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7/28/2019 PreAP Writing Rubric 2011
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Pre-AP Rubric for Analytical WritingThis rubric is intended for honors-level students who are tracked to take AP English classes. It has been adapted from the AP
Literature rubric for timed writing.
A. Carter 2011
9:aconvincing,thoroughlydetailed,specific,superioranswer
whichdisplaysinsightandcomprehension
8:comparedtoa9-levelessay,alessthorough,lessspecificanswer
whichislessperceptive;however,thisisstillahigh-levelessay
(100-99) (98-95)? excellentthesis? highlyeffective,imaginative,andfullydevelopedanswer? excellentevidence,examples,proof? excellentorganization? soundtransitionsandconnectionsofthought? absenceofmechanicalflaws? excellentdictionandvocabulary
? excellentthesis? effective,imaginative,anddevelopedanswer? excellentevidence,examples,proof? effectiveorganization;? mostlystrongtransitionsandconnectionsofthought? afewmechanicalflawsorcarelessproofreadingerrors? afewlapsesindictionandlesssophisticatedvocabulary
7:agood,intelligentanswerbutlessconvincingthanthehighest
levelessays
6:agood,intelligentanswerbutcursory(hastyorhurried)in
examinationoftopic
(94-93) (92-88)? intelligent,safethesisthatisadequateineveryway? agoodexaminationofthetopic,butlessdevelopedthanthehigher-levelessays
? effective,butperhapslessthoroughevidence,examples,proof? soundorganization? afewflawsintransitionsorthoroughness;fewerconnectionsofthought
? adequatemechanics;flawsdonotinterferewithmeaning? afewlapsesindictionandlesssophisticatedvocabulary
? intelligent,yetlessconciseandlesscomplete thesis? agoodbutcursory(hastyorhurried)examinationofthetopic? someevidence,examplesorproof,buttheymaybelessdeveloped,
relevant,orconnectedtothetopic.
? lesseffectiveorganizationthatcontainsaclearbeginning,middle,andend
? lesseffectivetransitionsorconnectionsofthought? adequatemechanics;flawsdonotinterferewithmeaning? afewlapsesindictionandlesssophisticatedvocabulary
5:agood,yetgeneralorpredictableattempttoanswertheprompt
(87-85)? unnecessarilygeneralorpredictablethesis? addressestheassignedtopicintelligentlybutdoesnotansweritfullyandspecifically? general,orunconvincingevidence,examplesorproof;maybelackingexamples,evidence,orproofinsomeplaces? lesseffectiveorganizationthatcontainsaclearbeginning,middle,andend? significantlyfewerandlesseffectivetransitionsorconnectionsofthought? afewdefinitemechanicalflaws;flawsmayinterferewithmeaninginplaces? weakorvaguedictioninplaces4:anessaythatdoesnotpayattentiontodetailand/orismissing
somecomponentofthequestionorprompt
3:anessaythatmaybetoovagueand/ortoomuchlikeareportthat
lacksanalysis(84-80) (79-77)
? vagueorincompletethesis? superficialanalysis;hasmomentswhenitcontainsanalysis,butis
mostlyareport;mayrelyonplotsummary? someevidence,examples,proof? generallyorganizedbutmaydemonstrateafewflawsinorganization? fewtransitionsandconnectionsofthought? definitemechanicalflawsorcarelessnessthatmayinterferewith
meaning
? weakdictionandvocabulary
? vagueorincompletethesis? anintelligentsummarywithlittleornoanalysis? few,unconvincing,orinappropriateevidence,examples,proof? lapsesinorganization ? few,ifany,transitionsandconnectionsofthought? distractingmechanicalflawsorcarelessnessthatinterferewithmeaning? weakdictionandvocabulary
2:anessaythatisvagueand/orseverelylackingresponsetomost
ofthepromptand/ordoessointhemediumofsummaryonly
1:anessaythataddressestheworkortopicinnameonly,butdoes
notaddressanypartoftheprompt
(76-70) (69-60)? poorly-constructedornon-existentthesis? ramblinggeneralizationsthatmaycontainafewintelligentobservations;
pooruseoftextorprompt;maycontainonlyweaksummary;possiblelack
ofeffortorthought
? lacksevidence,examples,proof? demonstratesproblemsinorganization? lackstransitionsandconnectionsofthought? distractingpatternsofmechanicalflawsorcarelessnessthatinterferewithmeaning
? weakdictionandvocabulary
? non-existentthesis? misguided,rambling,orvacuousgeneralizations thatdonotaddressquestionortopic
? lacksevidence,examples,proof? severeproblemsinorganization ?
lackstransitionsandconnectionsofthought? consistentlypoormechanicsorcarelessmistakesthatinterferewithmeaning
? weakdictionandvocabulary0:anessaythatiscompletelyoff-topicoralackofaresponse
(59 and below) ? lackofeffort;nothesis? nomentionoftopicorprompt? noexamplesorinappropriateones? usuallytoobrieforundevelopedtobeconsideredaresponse? mechanicalmeltdown