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