Submissions grading

This rubric is aligned to the MN Academic Standards for Language Arts in the area of Reading Literature: Key Ideas & Details.

Writing Conventions
0-2 mistakes for spelling, grammar and writing mechanics.
5points
3-4 mistakes for spelling, grammar and writing mechanics.
3points
5-6 mistakes for spelling, grammar and writing mechanics.
2points
7+ mistakes for spelling, grammar and writing mechanics.
0points
Explicit/Implicit Support
Cites 5 or more passages from the book to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
5points
Cites at least 4 passages from the book to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
3points
Cites at least 2 passages from the book to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
2points
Does not cite passages from the book to support analysis.
0points
Theme
Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.
5points
Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text but contains some reasoning errors.
3points
Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text but contains some reasoning errors that can make the conclusion difficult to understand.
2points
Contains some reasoning errors that make the conclusion difficult to understand or inaccurate.
0points
Author Choice
Demonstrates the impact of the author's choices relating to Plot & Characterization with support from text and additional opinion.
5points
Demonstrates the impact of the author's choices relating to Plot & Characterization with support from text or additional opinion.
3points
Demonstrates the impact of the author's choices relating to Plot & Characterization.
2points
Does not demonstrate the impact of the author's choices.
0points