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Author Study 
Connections
Using a biographical lens, provide an in-depth case study of the author, using trusted sources and MLA citations such as: biographies, author websites, published works, awards, interviews, accomplishments, etc. DO NOT simply provide a life story of the author. You MUST prove how the author's life affected his or her work.
Rubric Code: U2XB4XW
By mlpeiskee
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Subject: English  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Option #8 Author Study
  Poor

16 pts

Fair

20 pts

Good

23 pts

Excellent

25 pts

Author Info

Poor

Information appears to be simply copied and pasted from original sources.
Fair

Student took information from one source, but was able to relay the information in an original way. The information spanned the author's lifetime.
Good

Student has compiled information from two or three sources and synthesized it into an original look at the author's life. The information they have chosen to include spans the author's lifetime.
Excellent

Student has compiled information from several sources and synthesized it into an original look at the author's life. The information they have chosen to include spans the author's lifetime, and is relevant to the chosen published work.
Sources

Poor

The student did not use proper MLA formatting, but did provide some information for their sources.
Fair

The student found one trusted source: biography, author website, published works, awards, interviews, accomplishments, etc. These sources are cited with a MLA Works Cited page, formatted correctly.
Good

The student found two or three trusted sources: biography, author website, published works, awards, interviews, accomplishments, etc. These sources are cited with a MLA Works Cited page, formatted correctly.
Excellent

The student found more than three trusted sources: biography, author website, published works, awards, interviews, accomplishments, etc. These sources are cited with a MLA Works Cited page, formatted correctly.
Analysis

Poor

Student does not effectively analyze how the author's life impacted their writing, but does given an effort to do so.
Fair

Student is able to adequately explain how the author's life impacted their writing in general.
Good

Student is able to engage in an interesting analysis of how the author's life impacted their writing in general.
Excellent

Student is able to engage in an interesting analysis of how certain events in the author's life impacted their writing in general, and specifically to the chosen published work they read for this project.
Conventions

Poor

Many errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or capitalization. May make comprehension difficult, but not unreadable.
Fair

Several errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or capitalization. However, these errors do little to impede readability.
Good

A few errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or capitalization. The errors do not impede readability.
Excellent

Relatively no errors.




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