Night/Chemistry Paper Rubric

4 Exemplary

3.25 Proficient

2.5 Limited

1 Deficient

Evaluation

FCA 2: Content

WRITING

150 points

· Double-spaced

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

· Title page includes name, due date, period, title of paper

AND

· No errors with MLA Citation or Works Cited section

(25 points/100%)

· Format meets most of exemplary requirements

AND

· 1-3 errors with MLA citation OR Works Cited

(20 points/80%)

· Format meets some of exemplary requirements

AND

· 4 + errors with MLA citation or Works Cited

· EITHER Parenthetical Notation missing OR Works Cited absent

(16 points/64%)

· Formatting is insufficient

· MLA parenthetical notation and Works Cited is absent

(6 points/24%)

CIVIC/ SOCIAL

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FCA 2: Content

WRITING

150 points

· 3+ relevant, carefully selected, quotations from Night

· 3+ relevant references/ examples from experiments discussed in Chemistry

· Quotations analyzed skillfully and explicitly connected to thesis

· Paper length = 3+complete pages

· Developed, logical, clear, concise thesis

· Introduction contains effective lead/hook, thesis , and clear map

· Transitions enhance fluidity of ideas

· Conclusion paragraph encapsulates paper’s purpose in an innovative manner

· Original work

(150 points/100%)

o 3 relevant quotations from Night

o 3 relevant references/ examples from experiments discussed in Chemistry

o All quotations analyzed and connected to thesis

o Thesis is logical, clear, & concise

o Paper length = 2-3 pages

· Introduction contains lead/hook, thesis, map

· Transitions somewhat enhance fluidity

· Conclusion paragraph encapsulates paper’s purpose in a different manner from intro

· Original work

(123 points/82%)

o 2 moderately relevant quotations from Night

o 2 relevant references/ examples from experiments discussed in Chemistry

o Attempts at analyzing & connecting quotations to thesis

· Thesis present

o Paper length = 2 pages

o Conclusion present

· Introduction contains lead/hook OR map

· Attempts at including transitions made

· Conclusion paragraph present , but is a mere restatement of intro

· Original work

(94 points/63%)

o 0- 1 quotation used from Night

o 0-1 relevant references/ examples from experiments discussed in Chemistry

o Unsuccessful or inadequate analysis of quotations and/or connections

· Thesis is inadequate or underdeveloped

· Paper length = 1-2 pages

· Introduction paragraph present

· Transitions inadequate (i.e. “firstly,” “secondly,” “thirdly”) or missing

· Conclusion paragraph missing or completely unrefined

· Unoriginal or unfinished work

(38 points/25%)

WRITING

________

FCA 3: Conventions

WRITING

25 points

· Written in third person

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

· No errors with:

· single, double quotation marks

· commas

· run-ons

· apostrophes

· pronouns/antecedents

· parallel structure

(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

· Run-ons

· Apostrophes

· pronouns/antecedents

· parallel structure

(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

· Run-ons

· Apostrophes

· pronouns/antecedents

· parallel structure

(16 points/ 64%)

· Not written in third person OR

· 10+ major grammatical errors

· 7+ errors with the following:

· Single or double quotation marks

· Commas

· Run-ons

· Apostrophes

· pronouns/antecedents

· parallel structure

(6 points/ 24%)

FCA 4: Word Bank

VOCAB

25 points

· Presence of 3 correctly used and indicated Word Bank words

(25 points/100%)

· Attempt to use 3 Word Bank words correctly; words are indicated

(20 points/80%)

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

(16 points/64%)

· No Word Bank words

(6 points/24%)

VOCAB

________

	RESPONSE TO LITERATURE RUBRIC
		6	5	4	3	2	1	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 ________
	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 _________
	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 _________
	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 _________
TOTAL READING CAPT SCORE (Add an extra point to even it out to 25!)								READING SCORES TOTAL + 1 ________