| Criteria | 5 | 4 | 3/2 | 1/0 |
| Analytical Paragraph Structure: Claim, evidence, and analysis | All components work together to form a cohesive idea. Analysis details how the evidence supports the claim AND how the claim is connected to the thesis. | All components are present, but 1 may be underdeveloped. | Components are underdeveloped; there may be one missing. | Analytical paragraph structure was not considered when writing the essay. |
| Essay organization: Intro, 2- 3 body paragraphs, and conclusion | All elements are present and developed so that they create a cohesive essay. | All elements are present, but 1 or 2 may be underdeveloped. | Elements are missing or very basic where the fluency of the essay and ideas are hindered. | The analytical essay structure was not considered before submitting the essay. |
| Thesis | Thesis is focused, arguable, and expresses an unique idea. Thesis answers the what and why question. | Thesis answers the prompt, but does not reach the level of depth as a 5 score. | Thesis answers the basic prompt, but still is factual based instead of interpretation. | An arguable thesis is not included or does not answer the prompt. |
| Analysis | Analysis examines the story, looking into the subtext, creating a personal analysis of the thesis. | Analysis is at the starting point of delving into the story; however, the analysis may lapse into summary at times. | Analysis struggles to develop; much is based on summary or retelling. | There is little analysis developed. This may be due to brevity or lack of understanding of the story. |
| Use of evidence: only embedded or introduced quotes | Direct, quoted evidence is used, including both an embedded and intro. quote. Writer has thought about whether embedded or introduced is more important to the fluency of the essay. | Direct quotes are used as evidence and related to the analysis, but do not reach the impact as a 5 score. | Little to no quoted evidence is used OR dropped quotes are used. Only embedded or intro. quote is used. However, there are no dropped quotes | No quoted evidence is used or dropped quotes. |
| Grammar/ mechanics/ spelling | No major errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, or capitalization. | The essay contains between 1-4 major errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, or capitalization, but they don’t take away from the overall meaning and effectiveness of the essay. | The essay contains between 5-9 major errors in punctuation, grammar, spelling, and capitalization. The meaning and intent of the essay can still be understood, although the errors are somewhat noticeable. | The essay contains 10 or more major errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization. These errors greatly distract from the analysis in the overall essay. |
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