FUTURES CHEMISTRY SCORING RUBRIC:

Review of a Work of Written* Popular, Science Non-Fiction *Book, Magazine or Blog Article, etc.
Exceeds Expectations / Meets Expectations / Meets Expectations / Misses Expectations / Score
Exemplary Accomplished Developing Needs Improvement
“The Summarizes essential info with 4 or more of these Summarizes essential info Summarizes essential info with Summary is mostly an outline or
required pieces of information: author’s purpose & with 3 of required items (with only 2 of required items (with only has 1 required item; only 1
Essential work’s audience; explanation of how author makes text evidence), Brief analysis text evidence), Brief analysis & direct quote offered as evidence;
Information” point; evaluation of point (with text evidence); & comment on work’s comment on work’s content No analysis or comment on
evaluation of work (with text evidence) and issues content work’s content
raised by it (with text support); Brief analysis &
comment on work’s content
30 pts 25 pts 20 pts 10 pts

Elements of Detailed discussion of 3 of the following required Detailed discussion only 2 of Detailed discussion of only 1 Little discussion of any required ;
elements of non-fic lit crit: character, plot, theme, required elements; Quotes required element; Any quotes elements; Any quotes or analysis
Non-Fiction style, or setting; quotes and analysis are exact and and analysis are exact and or analysis are average are below average
Literacy sensible sensible
Criticism 10 pts 8-7 pts 6 pts 3 pts

Quotes 7 or more direct quotes required from work (may be 5-6 direct quotes from work; 3-4 direct quotes from work 2 or fewer direct quotes; cited
passages, sentences, or phrases, or words); cited cited by using page # noted; cited using page # without use of page #
using page #
10 pts 8 pts 6 pts 3 pts

Critique Your Thoughts, responses, & reaction to work; Your thoughts, responses, & Your thoughts, responses, & Consists of your opinion of "I
reviewer reacts to all 5 of these required aspects: reaction to work; reviewer reaction to work; reviewer liked it" or "I hated it"; NOT a
work’s theme(s), author's aim(s) or intent; subject of discusses 3 to 4 critique only discusses 1 to 2 critique critique; Does not focus on
work, how well it is written; & overall success/failure aspects aspects themes, the author's intent, or
of work the writer's style
30 pts 20 pts 10 pts 5 pts

Organization Your paper’s structure flows seamlessly; Easy to read Your paper has structure; Your paper has logical Your paper has no logical order;
with smooth transitions from paragraph to Easy to read with fair structure, but writing or ideas No transitional phrases; paper
paragraph; Topics are in logical order; Clear cut transitions; Topics in logical may "jump" around; Not hard to read; Review copied from
introduction, body & conclusion order; Introduction, body, & cohesive overall; No clear original work
conclusion present introduction, or conclusion
10 pts 8 pts 6 pts 3 pts

Mechanics, Complete sentences with variety of types; 0 Complete sentences; 0 1-2 sentence fragments; 3-4 3 or more sentence fragments; 5
fragments or run-on; No grammar or spelling errors fragments; 1-2 run-on’s; 1-2 run-on’s; 3-4 grammar or or more run-on; 5 or more
Grammar, & grammar or spelling errors spelling errors grammar or spelling errors
Spelling 10 pts 8 pts 6 pts 3 pts