Text Response Rubric Version 11

Student:______Teacher:______

Assignment:______Course: ______SLEs: ______Validated?: Yes No (Circle each SLE for which this assignment is portfolio-worthy) L I T E R A R Y T E X T C O M P R E H E N S I O N R U B R I C ©2011 South Kingstown High School English Dept. (Rev. 12-2a) Content Organization & Development Style and Usage Overall d r

a Shows clear understanding of the text’s Develops and elaborates the main idea Varied and sophisticated sentence structure. Meets or d n a

t explicit and implied meaning. with originality and insight. No or very few grammar errors exceeds all s

d Main idea is insightful. Logical, comprehensive order. Appropriate, distinctive, and engaging tone. expectations e e c

x Consistently uses relevant, accurate Smoothly integrated support. Fluent, precise, and/or vivid word choice. and E

. 4 details for support. Creative, varied transitions. Very few or no errors in spelling, punctuation, or requirements Accurately summarizes context. Inventive lead and conclusion. format. creatively. d r

a Shows sound understanding of text’s Develops main idea clearly and Varied, clear sentence structure. Meets all or d n a

t explicit and implied meaning. effectively. Few significant errors in grammar or word nearly all s

e Main idea is valid. Logical, straightforward order. forms. expectations e M

. Uses relevant, accurate details for Clearly integrated support. Mostly clear, careful word choice. and require- 3 support. Smooth, logical transitions. Appropriate, clear tone. ments. Summarizes appropriate information to Relevant, clear lead and conclusion. Few errors in spelling, punctuation, or format. set context. d r

a Shows understanding of text’s explicit Generally clear development of main Repetitive, awkward, or faulty sentence Adequately d n a

t content but uncertain grasp of text’s idea. structure at times. meets some s

h implied meaning. Sometimes illogical, vague, repetitive, Several significant errors in grammar or word but not all c a o

r Main idea is relevant but literal. or incomplete order. forms. expectations p p A

. Uses relevant and specific details with Awkward, choppy, or inconsistent Imprecise, awkward, wordy, or inappropriate and 2 minimal inaccuracies for support. integration of support. word choice at times requirements. Provides relevant but imprecise context. Abrupt transitions. Vague or generic in tone. Adequate lead and conclusion. Several intrusive errors in spelling, punctuation, or format. d r

a Shows significant misunderstanding of the Inconsistent development of main idea. Little sentence variety. Fails to meet d n a

t text. Incomplete, illogical, rambling, or Often awkward or faulty sentence structure. many or most s

l Uses few relevant or specific supporting unclear order. Many significant errors in grammar or word expectations e B

1 details. Weakly integrated support. forms. and Contains several significant inaccuracies. Insufficient or unclear transitions. Limited or inappropriate word choice. requirements. Lacks clear context for information. Irrelevant, ineffective, or missing lead Inconsistent or inappropriate tone. and conclusion. Many intrusive errors in spelling, punctuation, and format.

0 Off topic. Inadequate material on which to judge. Little or no apparent effort.