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embedded Writing a Literary analysis essay aSSeSSmeNT 1
SCOrING GUIDE
Ideas
Scoring Criteria
Exemplary
The essay
• has a focused,
insightful thesis that addresses the prompt fully and precisely
• uses well-selected textual evidence
• provides precise
and insightful commentary showing the relationship between the evidence and the thesis.
Proficient
The essay
• has a focused thesis
that addresses the
prompt
• uses textual evidence
that is relevant and
sufficient
• provides relevant and
clear commentary.
Emerging
The essay
• has a thesis that may
address some part of
the prompt
• uses some textual
evidence to support
the thesis
• provides little
relevant commentary.
Incomplete
The essay
• presents a strong
introduction with a
hook and clear thesis
• is coherent with
well-developed body paragraphs that use effective transitions
• presents an insightful and compelling conclusion that
follows directly from the ideas of the thesis.
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The essay
• presents a focused
introduction with a
clear thesis
• contains body
paragraphs that develop ideas of the thesis and establish cohesion with transitions
• has a conclusion that follows from the ideas of the thesis.
The essay
• presents an
introduction without
a strong thesis
• contains body
paragraphs that do little to develop the thesis
• has a minimal conclusion that may not relate to the thesis.
The essay
• does not have a
thesis appropriate for a multiparagraph essay
• is missing textual evidence or the evidence does not support the thesis
• is missing commentary or the commentary is not related to the overall concept.
Structure
The essay
• may be lacking an
introduction or thesis
• may be missing body
paragraphs or the paragraphs are not developed
• may not have a conclusion or the conclusion may be only a summary statement.
Use of Language
The essay
• shows a
sophisticated variety of sentence types used appropriately
• uses formal style and precise academic language
• contains so few errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation that they do not detract from excellence.
The essay
• uses a variety of
well-chosen sentence
types
• uses formal and
academic language
appropriately
• contains only a few
errors in spelling and grammar.
The essay
• shows little variety in
sentence types
• shows difficulty with
the conventions of formal language and academic vocabulary
• contains some errors in grammar and spelling that interfere with meaning.
The essay
• shows serious flaws
in the construction of purposeful sentences to convey ideas
• has language that is confused or confusing
• contains errors in grammar, spelling, and conventions that interfere with meaning.
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