Qualitative Analysis Rubric for Informational 3 The following rubric includes all the factors to consider for making qualitative judgments about the complexity of informational texts. Feature Slightly Complex Moderately Complex Very Complex Exceedingly Complex Connections among an extensive range of ideas, STRUCTURE Organization: Connections Organization: Connections expanded range of ideas, processes, or events are among ideas, processes, among some ideas or events processes, or events are deep, intricate, and often or events are explicit and are implicit or subtle; often implicit or subtle; ambiguous; organization clear; organization of text is organization is evident and organization may contain is intricate or discipline- chronological, sequential, or generally sequential or multiple pathways or exhibit easy to predict. chronological. some discipline-specific traits. If used, are Text Features: Text Features: If used, essential in understanding Text Features: If used, Text Features: If used, directly enhance the reader’s content. help the reader navigate and enhance the reader’s understanding of content. understand content but are understanding of content. not essential to understanding content. Graphics: If used, are Graphics: If used, support or intricate, extensive, and Graphics: If used, are Graphics: If used, are are integral to understanding integral to making meaning simple and unnecessary mostly supplemental to the text. of the text; may provide to understanding the text, understanding the text. information not otherwise but may support and assist conveyed in the text. Organization: readers in understanding Organization: Connections among an the text. LANGUAGE Conventionality: Conventionality: Language Conventionality: Language Conventionality: Language CLARITY AND Language is explicit, literal, is largely explicit and easy is fairly complex; contains is dense and complex; CONVENTIONS straightforward, and easy to to understand, with some some abstract, ironic, and/or contains considerable understand. occasions for more complex figurative language. abstract, ironic, and/or meaning. figurative language.
Qualitative Analysis Rubric for Informational 3 The following rubric includes all the factors to consider for making qualitative judgments about the complexity of informational texts. Feature Slightly Complex Moderately Complex Very Complex Exceedingly Complex STRUCTURE Organization: Connections among ideas, processes, or events are explicit and clear; organization of text is chronological, sequential, or easy to predict. Text Features: If used, help the reader navigate and understand content but are not essential to understanding content. Graphics: If used, are simple and unnecessary to understanding the text, but may support and assist readers in understanding the text. Organization: Connections among some ideas or events are implicit or subtle; organization is evident and generally sequential or chronological. Text Features: If used, enhance the reader’s understanding of content. Graphics: If used, are mostly supplemental to understanding the text. Organization: Connections among an expanded range of ideas, processes, or events are often implicit or subtle; organization may contain multiple pathways or exhibit some discipline-specific traits. Text Features: If used, directly enhance the reader’s understanding of content. Graphics: If used, support or are integral to understanding the text. Organization: Connections among an extensive range of ideas, processes, or events are deep, intricate, and often ambiguous; organization is intricate or discipline- Text Features: If used, are essential in understanding content. Graphics: If used, are intricate, extensive, and integral to making meaning of the text; may provide information not otherwise conveyed in the text. LANGUAGE CLARITY AND CONVENTIONS Conventionality: Language is explicit, literal, straightforward, and easy to understand. Conventionality: Language is largely explicit and easy to understand, with some occasions for more complex meaning. Conventionality: Language is fairly complex; contains some abstract, ironic, and/or figurative language. Conventionality: Language is dense and complex; contains considerable abstract, ironic, and/or figurative language.
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