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Literary Analysis Paragraph Rubric 
Literary Analysis Paragraph Rubric
Rubric Code: CX98968
By acope2011
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Advanced

10 pts

Proficient

6 pts

Developing/Unclear

2 pts

Thesis

Advanced

Thesis addresses the prompt and makes a strong and clear claim.
Proficient

Thesis partially addresses the prompt and makes a fairly strong and clear claim.
Developing/Unclear

Thesis does not address the prompt and/or does not makes a strong or clear claim.
Topic Sentence

Advanced

The first sentence introduces the topic but does not begin with evidence.
Proficient

The first sentence introduces the topic but begins with evidence, too.
Developing/Unclear

The first sentence begins to present evidence and does not introduce the topics at all.
Body

Advanced

The body connects to the topic sentence; transitions provide smooth flow; points to support the topic are laid out in a logical manner; you end with a well-constructed and original concluding sentence.
Proficient

The body connects somewhat to the topic sentence; transitions provide some flow; points to support the topic are sometimes logical; you end with a concluding sentence.
Developing/Unclear

The body rarely connects to the topic sentence; transitions are minimal or missing; points to support the topic are confusing or missing; there is no concluding sentence.
Literary Analysis

Advanced

Writing shows analytical thinking; there is a good balance of textual evidence and original thought/commentary;topic sentence is fully supported.
Proficient

Writing shows some analytical understanding of the text; more textual evidence than original thought/commentary;topic sentence is supported.
Developing/Unclear

Writing shows little analytical understanding of text; too much summary; topic sentence is unsupported.
Writing Style

Advanced

A formal academic style is used throughout the paragraph; present tense is used consistently; there is good use of vocabulary and sentence phrasing.
Proficient

A formal academic style is used often in the paragraph; present tense is mostly used; vocabulary and sentence phrasing were mostly good.
Developing/Unclear

Formal academic style was not used; vocabulary and sentence phrasing is simplistic and/or inappropriate
Mechanics

Advanced

Writing is almost completely free of grammatical and spelling errors. There is a variety of paragraph and sentence structures. MLA in-text citations are present and accurate.
Proficient

Writing shows some grammatical and spelling errors. There is a variety of paragraph and sentences structures, though some are awkward. MLA in-text citations are present and mostly accurate.
Developing/Unclear

Frequent spelling, sentence structure, and grammatical errors; paragraph structures are not varied; MLA citations are missing or inaccurate.




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