Ms. Green, English, Critical Lens Regents Rubric

QUALITY / My essay is a level 6 if I … / My essay is a level 5 if I … / My essay is a level 4 if I … / My essay is a level 3 if I … / My essay is a level 2 if I … / My essay is a level 1 if I … / MY SCORE:
MEANING: How well do I complete the Task? /
  • Provide an insightful interpretation of the quote and includes all idea in the quote
  • Use the interpretation to thoughtfully analyze the two pieces of literature
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  • Provide an insightful interpretation of the quote
  • Use the interpretation to clearly analyze the two pieces of literature
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  • Provide a reasonable interpretation of the quote
  • Make clear connections between the quote and the two pieces of literature
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  • Provide a very simple interpretation of the quote
  • Make vague and unclear connections between the quote and two pieces of literature
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  • Provide a confused
interpretation of the
quote
  • Does not relate the quote to the two pieces of literature
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  • Does not mention the quote
/ Meaning:
DEVELOPMENT: How well do I support my ideas with examples from the text? /
  • Develop main ideas clearly and completely
  • Support main ideas with literary elements
  • Use many related and specific examples from the text
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  • Develop main ideas clearly and completely
  • Support ideas w/ literary elements
  • Use related and specific examples from the text
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  • Develop some main ideas more completely than others
  • Use related and specific examples from the text
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  • Develop some main ideas briefly
  • Use some ideas from the text
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  • Develop incomplete main ideas
  • Use confusing or incorrect examples from the text
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  • Do not develop main ideas
/ Development:
ORGANIZATION: How well do I follow the five paragraph outline? /
  • Prove critical lens throughout essay
  • Creatively follow five paragraph outline
  • Skillfully use transitions
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  • Prove critical lens throughout essay
  • Logically follow five paragraph outline
  • Use transitions
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  • Prove critical lens throughout essay
  • Follow five paragraph outline with inconsistencies
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  • Attempt to prove critical lens throughout essay
  • Attempt to follow five paragraph outline
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  • Begins with focus on critical lens, but does not prove it
  • Does not attempt to organize ideas
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  • Does not attempt to organize ideas
/ Organization:
LANGUAGE: How well do I use language, sentence structure, and vocabulary? /
  • Utilize sophisticated language and vocabulary
  • Skillfully vary sentence structure
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  • Use flowing and original language
  • Use appropriate vocabulary
  • Vary sentence structure
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  • Use appropriate language
  • Use appropriate vocabulary
  • Occasionally vary sentence structure
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  • Use appropriate language
  • Use basic vocabulary
  • Attempt to vary sentence structure
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  • Use inappropriate language (Ex: LOL, OMG, curses, slang)
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  • Language is inappropriate and very basic
/ Language:
GRAMMAR: How well do I use grammar? /
  • Make no grammatical errors, even with sophisticated language
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  • Make a few grammatical errors only with sophisticated language
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  • Make a few grammatical errors that do not make my essay hard to understand
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  • Make grammatical errors that make my essay hard to understand
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  • Make many grammatical errors that make my essay hard to understand
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  • Language is not recognizable as English
/ Grammar:

Things I did well:Things to improve:

TOTAL:______