Scoring Guide for The Scarlet Letter Unit Post-Assessment Priority Standard Exceeds Meets Does Not Meet 11.01 Analyze and evaluate the Selects and uses reliable evidence Selects and uses reliable evidence Does not demonstrate ability to merit of an argument by from multiple sources that strongly from multiple sources that mostly select and use reliable sources. examining evidence and by supports paper’s thesis while fully supports paper’s thesis while comparing the evidence with answering prompt. answering prompt. information available in other sources. 11.02 Analyze an author’s unstated ideas and meanings Demonstrates original thought and a Demonstrates an understanding of and analyzing evidence that thorough understanding of some important themes with Paper lacks original thought and supports those unstated ideas. important themes with evidence evidence used in the paper. quotations used are often used in the paper. Analysis is Analysis is relevant. irrelevant. There may be relevant and insightful. misinterpretations. 11.12 Analyze the way in which Student clearly understands the Writing evidences some Writing evidences little knowledge a work of U.S. literature is historical context and relevance of knowledge of the novel’s historical of the novel or its related to the themes, issues, the novel, as evidenced in their context and relevance. historical/cultural context. political movements, and events writing and research. of its historical period. Makes compelling historical or historical or cultural cultural connections to the novel. connections to the novel.
Scoring Guide for The Scarlet Letter Unit Post-Assessment Priority Standard Exceeds Meets Does Not Meet 11.01 Analyze and evaluate the merit of an argument by examining evidence and by comparing the evidence with information available in other sources. 11.02 Analyze an author’s unstated ideas and meanings and analyzing evidence that supports those unstated ideas. Selects and uses reliable evidence from multiple sources that strongly supports paper’s thesis while fully answering prompt. Demonstrates original thought and a thorough understanding of important themes with evidence used in the paper. Analysis is relevant and insightful. Selects and uses reliable evidence from multiple sources that mostly supports paper’s thesis while answering prompt. Demonstrates an understanding of some important themes with evidence used in the paper. Analysis is relevant. Does not demonstrate ability to select and use reliable sources. Paper lacks original thought and quotations used are often irrelevant. There may be misinterpretations. 11.12 Analyze the way in which a work of U.S. literature is related to the themes, issues, political movements, and events of its historical period. Student clearly understands the historical context and relevance of the novel, as evidenced in their writing and research. Makes compelling historical or cultural connections to the novel. Writing evidences some knowledge of the novel’s historical context and relevance. historical or cultural connections to the novel. Writing evidences little knowledge of the novel or its historical/cultural context.
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