Title: Literary Analysis Essay Rough Draft Submission
Course: BC - English First Peoples 12 - XT - 1.0.0.0 > Section: Unit 5: Literature Circles

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Before submitting, be sure that your essay:

- Is formatted according to MLA standards (Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, MLA heading and title, and works-cited page
- Uses an appropriate formal voice (no colloquialisms or use of personal pronouns)
- Has a thesis statement that succinctly states the position of the essay at the end of the introductory paragraph
- Is thematically unified without any paragraphs or sentences that do not directly relate to your topic

Literary Analysis Essay Rubric

 | Insufficient Evidence | Emerging | Developing | Proficient | Extending
 | 0 |  | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Analysis of novel | Not Complete | My essay demonstrates an inadequate comprehension of the novel and its themes. I provide too few supporting details, or details are irrelevant. My interpretation may be flawed. | My essay demonstrates an adequate comprehension of the novel and its themes. I provide a few supporting details, and my interpretation is simple and straightforward. | My essay demonstrates an adept comprehension of the novel and its themes. I provide several relevant supporting details, and my interpretation is thoughtful and accurate. | My essay demonstrates a sophisticated comprehension of the novel and a deep understanding of its themes. I provide exceptional supporting details, and my interpretation is insightful.
Quality of ideas | Not Complete | My essay is scattered or disjointed with no defined central idea or little evidence of reflection. The language I use is confusing, and my writer's voice may not be distinguishable. | My essay is loosely unified around a central idea with some evidence of reflection. The language I use supports the ideas, but my writer’s voice may be inconsistent or unclear. | My essay is unified around a well-defined idea with strong evidence of reflection. The language I use supports the ideas with a consistent writer’s voice. | My essay is unified around a profound idea with clear evidence of careful reflection. The language I use supports the ideas seamlessly with a mature and confident writer’s voice.
Follows formal essay format | Not Complete | My essay is not adequately formatted or has too many elements missing, creating an unacceptable essay. | My essay is adequately formatted but may be missing key essential elements, or the elements do not add to the message, creating a basic, but acceptable essay. | My essay is well-formatted and includes most of the essential elements of a formal essay. The elements generally add to the message, creating a thorough and thoughtful essay. | My essay is well-formatted and includes all of the essential elements of a formal essay. The elements add to the message, creating a sophisticated and powerful essay.
Conventions: Complete sentences, spelling, punctuation, grammar, paragraph format. | Not Complete | My writing has frequent errors in grammar, spelling, and use of conventions that interfere with its meaning. I did not use MLA formatting properly, or my works-cited page is missing. | My writing has several errors in grammar, spelling, and use of conventions that may interfere with meaning. I have missed several elements of proper MLA formatting, or my works-cited page may be incomplete. | My writing may have a few errors in grammar, spelling, and use of conventions that do not interfere with its meaning. I generally use MLA formatting properly, and I have included a works-cited page. | My writing is virtually error-free, with outstanding grammar, spelling, and use of conventions. I use MLA formatting properly, and I included a complete and properly formatted works-cited page.
Total: /40