Mrs. Beeler



Universal Theme Rubric

| |Exceeds |Meets |Nearly Meets |Beginning |

| |4 |3 |2 |1 |

|Identify Theme |-Student is able to identify subtle and |-Student is able to identify a universal theme |-Student attempt to identify universal |-Universal theme statement is plot |

| |complex universal themes, showing deep |that is present in two or more works, |theme is either too general or |summary. |

| |insight and understanding of texts. |demonstrating understanding of the texts. |understanding of texts is unclear. | |

| | | | |-Theme statement refers to specific |

| |-Reveals a truth or insight into some |-Reveals a truth about human nature. |-Theme statement is a cliché. |characters or events in the works. |

| |aspect of life that we may not have | | | |

| |thought about before. |-Some words are familiar while others are |-Words are basic and at times, overdone |-Theme is simply an announcement of the |

| | |crafted; communicate theme adequately. | |topic. |

| |-Words are rich, specific and interesting| |- More than one sentence. | |

| |, yet natural and not overdone. | | |-Words are nonspecific or redundant. (For|

| | | |- Contains personal pronouns. |instance: it, thing, stuff, a lot). |

|Textual |Evidence is well-chosen, artfully |Evidence is relevant and connects texts to |Evidence does not support theme. Citations |Evidence is not present. |

|Evidence |connects texts to theme |universal theme |are present |Citations are not present, and most are |

| | | | |incorrect. |

|Interpretation |Explanation (commentary) is rich, |Explanation (commentary) of the connections |Explanation (commentary) is unclear, too |Explanation (commentary) is absent or |

| |complex, and reveals strong insight. |between textual evidence and the theme is clear. |obvious or erroneous. |does not support the theme statement. |

Standard: EL.HS.LI.17 Compare works that express a universal theme, and provide evidence to support the ideas expressed in each work.

TuHS Language Arts Department: 3/13/12

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