| Criteria / Topics |
45 points |
| Relevance to the Text |
- 15 points: The response clearly demonstrates a deep understanding of the text and effectively connects ideas from the text to support the response.
- 10 points: The response shows a basic understanding of the text and attempts to connect ideas from the text to support the response.
- 5 points: The response lacks relevance to the text and does not effectively connect ideas from the text to support the response.
- 0 points: The response does not address the text or provide any evidence from the text to support the response.
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| Depth of Analysis |
- 15 points: The response provides a thorough analysis of the text, exploring multiple layers of meaning and offering insightful interpretations.
- 10 points: The response offers a basic analysis of the text, touching on some key points and providing some interpretations.
- 5 points: The response lacks depth of analysis, providing only surface-level observations and interpretations.
- 0 points: The response does not analyze the text or provide any interpretations.
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| Clarity of Writing |
- 5 points: The response is clear, organized, and effectively communicates ideas with appropriate language and vocabulary.
- 3 points: The response is somewhat clear and organized, but may have some issues with language and vocabulary choices.
- 1 point: The response is unclear, disorganized, and has significant issues with language and vocabulary choices.
- 0 points: The response is incomprehensible and does not effectively communicate ideas.
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| Use of Textual Evidence |
- 5 points: The response effectively uses at least two pieces of text evidence to support the analysis and interpretations.
- 3 points: The response uses some text evidence, but may not effectively support the analysis and interpretations.
- 1 point: The response uses minimal or irrelevant text evidence that does not support the analysis and interpretations.
- 0 points: The response does not use any text evidence to support the analysis and interpretations.
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| Mechanics |
- 5 points: The response demonstrates strong grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
- 3 points: The response has some minor errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.
- 1 point: The response has significant errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or capitalization that interfere with understanding.
- 0 points: The response is riddled with errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or capitalization, making it incomprehensible.
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