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Scene 5 Symbolism Writing

Students were asked to write 2 paragraphs, each on one symbol from Scene 5 of "The Diary of Anne Frank." They were specifically asked to write about how the symbol reflects the relationships and feelings of the characters, and were encouraged to use the Hanukkah gifts as their symbols.

Rubric Code: D3B846

By ccarlstroem

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Anne Frank Symbolism Paragraphs
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Symbolic interpretation 4 pts Students choose two symbols from the play and interpret their deeper meaning.	Poor The response is off-topic, does not address the prompt, or is obviously incomplete (i.e. a single sentence response).	Fair The writer offers no symbolic interpretation, or seems to have become confused midway through writing.	Good The writer chose a symbol and proposed an interpretation of that symbol.	Excellent The writer chose a symbol and proposed a compelling and well-argued interpretation.
Relationship interpretation 4 pts Students explain how the chosen symbols reflect how characters feel about one another.	Poor The writer does not mention characters' feelings or relationships.	Fair The writer mentions the relationship or feelings of the characters or of one of the characters involved, but is unclear or unfocused about how those relate to the symbols.	Good The writer explains how the symbol reflects either the relationship between the characters or their feelings, but not both.	Excellent The writer explains how the symbol reflects how characters feel about one another and how the symbol is appropriate for their current relationship.
Textual support 4 pts Interpretations include textual support.	Poor The writer includes no references to the text in order to support the interpretation. The writer may simply restate what's already been said instead of explaining anything further.	Fair The writer uses some very weak support for the interpretations. For example, the writer might refer to a relationship or feeling but not back it up with an example, or might use an example that isn't relevant or conflicts with the interpretation.	Good The writer uses some textual support. The writer may use a quote but use it incorrectly.	Excellent The writer uses very strong textual support, and possibly a quote, to make the interpretation clear.
Mechanics 2 pts	Poor The writing contains so many errors that the ideas are difficult to follow.	Fair The writing contains several grammar and spelling errors, which may make a few sentences difficult to understand.	Good The writing contains some grammar or spelling errors, but they do not interfere with the reader's understanding of the writer's ideas.	Excellent The writing contains few to no errors in grammar or spelling.
Fluency 2 pts	Poor The writing is choppy and unclear, so that the ideas are difficult to understand.	Fair The writing is somewhat choppy, and sentences are very short or fragmented.	Good The writing style is good. The ideas and sentences flow, with only a few sentence fragments or run-ons.	Excellent The writing style flows in a professional and academic way.

Keywords:

Anne Frank; Hanukkah; Symbolism

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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