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The Scarlet Ibis Analysis Paragraph 
Rubric Code: AAB576
By cmstathulis
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Title
5 %

Poor

Title is just a restatement of the title of the work being discussed or some otherwise lazy device
Fair

Title is flat
Good

Title is appropriate to the topic, but lacks great inspiration
Excellent

Title is unexpectedly delightful and fully grabs reader’s attention
Topic Sentence
25 %

Poor

Topic sentence (thesis) does not fully answer the prompt, most likely because the theme is incomple
Fair

Topic sentence (thesis) answers prompt, but is tired, clichéd, or too safe/bland
Good

Topic sentence (thesis) fully answers prompt, but lacks the power and/or inspiration of the “A” level
Excellent

Topic sentence (thesis) fully answers prompt with unique, thoughtful insight
Supporting Details
25 %

Poor

Concrete details are not connected to the topic sentence or present inaccurate retellings of the story
Fair

Concrete details are present, but obvious choices; you presented the same bits of text that most students chose
Good

Concrete details are appropriate to support the topic sentence, but rather obvious choices
Excellent

Concrete details support the topic sentence and are insightful, unexpected choices
Commentary/Analysis
25 %

Poor

Commentary is weak because it relies too heavily on plot summary instead of actual analysis
Fair

Commentary is obvious, simplistic, or generic; you need to dig deeper in your analysis to find more insight
Good

Commentary is generally good analysis, but, at times, too obvious or safe; it doesn’t dig deep enough
Excellent

Commentary is insightful and show evidence of deep thinking
Sentence structure
5 %

Poor

Flow is mostly choppy and erratic; no sentence variety
Fair

Sentence flow is choppy at times; limited sentence variety
Good

Correct use of transitions for unity and cohesiveness
Excellent

Excellent sentence flow and variety of sentence structures
MUG (Mechanics, usage & grammar)
5 %

Poor

Numerous errors in mechanics, usage, and grammar distract the reader and, at times, block your meaning
Fair

Mechanics, usage, and grammar have several noticable errors – this limits your reader’s enjoyment of the piece
Good

Mechanics, usage, and grammar have a few small errors, but nothing that blocks the reader’s enjoyment of the writing
Excellent

Mechanics, usage, and grammar are error-free
Format
5 %

Poor

Not correctly formatted
Fair

Several formatting mistakes
Good

Few formatting mistakes
Excellent

Correctly formatted




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