including including leave out may out describe the descriptions of descriptions of descriptions of descriptions of characters. their their their their personalities personalities personalities personalities and supporting and supporting and/or and/or scenes. scenes. supporting supporting scenes. scenes. Themes Identifies three Identifies three Identifies two Identifies one Does not significant significant significant significant attempt to themes in each themes in each themes in each theme in each identify themes novel. novel. Themes novel. Themes novel. Theme in the novels. Themes are may not be may not be may not be expressed as expressed as expressed as expressed as a statements. statements. statements. statement. Theme Illustration Richly supports Includes Includes some Includes few Does not each theme relevant scenes scenes or scenes or attempt to with three or events, but events events; may support the relevant scenes may not support include themes with or events from all aspects of information that relevant scenes the novels. the themes contains or events. evenly. inaccuracies Symbols Identifies three Identifies three Identifies two Identifies one Does not symbols in each symbols in each symbols in each symbol in each attempt to novel and richly novel and novel and novel and identify explains what explains what explains what explains what it symbols. they represent. they represent. they represent. represents.
including descriptions of their personalities and supporting scenes. including descriptions of their personalities and supporting scenes. leave out descriptions of their personalities and/or supporting scenes. may out descriptions of their personalities and/or supporting scenes. describe the characters. Themes Identifies three significant themes in each novel. Themes are expressed as statements. Identifies three significant themes in each novel. Themes may not be expressed as statements. Identifies two significant themes in each novel. Themes may not be expressed as statements. Identifies one significant theme in each novel. Theme may not be expressed as a statement. Does not attempt to identify themes in the novels. Theme Illustration Richly supports each theme with three relevant scenes or events from the novels. Includes relevant scenes or events, but may not support all aspects of the themes evenly. Includes some scenes or events Includes few scenes or events; may include information that contains inaccuracies Does not attempt to support the themes with relevant scenes or events. Symbols Identifies three symbols in each novel and richly explains what they represent. Identifies three symbols in each novel and explains what they represent. Identifies two symbols in each novel and explains what they represent. Identifies one symbol in each novel and explains what it represents. Does not attempt to identify symbols.