Literary Studies Paper Rubric with Possible Points Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs Work Unacceptable Ideas and level Greatly exceeds expectations Exceeds expectations and Meets expectations but Limited ideas and Fails to meet of analysis and develops ideas in a develops in a good but does not go beyond them. cursory development; expectations for consistently excellent perhaps predictable fashion. May respond to the does not meet ideas and analysis. manner. Readers will learn Ideas may be good but assignment in a expectations or the May include too something from this piece of perhaps not as insightful or satisfactory but terms of the much plot summary writing. well developed. predictable or superficial assignment on one or or so many way. May have more plot more dimensions. quotations that summary than analysis. analysis is missing. 30 27-30 24-26 21-23 18-20 0-17 Organization Organizational plan is clear, as Organization and thesis are Exhibits a discernable Focus may be Focus many be is the thesis and purpose of logical but could be clearer. organization but may not unclear or the essay diffuse or unclear. the piece. Thesis is original Thesis is solid but less provide a clear connection may lack an arguable Sentences and and interesting. innovative than in an to the thesis. Thesis may thesis. Paragraph paragraphs do not exceptional paper. Some be obvious or too general. order may be follow a logical transitions may be missing. Paragraphs may not confusing. May lack order. follow the most logical adequate order. organization or sufficient support for its argument. 20 18-20 16-17 14-15 12-13 0-11 Development Develops its points effectively, Includes a thesis idea that is Development may consist Relies strongly on Thesis may be and support logically, and in an original generally supported by of obvious generalizations generalizations rather missing. fashion. Assertions are evidence and a logical order that only tell readers what than support and may Generalizations may supported by evidence. of paragraphs. Some they already know with lack specific be used in place of Paragraphs are unified, unsupported generalizations limited support from the references to the text. analysis. Insufficient coherent, and complete. may occur, or some text. Paragraphs may lack development for the paragraphs may lack unity or unity, coherence, and requirements of the support. completeness. assignment. Paragraphs may be insufficiently developed. 20 18-20 16-17 14-15 12-13 0-11
Literary Studies Paper Rubric with Possible Points Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs Work Unacceptable Ideas and level of analysis Greatly exceeds expectations and develops ideas in a consistently excellent manner. Readers will learn something from this piece of writing. Exceeds expectations and develops in a good but perhaps predictable fashion. Ideas may be good but perhaps not as insightful or well developed. Meets expectations but does not go beyond them. May respond to the assignment in a satisfactory but predictable or superficial way. May have more plot summary than analysis. Limited ideas and cursory development; does not meet expectations or the terms of the assignment on one or more dimensions. Fails to meet expectations for ideas and analysis. May include too much plot summary or so many quotations that analysis is missing. 30 27-30 24-26 21-23 18-20 0-17 Organization Organizational plan is clear, as is the thesis and purpose of the piece. Thesis is original and interesting. Organization and thesis are logical but could be clearer. Thesis is solid but less innovative than in an exceptional paper. Some transitions may be missing. Exhibits a discernable organization but may not provide a clear connection to the thesis. Thesis may be obvious or too general. Paragraphs may not follow the most logical order. Focus may be unclear or the essay may lack an arguable thesis. Paragraph order may be confusing. May lack adequate organization or sufficient support for its argument. Focus many be diffuse or unclear. Sentences and paragraphs do not follow a logical order. 20 18-20 16-17 14-15 12-13 0-11 Development and support Develops its points effectively, logically, and in an original fashion. Assertions are supported by evidence. Paragraphs are unified, coherent, and complete. Includes a thesis idea that is generally supported by evidence and a logical order of paragraphs. Some unsupported generalizations may occur, or some paragraphs may lack unity or support. Development may consist of obvious generalizations that only tell readers what they already know with limited support from the text. Relies strongly on generalizations rather than support and may lack specific references to the text. Paragraphs may lack unity, coherence, and completeness. Paragraphs may be insufficiently developed. Thesis may be missing. Generalizations may be used in place of analysis. Insufficient development for the requirements of the assignment. 20 18-20 16-17 14-15 12-13 0-11