Reading Response Rubric

Name___________________________________________________    Class_______________     READING RESPONSE ON ______________________________________________________

	55               60	65               70               75	80               85               90	95               100
ORGANIZATION	1	2	3	4
Focus	Mostly retell/no claim	Unclear claim	Claim that takes a clear position	Sophisticated claim that provides a thought-provoking position
Paragraphs	1 paragraph	2 paragraphs	At least 3 purposeful paragraphs	4-6 purposeful, logically ordered paragraphs
Transitions	No transitions	Basic transitions at beginning of paragraphs only	Transitions smoothly introduce and connect paragraphs and evidence	Variety of creative transitions to create coherence (being logically connected)
DEVELOPMENT	1	2	3	4
Context	No context	Too much or too little retell	Brief 3-4 sentence summary in introduction; contextualized quotations throughout	Balance of retell/context, evidence, and analysis
Evidence	Text not referenced	General references to text and/or no quotations	Thoughtful, relevant evidence; quotations selected intentionally	Variety of relevant, compelling evidence/quotations
Elaboration	Restates or summarizes only	General explanation of evidence that lacks depth and does not support claim	Thoughtful, in-depth elaboration that considers context, vocabulary, craft, and clearly supports claim	Compelling analysis of evidence that convincingly supports claim
WRITING FOR AN AUDIENCE	1	2	3	4
Hook/lead	No hook	One sentence, basic hook	Coherent hook that builds up to the claim in the intro	Coherent hook that builds up to the claim and meaningfully relates to the rest of the essay
Voice/vocabulary	No effort shown in incorporating strong, specific vocabulary	Basic vocabulary communicates a little interest (bad, good, etc.)	Rich vocabulary communicates interest and clearly articulates ideas	Rich, specific variety of sophisticated vocabulary communicates a high level of interest and vividly articulates ideas
Meaningful conclusion	No clear ending or conclusion	Brief concluding statement	Thought-provoking concluding paragraph that leaves the reader thinking	Writer uses language to invite the reader into a rich thinking life about the text and how literature can impact people
Grammar	Many spelling, capitalization, and other grammatical errors (titles, quotes, etc.)	Some spelling, capitalization, or grammar issues	Limited grammatical errors	No grammatical errors

Writing Goal:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________