ICED Rubric: Response to Literature

Name: _______________
Date: ________________
Period: _______________

10 9-8 7 6 5-0
(exemplary) (target) (developing) (below target) (poor)

Introduce Thesis statement Thesis statement Thesis statement the Thesis statement Thesis statement
(I) answers the question answers the question but is attempts to answer does not answer
or prompt with question completely incomplete and/or the question but is question at all.
accuracy in a and has all lacks critical written without Response
complete, necessary structural elements (intro, explicit connection deviates from
comprehensive, and elements. body, or concl. the question. prompt or
insightful way. The sentence). question.
response has a clear
topic sentence,
detailed and complex
body, and effective
conclusion.
Cite Evidence Three + strong & 2-3 strong & 2-3 pieces of textual 2 pieces of textual Response lacks
(C) relevant pieces of relevant pieces of evidence are evidence are proper citation
textual evidence are textual evidence are correctly embedded included but may or evidence.
correctly embedded correctly embedded into the response. not be correctly
into the response. into the response. Some mistakes in embedded, relevant,
All evidence is All evidence is citations. or cited.
properly cited. properly cited.

Explain (E) Each piece of textual Each piece of Pieces of evidence There is limited There is no
& evidence is textual evidence is are explained but explanation or elaboration in
Defend thoroughly explained explained and briefly, in a limited elaboration for any the response.
(D) and connected to the connected to the manner. The supporting detail. There is no
central idea. The central idea. The concluding defense The concluding concluding
concluding defense concluding defense statement vaguely defense statement defense
statement clearly statement connects connects to the is present but not statement.
connects to the thesis to the thesis thesis statement. connected to the
statement. statement. student’s thesis
statement.