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AP Spanish Lit Question #4- Text Comparison

AP Spanish Literature Text Comparison

Rubric Code: FXX666A

By jwarrick

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Subject: Foreign Languages

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Text Comparison
	Demonstrates Superiority 5 pts	Demonstrates Competence 4 pts	Suggests Competence 3 pts	Suggests Lack of Competence 2 pts	Demonstrates Lack of Competence 1 pts
Literary Analysis	Demonstrates Superiority Effectively analyzes rhetorical, stylistic, or structural features in both texts in relation to the development of the theme.	Demonstrates Competence Discusses rhetorical, stylistic, or structural features in both texts in relation to the development of the theme	Suggests Competence Describes some rhetorical, stylistic, or structural features in both texts and attempts to explain their relevance to the theme	Suggests Lack of Competence May identify some rhetorical, stylistic, or structural features in one or both texts but may not explain their relevance to the theme.	Demonstrates Lack of Competence May identify some rhetorical, stylistic, or structural features in one or both texts but does not explain their relevance to the theme.
Thematic Development/Comparison	Demonstrates Superiority Analyzes the development of the theme in both texts to support comparative analysis	Demonstrates Competence Explains and compares the presence of the theme in the texts	Suggests Competence Describes the presence of the theme in both texts	Suggests Lack of Competence Describes the presence of the theme in one text, but the description of the theme in the other text is weak.	Demonstrates Lack of Competence Demonstrates lack of understanding of the theme
Textual Examples	Demonstrates Superiority Supports analysis by integrating specific, well-chosen textual examples throughout the essay	Demonstrates Competence Supports analysis with appropriate textual examples	Suggests Competence Elaborates on main points and supports observations with examples; however, the examples may not always be clear and relevant. • Contains some errors of interpretation, but errors do not detract from the overall quality of the essay.	Suggests Lack of Competence Presents main points and some details, describes basic elements of texts but may do so without examples or supporting an argument. • Contains some errors of interpretation that occasionally detract from the overall quality of the essay.	Demonstrates Lack of Competence May consist entirely of plot summary without examples relevant to the theme. • Contains frequent errors of interpretation that significantly detract from the overall quality of the essay.
Organization	Demonstrates Superiority Includes an explicit statement of purpose (thesis), a coherent structure, and a cohesive and logical progression of ideas in a well-developed essay	Demonstrates Competence Includes an explicit statement of purpose (thesis), a coherent structure, and a logical progression of ideas	Suggests Competence Includes a statement of purpose, evidence of organization (a stated topic, an introduction, a conclusion), and a logical progression of ideas.	Suggests Lack of Competence May not clearly state a purpose or be organized around a central idea or argument; progression of ideas may not be logical.	Demonstrates Lack of Competence Does not state a purpose, show evidence of organization, or offer a progression of ideas.
Special Notes Balance and Focus Issues	Demonstrates Superiority A. If the essay has a significantly unbalanced focus on one of the texts, the analysis must be good to merit a 3.	Demonstrates Competence B. If the essay does not include literary devices, the comparison of the theme in the texts must be good to merit a 3	Suggests Competence C. If the essay suggests a lack of understanding of the theme, the analysis of literary devices in both texts must be good to merit a 3.	Suggests Lack of Competence Note: An essay that treats only one text cannot earn a score higher than 2.	Demonstrates Lack of Competence Demonstrates lack of understanding and has a significantly unbalanced focus on either of the texts and/or literary devices. Contains frequent errors of interpretation that significantly detract from the overall quality of the essay.
Language Use- Vocabulary	Demonstrates Superiority Vocabulary is varied and appropriate to the text(s) being discussed, presents main ideas and supporting details, and communicates some nuances of meaning.	Demonstrates Competence Vocabulary is appropriate to the text(s) being discussed, and presents main ideas and some supporting details.	Suggests Competence Vocabulary is appropriate to the text(s) being discussed, but may be limited to presenting some relevant ideas.	Suggests Lack of Competence Vocabulary may be inappropriate to the text(s) being discussed, and forces the reader to supply inferences.	Demonstrates Lack of Competence Vocabulary is insufficient and inappropriate to the text(s) being discussed; errors render comprehension difficult.
Language Use- Grammar	Demonstrates Superiority Control of grammatical and syntactic structures is very good; use of verb tenses and moods is generally accurate; word order and formation are accurate; use of cohesive devices and transitional elements or both is appropriate to guide understanding.	Demonstrates Competence Control of grammatical and syntactic structures is good; occasional errors in the use of verb tenses and moods do not detract from understanding; word order and formation are mostly accurate.	Suggests Competence Control of grammatical and syntactic structures is adequate; errors in the use of verb tenses and moods may be frequent but do not detract from overall understanding; word order and formation are generally accurate.	Suggests Lack of Competence Control of grammatical and syntactic structures is weak; errors in verb forms, word order, and formation are numerous and serious enough to impede comprehension at times.	Demonstrates Lack of Competence Control of grammatical and syntactic structures is inadequate; errors in verb forms, word order, and formation are nearly constant and impede comprehension frequently.
Language Use- Writing Conventions	Demonstrates Superiority Writing conventions (e.g., spelling, accent marks, punctuation, paragraphing) are generally accurate; paragraphing shows grouping and progression of ideas.	Demonstrates Competence Writing conventions (e.g., spelling, accent marks, punctuation, paragraphing) are generally accurate; occasional errors do not detract from understanding; paragraphing shows grouping and progression of ideas.	Suggests Competence Writing conventions (e.g., spelling, accent marks, punctuation, paragraphing) are sometimes accurate; numerous errors do not detract from overall understanding; paragraphing shows grouping of ideas.	Suggests Lack of Competence Writing conventions (e.g., spelling, accent marks, punctuation, paragraphing) are generally inaccurate; errors are numerous and serious enough to impede comprehension at times; paragraphing may not show grouping of ideas.	Demonstrates Lack of Competence Writing conventions (e.g., spelling, accent marks, punctuation, paragraphing) are inaccurate; errors are nearly constant and impede comprehension frequently; there may be little or no evidence of paragraphing.

Keywords:

spanish literature text analysis

Subjects:

Foreign Languages

Types:

Writing

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