Rubric: Essay questions

30 points total!
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Brainstorming

5pts

Brainstorming displays thought and insight into the essay
Brainstorming displays a great deal of insight into the essay.
Brainstorming displays some deal of insight into the essay.
Brainstorming displays little deal of insight into the essay.
Brainstorming does not aid in the construction of the essay.
Focus.

5pts

Adheres closely to the focus questions, provides examples fro the novel
Answers the questions and provides some examples.
Focus is somewhat clear. The questions are answered, but require more detail and examples.
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!

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