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| Criteria | Excellent (5) | Good (4) | Average (3) | Needs Work (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annotations | Your annotations are detailed and reflect effort and a deep understanding of what you read. You connected the article to the fictional novel you’ve been reading. You wrote notes about each paragraph in the articles. | Your annotations are somewhat detailed. Your annotations reflect a basic understanding of what you read. You wrote notes about each paragraph in the articles. | Your annotations are sparse and might be too basic (only a few words). Your annotations do not reflect that you thought deeply about the article while reading. | You have very few annotations, or they are missing entirely. Highlighting only is not annotating. |
| Summary of the article and novel | Your summary included the main idea of the article. You mentioned specific challenges that people faced. You mentioned what stood out to you and why. You cited the article using exact quotes. | Your summary included the main idea of the article. You mentioned specific challenges that people faced. You mentioned what stood out to you and why. You cited the article using exact quotes. | You may not have identified the main idea of the article. Your summary mentioned vague challenges that people faced. You did not explain what stood out to you, or your reason why was missing or vague. You may not have cited the article. | One or more parts of your summary is missing. Your summary is not specific or thorough. |
| Argue whether or not TKMB is “outdated and harmful,” as the article suggests. | You found and wrote about issues within the article. You found and wrote about issues within the novel. You highlighted specific details about the article and connected them to the novel. You cited the article using exact quotes. | You found and wrote about issues within the article. You found and wrote about issues within the novel. You highlighted specific details about the article and connected them to the novel. You cited the article. | You found and wrote about issues within the article. You found and wrote about issues within the novel. You mentioned a few details from the article and the novel. You may have left out details from the article. Your citations may not be clear or relevant to the issue. | One or more of the requirements is missing from this section. Your writing is not clear or thorough. |
| Would removing TKMB from schools “erase the reality of racism?” | You found and wrote about issues within the article. You found and wrote about issues within the novel. You highlighted specific details about the article and connected them to the novel. You cited the article using exact quotes. | You found and wrote about issues within the article. You found and wrote about issues within the novel. You highlighted specific details about the article and connected them to the novel. You cited the article. | You found and wrote about issues within the article. You found and wrote about issues within the novel. You mentioned a few details from the article and the novel. You may have left out details from the article. Your citations may not be clear or relevant to the issue. | One or more of the requirements is missing from this section. Your writing is not clear or thorough. |
| How would the story be different if it was told in third-person omniscient? | You accurately identified different perspectives that affect the characters in your novel. You explained how the point of view affects certain people and why it matters. Your writing reflects that you thought deeply about the point of view and perspective. | You accurately identified different perspectives that affect the characters in your novel. You explained how the point of view affects certain people. Your writing reflects that you thought about the point of view and perspective. | You may have identified different perspectives that affect the characters in your novel. You explained how the point of view affects certain people. | One or more of the requirements is missing from this section. Your writing is not clear or thorough. |
| Citations | When you cited evidence from the article, you remembered to put the document and paragraph where you found the evidence. When you cited the novel, you used page numbers or chapter numbers. Direct quotes from the text have quotation marks around them. | Most of your evidence is cited correctly. You may have forgotten to use quotation marks in some places. | You did not use exact quotes, or did not cite the document where you found the evidence. | You do not have any citations. |
| Writing Style | You used descriptive language in each of your explanations to draw the readers in. Your sentences flow and are easy to read. | You may not have put forth effort in your description and explanations, or only did so in one or two paragraphs. Your sentences might not flow easily. | You did not use detailed description or your sentences don’t make sense. | You did not separate your paragraphs or use punctuation to make your writing legible. |
| Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation | There are 4 or less errors. | There are 5-10 errors. | There are more than 10 errors. |
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