Performance Rubric

Literary Analysis Rubric

Four levels · Five criteria · Evidence-based judgment

CriterionAdvancedProficientDevelopingBeginning
Interpretive ClaimSpecific, controlled, insightful, and independent.Clear, accurate, complete, and appropriate.Partly successful but inconsistent, general, or incomplete.Limited evidence, control, clarity, or completion.
Textual EvidenceSpecific, controlled, insightful, and independent.Clear, accurate, complete, and appropriate.Partly successful but inconsistent, general, or incomplete.Limited evidence, control, clarity, or completion.
Reasoning and AnalysisSpecific, controlled, insightful, and independent.Clear, accurate, complete, and appropriate.Partly successful but inconsistent, general, or incomplete.Limited evidence, control, clarity, or completion.
OrganizationSpecific, controlled, insightful, and independent.Clear, accurate, complete, and appropriate.Partly successful but inconsistent, general, or incomplete.Limited evidence, control, clarity, or completion.
Language and ConventionsSpecific, controlled, insightful, and independent.Clear, accurate, complete, and appropriate.Partly successful but inconsistent, general, or incomplete.Limited evidence, control, clarity, or completion.
Teachers may assign 4, 3, 2, or 1 points per criterion. Add a separate completion or process score only when it reflects meaningful evidence.