iRubric: Macbeth theme analysis rubric

Clear direction. Stated magic three. Leads to the rest of the paper.

Somewhat clear direction. Some aspects of magic three. Hints at the rest of the paper.

No clear direction. No magic three. Does not give any indication regarding the rest of the paper.

*Clear and compelling. *The ordering of information and paragraphs flow and makes sense. *Transitions are present. *Every detail adds more to the main idea. *Introduction and conclusion are strong and present.

*Some parts are clear, others are not. *The ordering of information and paragraphs could be better. *Weak transitions. *Sometimes it is not clear how some details are related to main idea. *Weak introduction and conclusion.

*Not organized; jumbled and confused. *The ordering of information and paragraphs makes no sense. *No transitions. *Details do not relate to main idea. *No introduction or conclusion.

*Writer shows mastery of the grammar skills. *No sentence fragments or run-ons. *Sentences are varied and natural. *Paper has few (1-2) if any spelling errors.

*Writer shows limited mastery of the grammar skills. *Paper contains no more than one sentence fragment or run-on. *Most sentences have the same pattern and some are choppy and halting. *Paper has several (3-6) spelling errors.

*Writer struggles with grammar skills. *Paper contains two or more sentence fragments or run-ons. *Most sentences are not written clearly and are difficult to understand and the sentence patterns are repetitive. *Paper has many (more than 7) spelling errors.