iRubric: Wuthering Heights Summer Reading Critical Thinking Essays rubric

Response reflects a high-order critical, analytical understanding of the text; using clear reasoning, the response is constructed of sophisticated, insightful inferences from concrete textual details; inferences are developed & articulated so that all claims & points made are well-supported; analysis focuses on both thematic & stylistic elements of the text; response includes appropriate balance of quotes & student analysis; student is clearly engaged with and moved by his/her thinking process

Response generally reflects a critical, analytical understanding of the text but is uneven; inferences demonstrate interpretive ability but could be developed further to better explain significance of detail; some claims may be vague, generalize OR lacking in support; analysis is loosely based on stylistic elements that suggest thematic meaning; some imbalance of quotes and student's analysis

Response reflects a critical, analytical understanding of the text but is inconsistent in demonstration; inferences suggest interpretive ability but student fails to demonstrate understanding of the significance of detail; claims are vague, generalize OR lacking in support; analysis is loosely based on stylistic elements that suggest thematic meaning but is flawed; lacks quotes OR student's analysis is superficial.

Response reflects a solid understanding of the text but fails to connect to the text critically or analytically. Student simply response to prompt, providing a response that "answers" instead of explores.

Response reflects a flawed understanding of the text AND does not provide any analysis to suggest basic familiarity to the text.

This code may be used for compositions that are entirely illegible or otherwise unscorable: blank responses, responses written in a foreign language, restatements of the prompt, responses that are off-topic or incoherent.

Support information is related to and supportive of the topic/subject. Elaboration consists of specific, developed details.

Support information has minor weaknesses in relatedness to and/or support of the topic/subject. Elaboration consists of some specific details.

Support information has minor weaknesses in relatedness to and/or support of the topic/subject AND elaboration consists of some specific details BUT lacks the sophistication and/or consistency to indicate an "Accomplished" rating.

Support information has major weaknesses in relatedness to and/or support of the topic/subject. Elaboration consists of general and/or undeveloped details, which may be presented in a list-like fashion.

An attempt has been made to add support information, but it was unrelated or confusing. Elaboration is sparse; almost no details.

This code may be used for compositions that are entirely illegible or otherwise unscorable: blank responses, responses written in a foreign language, restatements of the prompt, responses that are off-topic or incoherent.

Exhibits MASTERFUL CONTROL of grammatical conventions appropriate to the writing task: sentence formation; standard usage including agreement, tense, and case; and mechanics including use of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

Exhibits REASONABLE CONTROL of grammatical conventions appropriate to the writing task: sentence formation; standard usage including agreement, tense, and case; and mechanics including use of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

Exhibits REASONABLE CONTROL of grammatical conventions appropriate to the writing task: sentence formation; standard usage including agreement, tense, and case; and mechanics including use of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling BUT lacks the sophistication and/or consistency to indicate an "Accomplished" rating.

Exhibits MINIMAL CONTROL of grammatical conventions appropriate to the writing task: sentence formation; standard usage including agreement, tense, and case; and mechanics including use of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

LACKS CONTROL of grammatical conventions appropriate to the writing task: sentence formation; standard usage including agreement, tense, and case; and mechanics including use of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

This code may be used for compositions that are entirely illegible or otherwise unscorable: blank responses, responses written in a foreign language, restatements of the prompt, responses that are off-topic or incoherent.