings a feeling of closure to the essay.
Grammar, usage, mechanics	Poor So many errors that meaning is lost	Fair many errors, but meaning is understandable	Good some errors, but they do not interfere with the meaning	Excellent few or no errors