Scoring Rubric: 

Reaction Paper : Perfect Score is 48+2=50

Student _____________________

  Beginner (3pt) Developing (6 pts) Satisfactory (9 pts) Exemplary (12pts)

The response
The response begins with a clear
begins with a topic topic sentence that
The response
sentence that identi?es the work
begins with a topic
identi?es the work by title, author, and
sentence, but the
by title and author genre, and states an
The response does sentence may not
and states a overall response to
not begin with a identify the work
response to the the work. The body
topic and the by title, author, and
work. The body explores the overall
writer fails to genre or state an
explores the response through
identify the work overall response to
response through expressing thoughts
by title, author, the work. The body
expressing and feelings, by
Organization and genre. The explores the
thoughts and
overall response is response, but more giving reasons, and
feelings. Some by supporting
unstated, unclear, thoughts, feelings,
reasons are points with
or unsupported. reasons, and speci?
explored and examples from the
No organizational c examples from
supporting work. The
plan is evident. the work are
examples given. conclusion leaves
needed. The
  The conclusion the reader with a
conclusion may be
brings the question, a
weak or repetitive.
response to a quotation, a fresh
  satisfactory close. insight, or another
  memorable
impression.

Elements of The writing does The writing does The writing offers The purpose of
Responses to not deepen the little to deepen the some degree of expressing feelings
Literature writer’s or the writer’s or the new in- sight into and thoughts, and
reader’s reader’s the work. The thereby deepening
understanding of understanding of response the writer’s and the
the work. The the work. The summarizes the reader’s
response response may also work to clarify understanding of
unnecessarily unnecessarily retell main points but the work, is
retells the work or the work or fail to may also achieved. The
fails to summarize summarize when unnecessarily response
when necessary. necessary. Word retell the work. summarizes the
 work as needed to
Words are misused clarify main points
Word choice is but does not retell
or create choice is vague.
generally precise. the work. Word
confusion.
  choice is
 
  consistently precise,
vivid, or expressive.

The writer makes

personal
connections
The writer makes between the work
The writer makes
The writer doesn’t personal and their life
personal
make any personal connections experience(s), their
connections
connections between the work view of the world,
Personal between the work
between the work and themselves the world around
Connection and themselves
and themselves and the world them (family,
and the world
and the world around them, but economically,
around them, in a
around them. the connection is socially, etc.), and
clear manner.
unclear. personal values 
using multiple
examples from the
work and the world.

Several errors in
Numerous and mechanics, usage,
serious errors in grammar, or There are some There are few or no
mechanics, usage, spelling make it dif? errors in errors in mechanics,
grammar, or cult to understand mechanics, usage, usage, grammar, or
Grammar,
spelling make it parts of the grammar, or spelling. Titles of
Usage,
dif?cult to response. Titles of spelling. Titles of works are correctly
Mechanics,
understand the works are not works are correctly punctuated
and Spelling
response. Titles of correctly punctuated. throughout.
works are not punctuated.
correctly    
 
punctuated.
 
 

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