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The Crucible Paper

The Big Paper

Students will write a literary analysis paper including research, citations, literary analysis and MLA format.

Rubric Code: LX5ACCW

By MQNorris

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Category Enter rubric description
	Excellent 10 pts	Good 7 pts	Fair 5 pts	Poor 0 pts
MLA Format	Excellent Header: name and page #; Info at the top ordered and correct, 12 pt TNR; double-spaced; 1 in margins; Title	Good One or two errors	Fair effort is evident but errors are prevalent	Poor no formatting attempted
Works Cited Page	Excellent alphabetical, reverse indentation, formatted correctly all 3 citations	Good one or two errors	Fair Citations are missing or page is not formatted correctly	Poor no works cited page
In-text Citations	Excellent formatted correctly, placed at the appropriate spot; all 3	Good all 3 completed but not correctly formatted.	Fair one or two are missing.	Poor no in-text citations
Organization	Excellent Thesis is evident. All points are clear and organized. Paragraphs are on-topic and transitions are seamless.	Good Thesis is evident. Points are present but not clear. Essay is organized and transitions well from paragraph to paragraph.	Fair Essay is disorganized due to lack of clarity or being off-topic. No transitions. No thesis or unclear thesis.	Poor Unfinished essay. Did not follow task.
Literary Analysis	Excellent Paper has unique insights and thoroughly critical analysis of the text.	Good Paper has some insight and some analysis of the text.	Fair Paper answers prompt but not well. No clear direction or focus.	Poor Paper is simply a summary or restatement of other ideas. No clear direction or focus. Does not answer the prompt.