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Identifying and Supporting The Theme 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 - 4 scale. Rubric Code: SX39AAC By tchralli Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Reading Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

Identifying Theme
	i = Incomplete, Missing (N/A)	1 = Basic (N/A)	2 - Approaching (N/A)	3 - Proficient (N/A)
The Theme Statement	i = Incomplete, Missing Answer is incomplete, missing, vague, too short, not enough information	1 = Basic Answer identifies an 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.<BR> <BR> AND/OR - The theme you identified is based on just one section, part, or scene in the story, not the entire story.	2 - Approaching Answer identifies 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.	3 - Proficient Answer identifies a key theme from this story in a concise way, the theme statement could be used by others when examining other stories.
Evidence/Support	i = Incomplete, Missing Answer is incomplete, missing, vague, too short, not enough formation	1 = Basic Answer gives vague & general support, e.g.: the main character was angry - this is too vague, explain what they were angry about, what they said and did, and to whom, and why, and how this supports the theme.<BR> AND/OR The support came from just one part of the story, you haven't shown how the theme is throughout the entire piece.	2 - Approaching Answer mentions only 1 or 2 events (things people said and did) from the story that connect to the theme identified.	3 - Proficient Answer mentions 2-3 or more events (things people said and did) from the story that connect to the theme identified.