Theme Notebook Rubric

Criteria Weight Exceeds Meets Expectations Moving towards

Expectations 3 2 Expectations 1
Source x1 Source summaries Source summaries are Sources are
summaries include enough satisfactory, with an described, but
concrete detail to adequate amount of mostly in general
provide context as detail. terms. It is difficult
Average: to why the source is to picture the source
(out of 5) significant. clearly.

Paragraphs x2 A strong A reasonable The connection

describing how connection between connection is made between the source
sources relate to the source and the between the source and the theme is
theme theme is drawn and and the theme. unclear and vague.
explained, with Additional A more precise
Average: clear supporting explanation and explanation is
(out of 5) details. details could have needed.
been given.
Importance of x2 The theme’s The theme’s The theme’s
theme to book significance in the significance in the significance in the
Paragraph book is related to book is related to book is related to
specific events and general plot or some description of
characters. character descriptions, plot or characters.
Supporting details with a few specifics. Supporting details
and quotations are Supporting details and and quotations are
also included. quotations could be missing.
elaborated upon.
Why this theme x2 The importance of The relevance of the The relevance of
is still relevant the theme and its theme to society today the theme to today’s
today impact on today’s is explained to a world is unclear and
Paragraph society is made certain extent and vague.
clear and in a some convincing
convincing manner. arguments are made.
Conventions and x1 There are no There are a few minor There are many
grammar & grammatical or grammatical or grammatical or
Works Cited mechanical convention mistakes. convention
page mistakes. All mistakes.
conventions
(Complete
sentences, proper
capitalization,
punctuation usage,
etc.) are followed.