iRubric: Identifying The Theme - scoring guide rubric

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Identifying The Theme - scoring guide Identifying The Theme - scoring guide Scoring guide to measure how well someone has identified and explained a theme from a literary work. This uses a 1 - 5 scale to be in sync with our school's grade scale. Rubric Code: JXA3974 By mlbarnaby Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Reading Grade Levels: 6-8

Identifying Theme
	i = incomplete, missing 1 pts	2 = basic 2 pts	Level 3 - approaching proficient 3 pts	4 - Proficient 4 pts
The Theme Statement	i = incomplete, missing incomplete, missing, vague, too short, not enough information	2 = basic You have identified a possible topic that could be a theme, but you have not made a clear statement, e.g.: "the value of friendship" - but what is the author saying about the value of friendship? AND/OR - The theme you tried to identify is based on just one section, part, or scene in the story, not the entire story.	Level 3 - approaching proficient You have identified a key theme from this story though your explanation was too specific to this one story and/or not generalized enough to apply to other stories. The theme statement needs to be revised to be a bit more concise: e.g. The different attitudes of people affect your life by teaching you different things whether for the better or worse. Becomes: People learn something from all relationships, good or bad.	4 - Proficient You have identified a key theme from this story in a concise way. Your theme statement could be used by others when examining other stories.