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Of Mice and Men Essay, October 2011:  USE THIS RUBRIC THREE TIMES!

(SAVE PAPER AND GET SOME SMILIES!)

 

4 Exemplary

3.25 Proficient

2.5 Limited

1 Deficient

Peer Evaluation

Self-Evaluation

Teacher Evaluation

FCA 1:  Format

CIVIC/SOCIAL

25 points

· Double-spaced

· Font <= 12 point, Arial, Comic Sans, or Times New Roman, margins <= 1.25”, no extra spaces b/w paragraphs

· Heading includes name, due date, period, title of paper

AND

· No errors with MLA Citation or Works Cited section

(25 points/100%)

· (Format requirements of Exemplary)

AND

· 1-3 errors with MLA citation OR Works Cited

 

 

 

 

 

(20 points/80%)

· (Format requirements of Exemplary)

AND

· 4 + errors with MLA citation or Works Cited

OR

· Parenthetical Notation present, but Works Cited absent

 

(16 points/64%)

· Formatting is insufficient

OR

· MLA parenthetical notation and Works Cited is absent

 

 

 

 

 

(6 points/24%)

CIVIC/ SOCIAL

 

 

 

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CIVIC/ SOCIAL

 

 

 

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CIVIC/ SOCIAL

 

 

 

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FCA 2:  Content

WRITING

150 points

·   3+ relevant, carefully selected, quotations from OMAM or other related sources

·   Quotations analyzed skillfully and explicitly connected to thesis

·   Paper length  = 2+complete pages

·   Developed, logical, clear, concise thesis

· Introduction & conclusion paragraphs present

· Original work

(150 points/100%)

·   3 relevant, connected quotations from OMAM, or other sources 

·   All quotations analyzed and connected to thesis

·   Paper length  = 2 complete pages

·   Clear, logical thesis

· Introduction and conclusion paragraphs present

· Original work

 

 

 

(123 points/82%)

·   2 relevant OR connected quotations from OMAM, or other sources

·   Attempt to analyze quotations analyzed attempt to connect to thesis

·   Paper length = 1-2 pages

·   Thesis present

· Attempt at Introduction and conclusion paragraphs

· Original work

 

 

 

(94 points/63%)

·   1 relevant OR connected quotation from OMAM or other sources

OR

·   Paper length = 1-2 pages

·   Thesis is inadequate or underdeveloped

· Introduction and/or conclusion paragraph inadequate or missing

· Unoriginal work

 

 

 

(38 points/25%)

WRITING

 

 

 

 

 

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WRITING

 

 

 

 

 

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WRITING

 

 

 

 

 

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FCA 3:  Conventions

WRITING

25 points

· Written in third person (no use of “I”; “me”; “myself”; “us”; “we”; “our”; “you”; “your”; “yourself” et al)

·   Grammatical errors are non-existent or do not obfuscate meaning

·   No errors with single or double quotation marks

· No errors with commas

 

(25 points/100%)

· Written in third person for about 75% of the paper

·   1-4 grammatical errors which do not obfuscate meaning 1-3 Errors with the following:

·   Single or double quotation marks

·   Commas

 

 

(20 points/80%)

· Attempts at writing in third person (approx 50%)

·   4-10  grammatical errors which obfuscate meaning at times

·   4-6 Errors with the following:

·   Single or double quotation marks

·   Commas

 

(16 points/ 64%)

· Not written in third person

OR

·   10+ major grammatical errors

OR

·   7+ errors with the following:

·   Single or double quotation marks

·   Commas

(6 points/ 24%)

WRITING

 

 

 

 

 

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WRITING

 

 

 

 

 

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WRITING

 

 

 

 

 

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FCA 4:  Word Bank

VOCAB

25 points

·   Presence of 3 correctly used and underlined Word Bank words

(25 points/100%)

·   Presence of 3 correctly used and underlined Word Bank words

(20 points/80%)

·   Presence of 1-2 correctly used and underlined Word Bank words

(16 points/64%)

·   No Word Bank words

 

 

(6 points/24%)

VOCABULARY

 

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VOCABULARY

 

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VOCABULARY

 

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RESPONSE TO LITERATURE RUBRIC

 

 

6

5

4

3

2

1

Peer evaluation

Self-Evaluation

Teacher Evaluation

CAPT SCORE :  READING   25points

Initial Understanding

Demonstrates a basic understanding of the story as a whole.  The interpretation is richly supported with examples from the text.

Demonstrates a basic understanding of the story as a whole.  The interpretation is thoughtful and well-supported with examples from the text.

Demonstrates a basic understanding of the story as a whole & provides a plausible interpretation supported with examples from the text.

Demonstrates some understanding of portions of the text or of the story as a whole.

Demonstrates a literal or superficial understanding of portions of the text or the story as a whole

Demonstrates limited understanding &/or serious misunderstanding of portions of the text or the story as a whole.

INITIAL UNDER-STANDING

 

 

 

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INITIAL UNDER-STANDING

 

 

 

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INITIAL UNDER-STANDING

 

 

 

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Interpretation

Demonstrates exceptional ability to reflect, revise, reshape &/or deepen initial understanding.

Demonstrates acceptable ability to reflect, revise, reshape &/or deepen initial understanding.

Demonstrates some ability to reflect, revise, reshape &/or deepen initial understanding.

Demonstrates limited ability to reflect, revise, reshape &/or deepen initial understanding.

Demonstrates little ability to reflect, revise, reshape &/or deepen initial understanding.

Demonstrates no ability to reflect, revise, reshape &/or deepen initial understanding.

INTERPRE-TATION

 

 

 

 

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INTERPRE-TATION

 

 

 

 

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INTERPRE-TATION

 

 

 

 

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Connection

Demonstrates perceptive associations & connections between story & other texts &/or outside experiences & supports these connections with examples

Demonstrates associations/ connections between the text, other texts, &/or outside experience; generally supports these connections with examples from the text

Demonstrates some associations/ connections between the text, other texts, &/or outside experience, may not be supported with examples from the text

Demonstrates an association/ connection between the text, other texts, &/or outside experience, superficial, lacks depth &/or support

Demonstrates difficulty making or supporting an association &/or connections between the story & outside experiences

Demonstrates no meaningful associations/ connections between the text, other texts, &/or outside experiences

CON-NECTION

 

 

 

 

 

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CON-NECTION

 

 

 

 

 

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CON-NECTION

 

 

 

 

 

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Critical Stance

Demonstrates perceptive judgments about the literary quality of the story & supports these judgments with examples from the text &/or outside experiences

Demonstrates thoughtful judgments about the literary quality of the story & supports these judgments with examples from the text &/or outside experiences

Demonstrates judgments about the literary quality of the story but they tend to lack depth &/or are not well supported with examples from the story &/or outside experiences.

Demonstrates judgments about the literary quality of the story but they lack depth & are not supported with examples from the story &/or outside experiences.

Demonstrates limited judgment about the literary quality that is superficial or emotional or is not supported with examples from the story or outside experiences.

Demonstrates no awareness of the literary quality of the story.

CRITICAL STANCE

 

 

 

 

 

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CRITICAL STANCE

 

 

 

 

 

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CRITICAL STANCE

 

 

 

 

 

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TOTAL READING CAPT SCORE

(Add an extra point to even it out to 25!)

READING SCORES TOTAL + 1

 

 

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READING SCORES TOTAL + 1

 

 

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READING SCORES TOTAL + 1

 

 

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