Grading Rubrics for the World Literature Capstone Project: Reading Expectations/Portfolio
90100%
80-89%
60-70%
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Name: ____________________________________ Hour:____
Standard 11.4.2.2:
Determine two or more
themes or central ideas and
analyze their development
over the course of a text.
Write objective summaries
of text.
Standard 11.4.3.3
Analyze the impact
of the author’s
choices regarding
how to develop and
relate elements of a
story.
Standard 11.5.1.1
Cite strong textual
evidence to support
your analysis of the text.
Standard 11.5.3.3
Analyze a complex set
of ideas or sequence
of events and how
they develop over the
course of a text
Standard 11.5.7.7
Integrate and evaluate
multiple sources of
information in order to
address a question or
solve a problem
Standard 11.5.10.10
Read and comprehend
literary nonfiction/
informational texts
My Standard
Reading journal is
neatly arranged in
portfolio and reflects
proficiency in state
standards through
extensive notes,
annotations, and blog
entries.
Exceeds Proficiency
Student determines two or
more themes linked to
his/her topic and analyzes
the development of these
themes over multiple texts.
Exceeds Proficiency
Student is able to
explain why multiple
authors wrote their
respective stories
and how each story
impacts topic
analysis.
Exceeds Proficiency
Student correctly uses
multiple complex
sources to support
analysis of capstone
topic. Sources are highly
relevant and critical to
proving analysis.
Exceeds Proficiency
Student consistently
exhibits strong
annotation skills that
analyze complex ideas
within texts.
Annotations show
clear understanding of
texts.
Exceeds Proficiency
Student incorporates a
multitude of sources
that expertly support
analysis and aid in
answering capstone
question or solving
capstone problem.
Exceeds Proficiency
Student reads and
annotates a multitude
of informational texts;
annotations show
clear comprehension
and strong reading
strategies.
Meets Proficiency
Student determines two+
themes linked to topic and
analyzes the development of
themes within, at least, one
text.
Meets Proficiency
Student is able to
explain why an
author wrote their
respective story and
how this story relates
to topic.
Meets Proficiency
Student correctly uses
multiple sources as
support for topic.
Sources are relevant to
topic and help prove
analysis.
Meets Proficiency
Student exhibits
annotations skills that
analyze complex ideas
and understanding of
the text.
Meets Proficiency
Student incorporates
sufficient sources that
adequately support
analysis and aid in
answering capstone
question/solving
capstone problem
Meets Proficiency
Student reads and
annotates multiple
informational texts;
notes show
comprehension and
understanding of
reading strategies
Proficiency in Progress
Student attempts to identify
theme(s) and analyze the
development of themes, but
there is not enough
evidence that student
understands this skill.
Proficiency in
Progress
Student has difficulty
relating story(ies) to
capstone topic.
Proficiency in Progress
Student has identified
textual support, but the
sources may not
adequately support
analysis of topic.
Proficiency in
Progress
Student has limited
annotations that do
not clearly reflect
analysis of complex
ideas.
Proficiency in Progress
Student has not yet
incorporated sources
that support analysis
or aid in answering
capstone question or
addressing the
problem.
Proficiency in Progress
Student does not show
evidence of
comprehension or
understanding of
reading strategies
through annotations
on informational texts.
Exceeds Proficiency
Portfolio (or blog
page) is neatly
organized;
annotations are clear
and show insight and
analysis. Blog entries
reflect strong reading
strategies and
multiple sources for
support.
Meets Proficiency
Portfolio (or blog
page)
Is neatly organized;
annotations are clear
and show evidence of
analysis. Blog entries
reflect the use of
reading strategies and
multiple sources for
support.
Proficiency in
Progress
Portfolio (or blog
page) is difficult to
maneuver;
annotations are
scarce and show little
analysis or reading
strategies.
Progress __________________________________________
Student Self-Score __________________________________
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Notes:
Final Score_________________________________________