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Literary Analysis: Short Story

Using literary concepts and the text to support an arguable thesis.

Rubric Code: A6W9WW

By swezeman

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Literary Analysis--Short Story
	Excellent 10 pts	Good 8 pts	Fair 6 pts	Poor 3 pts
Strength of thesis	Excellent The thesis is well crafted and challenges the reader to delve into deeper elements of the story beyond the literal interpretation.	Good The thesis is thoughtfully crafted and creative. It shows evidence of good planning.	Fair There is a thesis, but it is predictable and does not push the reader toward critical thinking.	Poor There is no recognizable thesis, or it is so weak that it is not compelling.
Organization	Excellent The introduction hooks attention. Body supports and proves the thesis. Conclusion show story has been cleverly analyzed.	Good The essay contains all the essential elements of a strong introduction, textual support in the body, and a conclusion.	Fair The essay is lacking in one organizational feature needed for completeness.	Poor The essay lacks more than one feature expected for sound organization.
Textual support	Excellent The paper not only provides sufficient textual reference to prove the thesis, but also interprets the text skillfully.	Good The paper provides sufficient textual reference to prove the thesis.	Fair The paper provides some textual references, but does not convincingly prove the thesis with support.	Poor The paper provides either few text references, or the references do little to support the thesis.
Writing Skills	Excellent The essay contains excellent vocabulary, active verbs, and varied sentence structure. Paragraphs link with transitions to mark relationships.	Good The essay uses good vocabulary and attempts to vary sentence structure. The writer uses transition words to link paragraphs.	Fair The essay uses words correctly, but does not stretch for usage. Few transistions exist between paragraphs.	Poor The vocabulary is low level and the writer does not link sentences and paragrapsh for flow of language or meaning.
Format and mechanics	Excellent The essay is in MLA format with appropriate size 12 font, and is free from major spelling and grammatical errors.	Good The essay has one or two errors in MLA format or font, or has one or two major spelling or grammatical errors.	Fair The essay has several errors in MLA format or font, as well as several major spelling or grammatical errors.	Poor The essay has many errors in MLA format or font. It also has spelling and grammatical errors.