St Leonard’s College Year 10 English Text Response Essay Rubric 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ABILITY TO Essay topic Essay topic fully Essay topic Essay topic fully addressed addressed, ADDRESS THE addressed in addressed in a Essay topic Essay topic Essay topic Essay topic Essay topic Essay topic and implications and an extremely very limited addressed in a addressed in a generally generally mostly mostly implications nuances limited way. way. limited way limited way addressed. addressed. addressed addressed considered. considered. IDEAS Little Little understanding understanding of the main of the main Sound ideas, ideas, understanding understanding characters or characters and of the ideas, of the ideas, themes. themes. characters or characters and Limited Limited themes. Some themes. Some Thorough Insightful Insightful discussion, discussion, discussion and discussion and Thorough understanding understanding understanding of Very limited Very limited largely largely analysis but analysis but understanding of the ideas, of the the ideas, understanding understanding of plot of plot focus may be focus may be of the ideas, characters and characters and characters and of either the of the main detail rather detail rather on plot details on plot details characters and themes. themes. themes. main ideas, ideas, than analysis of than analysis of rather than rather than themes. Thoughtful Complex Complex characters or characters and the ideas in the the ideas in the ideas in the ideas in the Thoughtful discussion and discussion and discussion and themes themes. text. text text. text. discussion. analysis. analysis. critical analysis KNOWLEDGE Considered selection and OF THE TEXT use of and highly appropriate evidence and quotations. An awareness of the way the author (or director) has Considered constructed the Limited Sound Sound Considered Considered selection and text to convey knowledge of knowledge of knowledge of selection and selection and use of and meaning. For Very limited Limited the text the text the text use of use of highly example: References to knowledge of knowledge of demonstrated. including some including some appropriate appropriate appropriate language the text are the text the text Some examples evidence or evidence and evidence or evidence and evidence and choices, film superfluous. demonstrated. demonstrated. provided. quotations. quotations. quotations. quotations. quotations. techniques etc. STRUCTURE Essay has a clearly defined
St Leonard’s College Year 10 English Text Response Essay Rubric 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ABILITY TO ADDRESS THE Essay topic addressed in an extremely limited way. Essay topic addressed in a very limited way. Essay topic addressed in a limited way Essay topic addressed in a limited way Essay topic generally addressed. Essay topic generally addressed. Essay topic mostly addressed Essay topic mostly addressed Essay topic fully addressed and implications considered. Essay topic fully addressed, implications and nuances considered. IDEAS Very limited understanding of either the main ideas, characters or themes Very limited understanding of the main ideas, characters and themes. Little understanding of the main ideas, characters or themes. Limited discussion, largely of plot detail rather than analysis of the ideas in the text. Little understanding of the main ideas, characters and themes. Limited discussion, largely of plot detail rather than analysis of the ideas in the text Sound understanding of the ideas, characters or themes. Some discussion and analysis but focus may be on plot details rather than ideas in the text. understanding of the ideas, characters and themes. Some discussion and analysis but focus may be on plot details rather than ideas in the text. Thorough understanding of the ideas, characters and themes. Thoughtful discussion. Thorough understanding of the ideas, characters and themes. Thoughtful discussion and analysis. Insightful understanding of the characters and themes. Complex discussion and analysis. Insightful understanding of the ideas, characters and themes. Complex discussion and critical analysis KNOWLEDGE OF THE TEXT References to the text are superfluous. Very limited knowledge of the text demonstrated. Limited knowledge of the text demonstrated. Limited knowledge of the text demonstrated. Some examples provided. Sound knowledge of the text including some evidence or quotations. Sound knowledge of the text including some evidence and quotations. Considered selection and use of appropriate evidence or quotations. Considered selection and use of appropriate evidence and quotations. Considered selection and use of and highly appropriate evidence and quotations. Considered selection and use of and highly appropriate evidence and quotations. An awareness of the way the author (or director) has constructed the text to convey meaning. For example: language choices, film techniques etc. STRUCTURE Essay has a clearly defined
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