New York Performance Standards Consortium

New York Performance Standards Consortium Student ______Performance Assessment: Literary Analysis Title/Texts ______Circle One: Written Oral Circle One: Teacher External Evaluator (Print name) ______

Overall Evaluation ______Signature ______Date______01/10/10 Performance Indicators Outstanding Good Competent Needs Revision Thesis and organization Efficiently organizes paper around a clear, Has a clear argument Has a central idea Lacks a central idea compelling argument Effectively organized & developed Mostly organized around a central Unfocused organization Develops argument thoughtfully & coherently around central argument idea, but may lose focus at times Little, irrelevant, or no evidence persuasively Uses relevant evidence & quotations Uses relevant evidence and used Uses relevant, convincing evidence and that support central argument quotations to support central idea quotations that thoroughly support argument Analysis Provides deep insight and creates Creates meaningful interpretation of Provides basic interpretation of Summarizes or uses faulty meaningful interpretation of texts texts texts analysis Elaborates on central argument and Explores central argument and Develops central idea and explains Little or no interpretation of texts meaning of supporting evidence; meaning of supporting evidence; choice of evidence and quotations Little or no use of evidence or answers question, So what? answers question, So what? quotations Considers author’s language, craft, and/or Analysis drives discussion of literary choice of genre elements when relevant Analysis drives discussion of literary elements when relevant Style and voice Evidence of ambition, passion for subject, Evidence of a mind at work Communicates ideas clearly Relies on conversational or deep curiosity Evidence of interest in topic Shows some awareness of language Writer willing to take risks Clear and appropriate use of language appropriate language and word Little or no evidence of formal or Displays intellectual engagement and word choice choice appropriate use of language and Creative, clear, and appropriate use of word choice language and word choice Connections Makes insightful connection between text Makes appropriate connection between Establishes a connection between Inappropriate or no connection and something outside the text: text and something outside the text: text and something outside the text: made between the text and Another work of literature or Another work of literature or Another work of literature or something outside the text Historical context or Historical context or Historical context or Biographical context or Biographical context or Biographical context or Larger issue or theme of Larger issue or theme of Larger issue or theme of importance (must be supported importance (must be importance (must be with relevant evidence) or supported with relevant supported with relevant Film version of text, or evidence) or evidence) or Substantial criticism Film version of text, or Film version of text, or Substantial criticism Substantial criticism Conventions (for writing Mechanical and grammatical errors are Few mechanical or grammatical errors; Some mechanical or grammatical Communication is impaired by assignment only) rare or non-existent; follows accepted follows accepted conventions of errors but communication is not errors; little or no use of conventions of quotations and citations; quotations and citations; makes some impaired; demonstrates knowledge conventions or quotation and uses transitions effectively use of transitions of accepted conventions of citations; shows little awareness quotations of appropriate use of transitions Presentation (for oral Communicates ideas clearly in appropriate, Communicates clearly in appropriate Communicates clearly in Neither clear nor appropriate component only) sophisticated, and original way to and original way to audience; able to appropriate way to audience; able presentation to audience; cannot audience; able to respond to questions and respond to questions and expand to respond accurately to questions; respond well to questions; does expand on ideas; presents complex, somewhat on ideas; presents accurate, presents some substantive ideas not present accurate or accurate, substantive ideas and substantive ideas and information and information accurately substantive ideas or information information clearly clearly