Rubric for Annotating Text: The Chase
Rubric Categories |
Thoughtful & Insightful (25 points each) |
Acceptable & Literal (22 points each) |
Attempted & Gaps (19 points each) |
Partial & Incomplete (17 points each) |
Confused & Inaccurate (13 points each) |
Number of Annotations |
20+ annotations |
15+ annotations |
10 + annotations |
Less than 10 annotations |
Very few annotations |
Quality of Annotations |
Insightful margin notes with many connections made beyond the text; outstanding effort |
Literal margin notes show understanding of the text; sufficient effort |
Some margin notes show confusion; some effort |
Many margin notes show confusion; little effort |
Most margin notes show confusion or inaccuracies; very little effort |
Required Literary Devices & Vocabulary: Hyperbole, Symbolism, Setting, & Conflict |
All 4 required literary devices found with multiple examples highlighted, and student found additional devices. Highlighted at least 5 vocabulary words, defined and gave an example for each. |
Student found at least 1 example for each of the 4 required devices. At least 3 vocabulary words highlighted & defined |
Student found at least 1 example for 2-3 of the required devices and attempted to explain. At least 2 vocabulary words were defined. |
Student found at least one example of 2 of the required devices. Vocabulary words may be highlighted & defined but may not contain examples |
Some areas may be highlighted, but it is not clear as to why. |
Quality of Writing |
Very neat writing; very easy to read. Perfect grammar & structure. |
Neat writing; readable. Good grammar & structure. |
Attempted to write neatly, some areas require effort to read. Some issues with grammar & structure. |
Struggled to write neatly; many areas require effort to read. Poor Grammar & structure. |
Really Struggled to write neatly; most areas are difficult to read. Little attention paid to grammar & structure. |
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Annotations must be handwritten on the text with the student’s name at the top. Students who participate in Wednesday discussions will have an automatic 100% on the annotation exercise.