A day English Due 2:30 PM DL-Do Now- May 11 Cassandra Casella Essay Rubric

Due 2:30 PM
DL-Do Now- May 11
100 points

Cassandra Casella
7:32 AM
1- Review the rubric which I will be using to grade your essays.
2- Tell me which area/s of the rubric you believe you need to improve on.
3- How will you make those improvements?
4- Ask any questions you have about the essay.

Your answer to this Do Now should be at least 2-3 sentences.
You are not allowed to put I don't have a question or I don't have an area to improve. Every can improve and everyone should have a question.

When you are done with your Do Now you have to complete the conclusion paragraph on your outline and submit it by 2:30 today.

Area of Assessment	5 (A)	4 (B)	3 (C)	2 (D)	1 (F)
Content- Analysis of Literature	Author makes connections between textual support and overall main idea/ theme and thesis. Moves beyond WHAT happens and analyzes the WHY. Author has expressed unique insight, depth of thought, resulting in a convincing and enlightening paper.	Author makes connections between textual support and thesis, though some may be more stilted. The WHY is discussed, but in a more pedestrian manner, leading to more obvious conclusions or showing less depth of thought overall, yet essay is still sound and interesting.	Author waivers in connection between textual support and thesis. Some ideas are unoriginal or only skim the surface of the novels’ content. The thematic ideas may not be incorporated throughout the essay well, resulting in a weaker argument overall.	Author has little connection between textual support and thesis, or does not explore the WHY, simply identifies elements to outline the plots of the novels. Essay may be unoriginal in thought, leading to a regurgitation of already - stated facts and observations.	Author has failed to focus the essay on the prompt. The essays lacks depth and does not interpret text, simply revisits and summarizes.
Style- organization, clarity and fluency of ideas, focus on main idea	Overall fluent and focused essay. Paragraphs are framed with connections to claim/thesis and are organized by idea. Transitions aid in fluency and author’s prose incorporates textual support in a sophisticated manner. Intro and conclusion aid in power of the essay.	Paper is mostly focused and fluent. Paragraphs contain connections to thesis/claim, though perhaps not as explicitly at times. Transitions are present between paragraphs a nd leading i nto textual support. Intro and conclusion frame essay.	Paper focus waivers or fluency is interrupted at times. Paragraphs are organized but not in the most logical way. Transitions may be mundane and paragraphs may contain more implicit than explicit connections to the thesis/claim. Intro and conclusion may contain more “fluff” than substance.	Paper is organized in an illogical manner, and the connections between paragraphs may be vague. Implicit connections to the main idea throughout. Lacks some transitions and perhaps quotes are simply “dropped” into the essay with no signaling.	Paper lacks any fluency or organization of ideas. Focus waivers drastically. The main idea gets lost along the way. Lacks transition or explicit connections between ideas. Textual support chops up prose. Intro or conclusion may be irrelevant or omitted altogether.
Support - adequate support and textual analysis from primary source novel ,balanced with commentary and relevant analysis- Minimum 3 pieces of textual evidence.	Abundant us e of textual support from novel adds to the power of the essay. Support is applicable to author’s main ideas and is used to guide the essay. Textual evidence is NOT introduced with- This quote means, this quote says, The quote is basically saying	Good use of textual support from the novel , which is applicable to the main idea, but perhaps less explicitly at times. Secondary source support may not be as well - integrated, perhaps.Textual evidence is NOT introduced with- This quote means, this quote says, The quote is basically saying	Textual support is adequate, although not very thorough. Student seems to try to incorporate text, although some is not connected to the overall main idea Textual evidence is not introduced with- Textual evidence is NOT introduced with- This quote means, this quote says, The quote is basically saying	Textual support is present, but sparse. Student omits textual evidence and uses less than the required 3 pieces of textual evidence. Support may be irrelevant to the main idea at times. Textual evidence is not introduced with- Textual evidence is NOT introduced with- This quote means, this quote says, The quote is basically saying	Student fails to use textual support from novel and secondary sources. Textual support does not indeed align with the main idea of the essay at all. Textual evidence is introduced with- This quote means, this quote says, The quote is basically saying
Conventions Grammar, spelling, subject/verb agreement ,punctuation, usage (limited “to be” verbs	Essay uses 3 rd person, active voice, present tense, with strong verbs and a variety of sentence structures. Has clearly been proofread, as errors are sparse and language is, in tur n,sophisticated in style. No use of the I voice. Example- In my opinion or I feel.	Essay contains occasional flaws in grammar and conventions, perhaps with more repetitive sentence structures or more common language. May have missed some of the more difficult Language errors.No use of the I voice. Example- In my opinion or I feel.	Essay contains obvious errors in grammar and conventions throughout, although they do not distract from the meaning. Language usage is sentence structure is basic No use of the I voice. Example- In my opinion or I feel.	ssay is peppered with errors in grammar and conventions and frequently must be re - read to follow the ideas. Language and structure begi n to distract from the meaning, lacking the maturity of the better essays.No use of the I voice. Example- In my opinion or I feel.	t seems as though the essay was not proofread at all. Various errors in usage, grammar, and conventions distract greatly from the ideas and mar the essay to the point of incoherence. Uses the I voice. Uses phrases such as Im my opinion or I feel.
MLA	Paper is correctly formatted in MLA style including the heading, header, page numbers, titles, citations (punctuated correctly) , Works Cited (hanging indent, alphabetical order).			Paper contains a noticeable number of MLA errors and does not consistently follow formatting rules.	Paper does not include any elements of MLA style in formatting, nor is a Works Cited included