Name: _________________________________________ Overall Score:

Character Analysis Essay – Student Reflection Rubric

4 3 2 1
Overall Response/Purpose
❒ Clear claim/thesis, strong ❒ Adequate claim/thesis, ❒ Uneven claim/thesis, ❒ Unclear claim/thesis,
response, complete, well- complete response, less weaker but complete, confusing, poor, and/or
developed paragraphs developed paragraphs undeveloped paragraphs INCOMPLETE response

Organization
❒ Sustained, logical with ❒ Evident, adequate with ❒ Weaker, inconsistent, ❒ Little or none apparent,
effective introduction and appropriate introduction uneven with weak unfocused with MISSING
conclusion and strong and conclusion and introduction and or INCOMPLETE
transitions transitions conclusion introduction and
conclusion
Evidence
❒ Thorough, specific with ❒ Adequate, less specific or ❒ Partial, imprecise, or ❒ Minimal, vague,
relevant support from the less relevant support from relies heavily on irrelevant, fails to support
text (with properly the text (that may not be summary of the text the claim, lacks specificity
embedded quotations) properly embedded)

Analysis/Elaboration
❒ Strong, effective, clearly
explains how the evidence
supports the claim/topic
❒ Included but less clear or ❒ Weak, unclear, does not ❒ Minimal, missing,
specific, partially explains apply to the claim or the nonexistent
how the evidence supports evidence provided
the claim/topic

Syntax, Diction, and Language Conventions

❒ Sophisticated command of ❒ Adequate commands of
language with syntactic language with more
variety, appropriate word simplistic syntax, mostly
choice throughout with appropriate word choice
INSIGNIFICANT errors with minor errors that DO
NOT DISRUPT MEANING
❒ Limited command of
language with ERRORS
that SOMETIMES DISRUPT
MEANING with uneven
and flawed syntax and
weak word choice
❒ No command of language
with MAJOR ERRORS that
result in CONFUSION and
LOSS OF MEANING

Overall Student Score: ______ + ______ + ______ + ______ + ______ = ______ ÷ 5 =

In a minimum of four sentences, justify why you gave yourself the scores that you did for each of the
above categories. Explain what parts of the essay you feel you did well. Explain which parts of the essay
you struggled with. Lastly, provide an explanation for the overall score that you feel you earned.
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Names: _________________________________________ Overall Score:

Character Analysis Essay Rubric

4 3 2 1
Overall Response/Purpose
❒ Clear claim/thesis, strong ❒ Adequate claim/thesis, ❒ Uneven claim/thesis, ❒ Unclear claim/thesis,
response, complete, well- complete response, less weaker but complete, confusing, poor, and/or
developed paragraphs developed paragraphs undeveloped paragraphs INCOMPLETE response

Organization
❒ Sustained, logical with ❒ Evident, adequate with ❒ Weaker, inconsistent, ❒ Little or none apparent,
effective introduction and appropriate introduction uneven with weak unfocused with MISSING
conclusion and strong and conclusion and introduction and or INCOMPLETE
transitions transitions conclusion introduction and
conclusion

Evidence
❒ Thorough, specific with ❒ Adequate, less specific or ❒ Partial, imprecise, or ❒ Minimal, vague,
relevant support from the less relevant support from relies heavily on irrelevant, fails to support
text (with properly the text (that may not be summary of the text the claim, lacks specificity
embedded quotations) properly embedded)

Analysis/Elaboration
❒ Strong, effective, clearly
explains how the evidence
supports the claim/topic
❒ Included but less clear or ❒ Weak, unclear, does not ❒ Minimal, missing,
specific, partially explains apply to the claim or the nonexistent
how the evidence supports evidence provided
the claim/topic

Syntax, Diction, and Language Conventions

❒ Sophisticated command of ❒ Adequate commands of
language with syntactic language with more
variety, appropriate word simplistic syntax, mostly
choice throughout with appropriate word choice
INSIGNIFICANT errors with minor errors that DO
NOT DISRUPT MEANING
❒ Limited command of ❒ No command of language
language with ERRORS with MAJOR ERRORS that
that SOMETIMES DISRUPT result in CONFUSION and
MEANING with uneven LOSS OF MEANING
and flawed syntax and
weak word choice

Overall Student Score: ______ + ______ + ______ + ______ + ______ = ______ ÷ 5 =

Teacher Comments:
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