ANALYSIS GRADING RUBRIC

Category

5

4

3

2

1

Format
@ 20%

Writing meets all word
processing, length, and
citation requirements.

Writing meets most
word processing, length,
and citation
requirements.

Writing meets some
word processing,
length, and citation
requirements.

Writing meets few word
processing, length, and
citation requirements.

Writing meets no word
processing, length, and
citation requirements.

Mechanics
@ 20%

Writing is free of
grammatical/mechanical
errors.

Writing has a few
grammatical/mechanical
errors.

Writing has some
grammatical/mechanical
errors.

Writing has many
grammatical/mechanical
errors.

Writing has many major
grammatical/mechanical
errors.

Composition
@ 30%

Diction is appropriate for
genre, audience, and
purpose; essay
incorporates a clear
thesis statement, and all
paragraphs progress
smoothly from one idea
to the next and are linked
by clear topic sentences.


Most diction is
appropriate for genre,
audience, and purpose;
essay incorporates a
fairly clear thesis
statement, and many
paragraphs progress
smoothly from one idea
to the next and are
linked by clear topic
sentences.


Some diction is
appropriate for genre,
audience, and purpose;
essay incorporates a
weak thesis statement,
and some paragraphs
progress smoothly from
one idea to the next and
are linked by clear topic
sentences.

Little diction is
appropriate for genre,
audience, and purpose;
essay incorporates a
weak thesis statement,
and some paragraphs
progress smoothly from
one idea to the next and
are linked by clear topic
sentences.

Diction is inappropriate
for genre, audience, and
purpose; there is no
thesis statement, and
few, if any, paragraphs
transition from one
paragraph to the next
with the help of topic
sentences.

Content
@ 30%

The essay analyzes the
selected work using
appropriate literary terms
and textual evidence.


Writing fulfills most of
the criteria of the
analysis assignment.


Writing fulfills some of
the criteria of the
analysis assignment.


Writing fulfills little of
the criteria of the
analysis assignment.


Writing fulfills none of
the criteria of the
analysis assignment.


TOTAL: _____