Rubric: Symbol Activity Center for Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

25 points total!

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Focus.
5pts
Adheres closely to the focus questions, provides insight into the specific symbol
Answers the questions and provides some insight into the specific symbol.
Focus is somewhat clear.The questions are answered, but require more detail.
Unclear focus, but attempts to answer the questions and detail the symbol.
No Focus.Questions are answered but do not adequately detail the symbol.

Organization

5pts
Utilizes well constructed paragraphs with transitions, webbing, and pictures to display knowledge of the symbols
Contains paragraphs with transitions, webbing, and pictures to display knowledge of the symbols.
Inconsistent paragraph structure, some webbing, and pictures to display knowledge of the symbols
Inconsistent paragraph structure, no webbing, and poor pictorial representations to display knowledge of the symbols
No true paragraphs, no webbing, pictures do not accurately depict the knowledge of the symbols.

Content

5pts
Writing critically discusses the given symbol accurately.Many examples are used from the novel to answer the questions. 
Writing discusses the given symbol accurately.Some examples are used from the novel to answer the questions.
Writing discusses the given symbol accurately.One example is used from the novel to answer the questions.
Writing briefly talks about the given symbol accurately.One example is used from the novel to answer the questions
Writing briefly talks about the given symbol accurately.No examples are used from the novel to answer the questions
Style
5pts
Adheres to the same voice, tense, and attitude throughout the piece.
Fairly consistent voice, tense, and attitude throughout the piece.
Voice, tense, and attitude vary some throughout the piece.
Voice, tense, and attitude vary often throughout the piece.
Inconsistent voice, tense, and attitude throughout the piece
Conventions
5pts
Proper punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and word usage
One mistake in punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and word usage
Two to three mistakes in punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and word usage
Multiple mistakes in punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and word usage
More than five mistakes in punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and word usage

A no score will only apply if the student does not answer the question!
This rubric applies to each of the four components!

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