Name:____________________________________________ Date:__________________ Per:________
The Scarlet Letter Reaction Paper Grading Rubric
Topic: “What The Scarlet Letter has to teach in 2015.” Be creative, insightful, and show your knowledge of the novel and its themes.
--Format
--Global opening and closing
-- Use one I-think-I’m-so-clever hyphenated adjective in italics
0
0
0
0
--Use two important quotations from the book. Cite and explain
1
2
1
1
3
4
2
2
5
3
4
--Knowledge
Insufficient
1
2
Adequate
3
4
Good
5
6
Excellent
7
8
Demonstrates superficial or insufficient
knowledge of the novel
Demonstrates average knowledge of
the novel
Demonstrates good knowledge of
the novel
Demonstrates superior knowledge of
the subject
--Evidence
Insufficient
Adequate
Good
Excellent 6
1 2
Provides minimal, irrelevant, or
insufficient evidence
3
4
Supports thesis with limited, but
appropriate evidence
5
Supports thesis with relevant and
helpful evidence
Supports thesis with substantial,
relevant, and accurate evidence
Total:______________/27
I LOST MY GRADING SLIP -2
Name:____________________________________________ Date:__________________ Per:________
The Scarlet Letter Reaction Paper Grading Rubric
Topic: “What The Scarlet Letter has to teach in 2015.” Be creative, insightful, and show your knowledge of the novel and its themes.
--Format
--Global opening and closing
-- Use one I-think-I’m-so-clever hyphenated adjective in italics
0
0
0
0
--Use two important quotations from the book. Cite and explain
1
2
1
1
3
4
2
2
5
3
4
--Knowledge
Insufficient
1
2
Adequate
3
4
Good
5
6
Excellent
7
8
Demonstrates superficial or insufficient
knowledge of the novel
Demonstrates average knowledge of
the novel
Demonstrates good knowledge of
the novel
Demonstrates superior knowledge of
the subject
--Evidence
Insufficient
Adequate
Good
Excellent 6
1 2
Provides minimal, irrelevant, or
insufficient evidence
3
4
Supports thesis with limited, but
appropriate evidence
5
Supports thesis with relevant and
helpful evidence
Supports thesis with substantial,
relevant, and accurate evidence
Total:______________/27
I LOST MY GRADING SLIP -2