Rubric Assignment: Blood is Thicker Than Water (30 points) Criterion Exemplary Grades Proficient Grades Emerging Grades Not Evident Score and Comments (27-30 points) (23-26 points) (18-22 points) (below 18 points) Compare/Contrast Student uses specific Student uses some Student presents points Student makes vague Score: examples from the text to specific examples from that are not fully references to the text that Use textual evidence to Comments: provide an insightful and the text to provide a supported by examples do not support student’s compare and contrast accurate explanation that generally accurate or that are not thoroughly claims about the similar themes or topics compares and contrasts explanation that explained. similarities and of texts in different forms what each of the compares and contrasts differences between the or genres. characters learned. what each of the three three texts. Or, student Points Possible: 12 characters learned. fails to provide claims that are logical and coherent. Compare/Contrast Student uses specific Student uses some Student uses few specific Student makes vague Score: examples from the text to specific examples from examples from the text in references to the text that Compare and contrast Comments: provide a the text to provide a an attempt to provide an do not support an literary characters and explanation of generally sound explanation of how the explanation of the selections how the texts and their explanation of how the texts and their characters character or plot Points Possible: 12 characters develop and texts and their characters develop and progress. development in any of progress. Response develop and progress. Response shows a clear the texts. The shows clear ability to Response shows some attempt to differentiate explanation, if present, is differentiate between ability to differentiate between development of unclear, inaccurate, or development of between development of characters and plot in does not venture beyond characters and plot in characters and plot in multiple texts, although surface-level multiple texts. multiple texts. points may be weak and observations. underdeveloped.
Rubric Assignment: Blood is Thicker Than Water (30 points) Criterion Exemplary Grades (27-30 points) Proficient Grades (23-26 points) Emerging Grades (18-22 points) Not Evident (below 18 points) Score and Comments Compare/Contrast Use textual evidence to compare and contrast similar themes or topics of texts in different forms or genres. Points Possible: 12 Student uses specific examples from the text to provide an insightful and accurate explanation that compares and contrasts what each of the characters learned. Student uses some specific examples from the text to provide a generally accurate explanation that compares and contrasts what each of the three characters learned. Student presents points that are not fully supported by examples or that are not thoroughly explained. Student makes vague references to the text that do not support student’s claims about the similarities and differences between the three texts. Or, student fails to provide claims that are logical and coherent. Score: Comments: Compare/Contrast Compare and contrast literary characters and selections Points Possible: 12 Student uses specific examples from the text to provide a explanation of how the texts and their characters develop and progress. Response shows clear ability to differentiate between development of characters and plot in multiple texts. Student uses some specific examples from the text to provide a generally sound explanation of how the texts and their characters develop and progress. Response shows some ability to differentiate between development of characters and plot in multiple texts. Student uses few specific examples from the text in an attempt to provide an explanation of how the texts and their characters develop and progress. Response shows a clear attempt to differentiate between development of characters and plot in multiple texts, although points may be weak and underdeveloped. Student makes vague references to the text that do not support an explanation of the character or plot development in any of the texts. The explanation, if present, is unclear, inaccurate, or does not venture beyond surface-level observations. Score: Comments:
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