ELA 7 Rubric Reference from NY State 7R1 Outcome: I can cite text evidence to support my ideas. Not Yet Approaching Meeting Exceeding This assignment does not provide a valid inference, does not provide relevant evidence, and does not provide any explanation. This assignment provides an inference, cites evidence, and provides some explanation; however, some parts may be missing or irrelevant. This assignment provides a valid inference, cites relevant text evidence, and provides partial explanation linking the inference and evidence. This assignment provides a valid inference, cites relevant text evidence, and provides a clear explanation linking the inference and evidence. 7R2 Outcome: I can determine the theme or central idea of a text, and I can summarize a text. Not Yet Approaching Meeting Exceeding This assignment provides limited or inconsistent evidence of proficiency with identifying an accurate central idea or theme and/or supporting it with evidence and reasoning. This assignment provides evidence that I can identify the central idea or theme of a text and can support it with limited reasoning and evidence. This assignment provides evidence that I can determine the central idea or theme of a text and support it with reasoning and key details. This assignment provides evidence that I can determine one or more central ideas or themes from a text and analyze their development from the beginning of the text to the end. 7R3 Outcome: I can analyze how people, events, and ideas build and connect throughout a text. Not Yet Approaching Meeting Exceeding (Literary) This assignment provides limited or inconsistent evidence of proficiency with determining how elements of plot, character and setting are related. (Informational) This assignment provides limited or inconsistent evidence of proficiency with determining how individuals, events, and ideas relate to each other. (Literary) This assignment provides evidence that I can determine how elements of plot, character and setting are related, and support it with limited reasoning and evidence. (Informational) This assignment provides evidence that I can determine how individuals, events, and ideas relate to each other, and support it with limited reasoning and evidence. (Literary) This assignment provides evidence that I can determine how elements of plot, character and setting are related, affect one another, and contribute to meaning and support it with reasoning and key details. (Informational) This assignment provides evidence that I can determine how individuals, events, and ideas are introduced, relate to each other, and support it with reasoning and key details. (Literary) This assignment provides evidence that I can determine how elements of plot, character and setting are related, affect one another, and contribute to meaning and analyze their development from the beginning of the text to the end. (Informational) This assignment provides evidence that I can determine how individuals, events, and ideas are introduced and relate to each other, and analyze their development from the beginning of the text to the end. 7R4 Outcome: I can interpret the moods of words, phrases, and texts. Not Yet Approaching Meeting Exceeding This assignment provides limited or inconsistent evidence of proficiency with identifying an accurate mood and/or supporting it with evidence and reasoning. This assignment provides evidence that I can identify the mood of a text and provide limited analysis of how word choice helps in developing the mood. This assignment provides evidence that I can identify the mood of a text and provide clear analysis of how word choice helps in developing the mood. This assignment provides evidence that I can identify one or more moods of a text and provide clear analysis of how word choice develops the mood and impacts the meaning of the text. 7R6 Learning Outcome: I can determine the impact of an author or character’s point of view. Not Yet Approaching Meeting Exceeding This assignment provides limited or inconsistent evidence of proficiency with analyzing an author’s point of view or purpose. This assignment provides evidence that I can identify an author’s point of view or purpose and provide limited analysis of how it shapes the content and style of a text. This assignment provides evidence that I can analyze how an author’s point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. This assignment provides evidence that I can analyze with precision how an author’s point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. In literary texts, In informational texts, 7W1 Outcome: I can write arguments. Not Yet Approaching Meeting Exceeding This assignment provides limited or inconsistent evidence of proficiency with introducing a valid claim and/or supporting it with evidence and reasoning. This assignment provides evidence that I can introduce a claim and can support it with limited reasoning and evidence. This assignment provides evidence that I can introduce a valid claim, support it with logical reasoning and evidence, and explain how that evidence connects to the claim. This assignment provides evidence that I can introduce a precise claim, support it with logical reasoning and evidence, and elaborate on the meaning of the evidence to justify the claim. 7W1 Organization of Essay Outcome: I can organize my arguments into an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Not Yet Approaching Meeting Exceeding This assignment provides limited or inconsistent evidence of proficiency with structuring arguments into separate paragraphs. This assignment provides evidence that I can structure arguments into separate paragraphs, including an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. This assignment provides evidence that I can structure arguments into coherent paragraphs, including an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion that help prove the claim. This assignment provides evidence that I can structure arguments into coherent paragraphs, including an introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion that all help prove the claim with academic transition words. 7W4 Creative Response Outcome: I can create a poem, story, play, artwork, or other response to a text, author, theme, or personal experience. Not Yet Approaching Meeting Exceeding This assignment provides limited or inconsistent evidence of proficiency with creating a poem, artwork or other response to address a text, theme, or personal experience. This assignment provides evidence that I can create a poem, story, play, artwork, or other response to partially address a text, author, theme, or personal experience. This assignment provides evidence that I can create a poem, story, play, artwork, or other response to address a text, author, theme, or personal experience. This assignment provides evidence that I can create a sophisticated poem, story, play, artwork, or other response to insightfully address a text, author, theme, or personal experience. 7L2 Outcome: I can write with the conventions of standard English. Not Yet Approaching Meeting Exceeding This assignment provides limited or inconsistent evidence of proficiency with writing write with the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. This assignment provides evidence that I can write with an emerging command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling with some errors that may hinder comprehension. This assignment provides evidence that I can write with a command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling with occasional errors that do not hinder comprehension. This assignment provides evidence that I can write with the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling with few errors. Additionally, the formatting and spacing of the piece is appropriate to the task and consistent throughout.
