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Novel Study Chapter Summaries, Character Analysis

Novel Study Chapter Summaries

Chapter summaries and character analysis from required text.

Rubric Code: LX2CBAC

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Subject: English

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 9-12

Chapter & Character Analysis
	Emerging (N/A)	Developing (N/A)	Proficient (N/A)	Advanced (N/A)
Summary Content	Emerging Summary demonstrates limited knowledge. Student should read again for knowledge and assessment. Explanation covers who and what, but ideas are vague. All others are missing. Concepts not indicated in student's summary.	Developing Summary demonstrates some knowledge and assessment of chapter Who, what, when, where explained, but is vague. Why and how explanation is missing. It's unclear what this chapter is about.	Proficient Summary demonstrates a good knowledge and assessment of chapter. Who, what, when, where explained. Needed to explain how and why in more detail. It's mostly clear what this chapter is about.	Advanced Summary demonstrates a thorough knowledge and assessment of chapter. It's clear the student read the chapter and thought about what might be important in a later analysis. Who, what, why, when, where, how explained thoroughly. It's clear what this chapter was about.
Character Analysis	Emerging Character analysis is extremely weak or missing. At the most, named characters and gave physical description.	Developing Character analysis covered the minimum information. It's clear what the character looks like as well as an ok idea of his/her personality. Needed to discuss and explain character choices/actions throughout the text.	Proficient Character analysis is sufficient. It shows character physical description, personality, and makes most choices/actions throughout the story clear. A few spots could have been more detailed or been better explained.	Advanced Character analysis is detailed. It's clear how the character changed/grew from their choices/actions throughout the story.
Length/Grammar	Emerging Grammar, spelling and syntax are in need of further instruction. Length shows little or no effort.	Developing Grammar, spelling and syntax need improvement. Length is ok, but student needed to add more to show more effort/thought as well as more content.	Proficient Grammar, spelling and syntax are acceptable. Length meets minimal expectations, but the brevity affects the content.	Advanced Grammar, spelling, and syntax are above average. Length is appropriate for a chapter summary.
Vocabulary	Emerging Identified no text evidence to support ideas and explanation of the chapters.	Developing Identified some text evidence total and/or was missing page # and there was little explanation of why the quote was relevant to the summary/character analysis.	Proficient Identified multiple pieces of text evidence including the page # in the text and provided a brief but vague explanation of the evidence's relevance to the summary/character analysis.	Advanced Identified ample important text evidence, included the page # in the text and why the evidence was relevant to the summary/character analysis.

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Chapter Summaries, Character Analysis, Novels, Independent Reading

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