Literary Interpretation Assessment Rubric – Spring 2006
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3 | The essay shows a sophisticated awareness of how specific genres are constituted, form part of the structure and meaning of a literary work, draw upon tradition(s), or resist such traditions. | The essay explains literary structure and clearly shows its implications for its thematic and/or symbolic effects. | The essay uses and applies major literary terms with high accuracy and clarity, contributing to an understanding of the work being interpreted. | The essay shows thorough and insightful understanding of literal and figurative use of language as a fundamental aspect of a literary text. | The essay uses evidence from the primary text or texts under analysis with complete relevance and appropriate frequency, cited according to MLA standards. | The essay presents scholarly, up-to-date critical sources with a high understanding of their meaning and appropriateness, cited according to MLA standards. | The essay contains a logical, coherent, organized, innovative and sophisticated argument with a clear thesis. |
2 | The essay meets most aspects of this standard. | The essay meets most aspects of this standard. | The essay meets most aspects of this standard. | The essay meets most aspects of this standard. | The essay meets most aspects of this standard. | The essay meets most aspects of this standard. | The essay meets most aspects of this standard. |
1 | The essay meets some aspects of this standard. | The essay meets some aspects of this standard. | The essay meets some aspects of this standard. | The essay meets some aspects of this standard. | The essay meets some aspects of this standard. | The essay meets some aspects of this standard. | The essay meets some aspects of this standard. |
0 | The essay fails to meet this standard. | The essay fails to meet this standard. | The essay fails to meet this standard. | The essay fails to meet this standard. | The essay fails to meet this standard. | The essay fails to meet this standard. | The essay fails to meet this standard. |
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