iRubric: Juvenalian/Horatian Satire Rubric

Covers a political or societal issue in-depth with close attention to detail. Excellent subject knowledge. Satire is well thought out and effective.

Includes knowledge about a societal issue. Subject knowledge is enough for the piece. Satire is thought out and works fairly well.

Includes information about a societal issue with some factual errors. Satire is planned but forced or ineffective in some places.

Information about societal issue is minimal OR there are several factual errors. There is no evidence of attempt at satire.

Student provides an effective use of satirical devices such as exaggeration, irony, wit, etc. Student's use of satire displays much knowledge about the genre.

Student provides some use of satirical devices such as exaggeration, irony, wit, etc. Student's use of satire displays proficient knowledge about the genre.

Student provides few satirical devices such as exaggeration, irony, wit, etc. Student's use of satire displays limited knowledge about the genre.

Student does not provide use of satirical devices such as exaggeration, irony, wit, etc. Student's displays little knowledge about the genre.

Satire clearly expresses the techniques and tone of either Juvenalian or Horatian satire without any confusion as to which the author intended.

Satire shows evidence of the techniques and tone of either Juvenalian or Horatian satire with very minimal confusion as to which the author intended.

Satire shows little evidence of the techniques of either Juvenalian or Horatian satire and the tone is confusing at times. The author's intended genre is hard to discern.

Satire shows no evidence of the techniques of either Juvenalian or Horatian satire, with the tone blending through both genres. The reader cannot discern which genre was intended.