English 217 Proverb Project Rubric

Explanation

1.8 Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work 2.1 State a claim and support it with relevant evidence

4 The analysis explains in detail why you included most or all of the elements in your representation. The response develops a sophisticated, insightful claim.

3 The analysis explains why you included most of the elements in your representation, but is not as comprehensive as a 4. The response develops a supportable claim.

2 You comprehensively summarize your representation but do not analyze your choices.

1 You briefly summarize your representation.

The relationship between your claim and the representation is unclear. And/or

The response does not make a claim and/or does not provide textual support.

2.4 Demonstrate a command of language that includes conventions and style

The claim is fully supported through clear explanation and carefully chosen details. The writing is free or nearly free of errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and sentence structure.

The claim is supported through explanation and evidence. The writing has a few errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and sentence structure; however, these errors in no way interfere with readers understanding.

Explanation and evidence are underdeveloped and may not support the claim. The writing has many errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and sentence structure. Portions of the response may be difficult to follow because of the number and severity of the errors. The tone in most of the writing is too informal.

The number of errors in grammar, punctuation and sentence structure make the response nearly unreadable.

The writing maintains a formal, academic tone.

Overall, the writing maintains a formal, academic tone. Evidence is usually integrated into the writing.

The writing throughout is too informal. Evidence is not integrated into the writing

Evidence is wellintegrated into the writing.

An attempt is made to integrate evidence into the writing.

Creative Representation

2.4 Demonstrate a command of language that includes conventions and style 2.5 Produce a creative representation that develops imagined experiences of events using effective technique, wellchosen details, and appropriate structure

It is evident that great thought and care have been taken in assembling the representation.

The representation is assembled in a way that shows thought and effort.

The representation shows some effort, but the overall effect is untidy

The representation shows very little effort

The representation extends the lesson beyond the literal context of the proverb in an especially creative way. The connection between the proverb and the representation are unusually insightful

The representation extends the lesson beyond the literal context of the proverb.

The representation is literal

The connection between the proverb and the representation are clearly understood

In some places the connection between the proverb and the representation may be difficult to understand. The proverb is closely related to an existing proverb.

The representation does not clearly connect to the proverb.

4.2 Acquire and use literary elements in writing

The proverb is both original and creative. The proverb presents a meaningful lesson about life in a clever way.

The proverb is original.

The proverb is an existing proverb or may not be a proverb.

The proverb must express a meaningful lesson about life.