Critical Lens Essay Rubric

QUALITY 5 4 3 2 1 0 MY
SCORE:
MEANING (1.5): Provide an Provide an Provide an Provide an Provide a Do not Meaning:
the extent to which insightful interpretation interpretation of the interpretation of the interpretation of the vague refer
the response exhibits of the critical lens critical lens that critical lens that critical lens that interpretation of critical
sound that is faithful to the clearly establishes establishes the criteria suggests the criteria for the critical lens lens
understanding, complexity of the the criteria for for analysis analysis May allude to Reflect
statement and clearly analysis Make implicit Make few or the critical lens minimal
interpretation, and establishes the criteria Make clear and connections between superficial connections but do not use it to analysis of
analysis of the task for analysis explicit connections the criteria for analysis between the criteria for analyze the chosen the chosen
and text(s) Make insightful between the criteria and the chosen texts analysis and the chosen texts texts
connection between the for analysis and the texts
criteria for analysis and chosen texts
the chosen texts
DEVELOPMENT(1. Develop main Develop main Develop ideas Develop ideas Are Are Developmen
t:
5): the extent to ideas clearly and ideas clearly and inconsistently, using simply, using some incomplete or minimal,
which ideas are completely, making consistently, using relevant details from details from the texts largely with no
elaborated using effective use of relevant and specific texts undeveloped, evidence of
specific and relevant appropriate visual references to hinting at ideas developmen
elements and specific appropriate examples that are sketchy, t
evidence from the examples from the texts vague, irrelevant,
text(s) or unjustified

ORGANIZATION(1 Maintain focus Maintain the Maintain a clear Establish, but fail to Lack an Show Organization:
.5): the extent to established by the focus established by and appropriate focus maintain, an appropriate appropriate focus, no focus or
which the response critical lens the critical lens Exhibit a focus but suggests some organization
exhibits direction, Exhibit a logical Exhibit a logical rudimentary structure Exhibit uneven organization
shape and and coherent structure sequence of ideas but may include some organization
through effective use of through the use of inconsistencies or
coherence
appropriate devices and appropriate devices irrelevancies
transitions and transitions
LANGUAGE (0.3): Are stylistically Use language Use appropriate Use basic vocabulary Use language Are Language:
the extent to which sophisticated, using that is fluent and language, with some Rely on sentences that is imprecise or minimal
the response reveals original and precise engaging, with some awareness of audience that are unvaried in unsuitable for the Use
an awareness of language with a notable awareness of and purpose length and structure audience or language
audience and sense of voice and audience and purpose Occasionally vary purpose that is
awareness of audience Show consistent length and structure of Rely on incoherent
purpose through
and use of sentences that sentences sentences that lack or
effective use of Vary structure and are varied in length variety and may be inappropriat
words, sentence length of sentences for and structure constructed e
structure, and effect incorrectly Violate
sentence variety basic rules
of sentence
structure
Conventions (0.2): Demonstrate Demonstrate Demonstrate Demonstrate partial Demonstrate a Are Grammar:
the extent to which control of the control of the partial control of the control of the lack of control, minimal
the response exhibits conventions conventions, with conventions, exhibiting conventions, exhibiting exhibiting many May be
conventional very few minor some sentence-level errors that occasionally errors that makes illegible or
spelling, errors that have no errors that do not hinder comprehension comprehension not
effect on hinder comprehension difficult recognizabl
punctuation,
comprehension e
paragraphing,
capitalization,
grammar, usage, and
documentation
Comments: TOTAL:___/25