Constructed Response Grading Rubric

Review the definition for moral in the Handbook of Literary Terms. What advice does
Dædalus give Icarus that can be taken as the moral of the story?

Category 5 3 2 1
• Presents a clear • Presents a central idea • Central idea may be • There is no clear central
central idea about the about the topic unclear idea
topic • Develops the central • Details may be sparse; • Details are absent or
Content / Development • Fully develops the idea but details are more confusing
central idea with general, information is needed to • There is no sense of
specific, relevant details • Focus may shift but is clarify the central idea focus
• Sustains focus on generally • Focus may shift or be
central idea throughout sustained lost causing confusion for
the writing the reader

• Has a clear • Has an introduction, • Attempts an • Attempts an

Organization introduction, body, and body, and conclusion. introduction, body, introduction, body,
conclusion. • Provides a logical and conclusion; however, and conclusion; however,
• Provides a smooth progression of one or more of these one or more of these
progression of ideas ideas throughout the components could be components could be
throughout the writing. writing with minor weak or ineffective. absent or confusing.
interruptions. • Provides a simplistic, • Presents information in
repetitious, or somewhat a random or illogical order
random progression throughout the
of ideas throughout the writing.
writing.

B Blank

OT Off Topic

IS Insufficient amount of original writing to evaluate

UR Unreadable or illegible