In General
- quality of writing is as important as content
- good quality can be bumped up a score
- poor quality cannot receive higher than a 3
- Keep in mind both literary devices used by the author, as well as the complexity of characters and their relationships
- a good essay includes both of these, as well as provides specific support
Scoring Breakdown
- 9-8: persuasive analysis, variety of interpretations, references insight on both literary devices and character relationships
- specific examples with clear writing; a 9 should be especially persuasive
- 7-6: reasonable analysis with an understanding of both literary devices and character relationships, but lacking the precision and clarity of 8-9
- 5: plausible analysis, but superficial; lacking specific support or has mild misinterpretations of the poem
- 4-3: inadequate analysis due to lack of support, ignorance of character complexity, poor control over language, or significant misreading
- 2-1: lacking analysis; the student made an attempt at responding to the prompt, but the essay had no support or contained serious mechanical errors; incoherent or extremely brief
- 0: No analysis, only reference to the task
- --: Left blank or completely off topic
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