Rubric – Literary essay Grade 10 Literary Essay – Odysseus

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Scoring Scale Points
30 Exceptional
27 Distinguished
24 Excellent
21 Good
18 Acceptable
15 Basic answer
12 Inadequate
9 Poor
7 Feeble
0 Incompetent
Criteria Points
Ability to develop an argument
Exceptional Student presents a clear, insightful argument with strong supporting evidence that demonstrates a deep understanding of Odysseus’s character development.
Distinguished Student presents a well-developed argument with supporting evidence that demonstrates a good understanding of Odysseus’s character development.
Excellent Student presents a solid argument with adequate supporting evidence that demonstrates an understanding of Odysseus’s character development.
Good Student presents an argument with some supporting evidence that demonstrates a basic understanding of Odysseus’s character development.
Acceptable Student presents a basic argument with limited supporting evidence that demonstrates a minimal understanding of Odysseus’s character development.
Basic answer Student presents a vague argument with little to no supporting evidence that demonstrates a lack of understanding of Odysseus’s character development.
Inadequate Student’s argument lacks coherence and supporting evidence, making it difficult to understand Odysseus’s character development.
Poor Student’s argument is unclear and lacks supporting evidence, resulting in a weak understanding of Odysseus’s character development.
Feeble Student’s argument is disjointed and lacks any supporting evidence, showing a very limited understanding of Odysseus’s character development.
Incompetent Student does not present a coherent argument or any supporting evidence, demonstrating a complete lack of understanding of Odysseus’s character development.
The argument is on topic
Exceptional Student stays focused on the character development of Odysseus throughout the essay, with every point directly related to the topic.
Distinguished Student mostly stays focused on the character development of Odysseus, with minor deviations from the topic.
Excellent Student generally stays on topic, but some points are not directly related to the character development of Odysseus.
Good Student attempts to address the character development of Odysseus, but there are significant deviations from the topic.
Acceptable Student struggles to maintain focus on the character development of Odysseus, with many points unrelated to the topic.
Basic answer Student’s essay lacks a clear focus on the character development of Odysseus, with most points unrelated to the topic.
Inadequate Student’s essay is mostly off-topic, with only a few points related to the character development of Odysseus.
Poor Student’s essay is largely unrelated to the character development of Odysseus, with minimal connection to the topic.
Feeble Student’s essay is entirely off-topic and does not address the character development of Odysseus in any meaningful way.
Incompetent Student’s essay has no relevance to the character development of Odysseus, demonstrating a complete misunderstanding of the assignment.
Quotations and/or evidence integrated
Exceptional Student seamlessly integrates relevant quotations and evidence throughout the essay, effectively enhancing the argument.
Distinguished Student effectively incorporates quotations and evidence to support the argument, with minor issues in integration.
Excellent Student includes quotations and evidence to support the argument, but integration could be improved for better flow.
Good Student attempts to include quotations and evidence, but the integration is inconsistent and sometimes disrupts the argument.
Acceptable Student includes some quotations and evidence, but the integration is weak and does not effectively support the argument.
Basic answer Student includes minimal quotations and evidence, with little attempt at integration to support the argument.
Inadequate Student includes quotations and evidence sporadically, with little relevance to the argument and poor integration.
Poor Student includes quotations and evidence that are mostly irrelevant and disrupt the flow of the argument.
Feeble Student includes irrelevant quotations and evidence that do not support the argument, hindering the overall coherence of the essay.
Incompetent Student fails to include any relevant quotations or evidence to support the argument, showing a lack of understanding of how to integrate textual support.

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