Annotation Scale

Name: ______

Score: ______/______

It is expected that you address specific questions related to each reading within your annotations.

Level 4
Excellent / Level 3
Proficient / Level 2
Developing / Level 1
Beginning
*Through analysis and identification of text evidence, student shows a clear and matureunderstanding of:
1.The development and support of an author’s argument through identifying text evidence and inferences/analysis about an author’s choices in stylistic, thematic and text development.
2. The reasons an author may choose to use specific rhetorical devices.
3. The author’s intended audience and the response they hope to elicit from that audience.
The student’s own thinking and reader response is evident through comments made throughout the entire text.
Annotations are organized in a clear manner. / *Student shows a clear understanding of:
1.The development and support of an author’s argument through identifying text evidence and inferences/analysis about an author’s choices in stylistic, thematic and text development.
2. The reasons an author may choose to use specific rhetorical devices.
3. The author’s intended audience and the response they hope to elicit from that audience.
The student’s own thinking and reader response is evident through comments made throughout the entire text.
Annotations are organized in a clear manner.
Overall effort is evident but is not as thorough in the annotation process as students at a level 4. / *Student shows a basic understanding of:
1.The development and support of an author’s argument through identifying text evidence and inferences/analysis about an author’s choices in stylistic, thematic and text development.
2. The reasons an author may choose to use specific rhetorical devices.
3. The author’s intended audience and the response they hope to elicit from that audience.
Student includes minimal or inaccurate analysis of the above elements. The student’s own thinking is not evident throughout the entire text, they may only annotate a portion of the text.
Annotations may not be organized in a clear manner.
*Overall minimal effort is evident. / *Student fails to show a clear understanding of:
1.The development and support of an author’s argument through identifying text evidence and inferences/analysis about an author’s choices in stylistic, thematic and text development.
2. The reasons an author may choose to use specific rhetorical devices.
3. The author’s intended audience and the response they hope to elicit from that audience.
Student does not include analysis or analysisis inaccurate in showing an understanding of the above elements.
Student may only analyze a portion of the text.
Overall minimal effort is evident.