Rubric for Literary &/or Cultural Research Paper
Target (3 pts)
Acceptable (2 pts)
Demonstrates the
Demonstrates the
ability to interpret a ability to move beyond
literary &/or cultural literal comprehension
text on a number of of a literary &/or
Interpretive
levels, analyze it
cultural text, infer the
Communication:
from a number of
meaning of unfamiliar
Reading
perspectives, & give words & phrases in
1/8 (12%)
a detailed personal new contexts, infer &
ACTFL.1.a.3
interpretation of the interpret the author’s
text supported by a intent, & offer a
rich range of cultural personal interpretation
knowledge
of the message
Unacceptable (1 pt)
Demonstrates ability
to identify main ideas
and most important
details, begin to
move beyond literal
comprehension, and
identify either the
author’s
perspective(s) or
cultural
perspective(s).
Demonstrates
awareness of major
Literary & cultural Ability to identify
literary texts & has
texts are interpreted themes, authors,
read excerpts,
from multiple
historical styles & text
abridgments, or
viewpoints
types
reviews of those
works & authors.
Demonstrates ability
to write a summary
& write about a
Interpersonal &
topic relating
Demonstrates ability to
Presentational
interests & events of write routine social
Demonstrates ability
Communication:
current, public &
correspondence & to to meet all practical
Writing, Summary
personal relevance write about familiar
writing needs
1/8 (12%)
by means of
topics
ACTFL.1.a.5
narrative &
descriptions of a
factual nature
Includes simple
Includes narratives,
descriptions &
narrations of
Writing: Time Includes description descriptions &
and
narration
in
a
summaries
of
a
factual
paragraph length on
Frames
variety of time
nature in major time
everyday events &
1/8 (12%)
frames
frames with some
situations in different
ACTFL.1.a.5
control of aspect.
time frames with
some inaccuracies
A limited number of Connects sentences
Writing: Cohesive A variety of
cohesive devices are cohesive devices are into paragraphs with
Devices
used in texts of
incorporated in
a limited number of
1/8 (12%)
several paragraphs paragraph-length texts cohesive devices that
ACTFL.1.a.5
Interpretive
Communication:
Multiple viewpoints
1/8 (12%)
ACTFL.1.a.3
Target (3 pts)
in length
Writing
demonstrates good
control of frequently
Writing:
used syntactic
Comprehensibility
structures & is
1/8 (12%)
understood readily
ACTFL.1.a.5
by natives not used
to the writing of
non-natives
Acceptable (2 pts)
Writing demonstrates
control of simple
sentence structures &
partial control of more
complex structures &
is understood by
readers accustomed to
the writing of second
language learners
Unacceptable (1 pt)
tend to be repeated
Writing is generally
comprehensible to
natives not used to
the writing of nonnatives, but there
may be some gaps in
comprehension.
Cites examples of
cultural practices,
Cites key cultural
products,
perspectives &
perspectives, but the
provides support
examples reflect a
through description of
cultural knowledge
products & practices
base that is still
developing.
Demonstrates
Understanding of Demonstrates ability
Demonstrates ability to awareness of major
Literary & Cultural to interpret &
interpret literary texts literary texts & of
Texts & Traditions synthesize ideas &
that represent defining having read excerpts,
critical issues from
1/8 (12%)
works in the target
abridgements, or
literary & other
ACTFL.2.b
cultures.
reviews of those
cultural texts
ACTFL.2.b.1
works
Cultural
Understanding
1/8 (12%)
ACTFL.2.a
ACTFL.2.a.1
ACTFL.2.a.3
Demonstrates a view
of the target
culture(s) as a
system in which
cultural perspectives
are reflected through
practices & products