Rubric for Personal Response to Reading

Needs More Fair Good Excellent Outstanding No

Work Scor
e
Frequency Few response Several Nearly all All responses Completed beyond

None completed.
entries are response responses requested are done. expectation – student
completed. entries are requested are completes more
completed. completed. responses than asked
to do.
Shows no Shows limited Shows Shows interest in Shows passionate
Reaction interest in interest; considerable selection either reactions positively or
responses and provides basic interest in positively or negatively to selection
provides no indication of selection, or negatively through and explains
explanations for reaction and explains clearly thoughtful insightfully and in
lack of interest gives only and with some consideration of main depth how these
in selections. sketchy, detail why the idea and details. reactions are produced
formulaic selection does Explanation is by the content, style
reasons for not interest this substantial and and/or point of view in
liking/disliking reader. Has effective. the selections.
a selection. thought beyond
basic
expressions of
liking or disliking.
Explanation Explanation Explanation Explanation shows Explanation shows
Comprehensi shows errors in shows basic shows a good excellent sophisticated
on basic understanding understanding of understanding of understanding of
Interpretatio understanding of literal literal elements literal elements, textual elements, and
n of plot, elements such and a beginning recognition of more makes insightful
characterization as plot, setting recognition of abstract elements observations about
and/or setting. and some abstract and some explanation abstract elements
characterizatio elements such as of their significance. (symbolism, theme,
n. symbolism, irony, etc.)
theme, irony,
etc.

Sandra Falconer Pace, 2002

 Chooses not to Makes surface Makes logical Makes logical and/or Makes multiple and
Making make and obvious and/or empathetic insightful connections
Connections connections to connections to empathetic connections to and to personal experience
personal personal connections to beyond personal and/or to other
experiences or experiences. personal experiences. subjects, other texts, &
to prior experiences. other people’s
knowledge. experiences.
Reader is Reader has Reader Reader has a clear Reader’s own
Communica confused about some understands understanding of understanding of the
tion writer’s intent understanding writer’s main writer’s intent and topic is enhanced by
of Ideas to and point of of writer’s basic intent and point point of view and is involvement with and
view or so little intent and point of view, and is given enough detail interest in the writer’s
Reader
is provided that of view. given sufficient and vividness of craft and depth of
reader is detail to develop description to be thought in explanation.
uninterested. some interest in interested and
them. involved in what the
writer is saying.

Sandra Falconer Pace, 2002