Rubric


 * Criteria for Success**


 * Portfolio**
 * Quarter Three**

A: Excellent Portfolio

These portfolios possess 2 essays that are extremely successful in their ability to present a clearly thoughtful and focused idea. The revised essays are both well-written, use effective textual evidence, and examine how the focus illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole. While these portfolios need not be without flaw, they certainly exhibit the writer’s ability to discuss with insight and understanding literary works. Finally, the portfolio demonstrates the writer’s ability to control a wide range of elements of effective composition.

B: Sound Portfolio

This portfolio does many of the things an A portfolio does: it is thoughtful and focused, it demonstrates the writer’s ability to discuss literary works with insight and understanding, and it exemplifies control of a wide range of the elements of effective composition. In general, however, this portfolio doesn’t possess analysis that is as thorough, perceptive, and precise as an excellent one. In addition, the essays may be somewhat vague or over-simplified. Overall, this portfolio is effective, but it lacks the kind of depth and fluency necessary for an excellent portfolio.

C/D: Competent Portfolio

While this portfolio is sufficient in terms of possessing the required elements, it may lack in the kind of depth of analysis and understanding necessary for a higher score. The essays may be unpersuasive, perfunctory, underdeveloped, or not clearly related to the prompt assigned. Finally, the essays may, at times, demonstrate weak control over such elements as diction, organization, syntax, and grammar, or one may see significant misinterpretation of the text or prompt assigned.

F: This is Unfortunate

This portfolio fails to meet the standards stated above. Therefore, the student fails to demonstrate an ability to read, write, and think at an AP level.