Knowledge and Understanding of Work

Little knowledge of works--little knowledge of, or familiarity with, the work used to address the assignment

Some knowledge of works

--some knowledge of, or familiarity with the selected work used to answer the question.

--superficial understanding of the work used

Adequate understanding of works

--adequate understanding of the work used to answer the question

--adequate and appropriate references to the works.

Good understanding of works

--good understanding of the work used to answer the question as well as some of the subtelties of their meaning.

--detailed and pertinent references to the work

Excellent understanding of works

--perceptive understanding of the work used to answer the question as well as the subtelties of their meaning

--detailed and persuasive reference to the works.

Little awareness of the main implications of the question formulated

student's ideas are mainly insignificant and/or irrelevant OR

The essay consists mainly of paraphrase and/or narration and/or repetition of content

Some awareness of, or response to, the main implications of question

student's ideas are sometimes relevant

essay consists mainly of unsubstantiated generalizations

Adequate response to the main implications of the question

student's ideas are relevant

analysis of the ideas is adequate and appropriately illustrated by some relevant examples

Good response to the main implications as well as some of the subtelties of question

student's ideas are carefully explored and include a considered commentary

analysis is generally detailed and well-illustrated by relevant examples

Excellent understanding of work

student's ideas are convinving and show independence of thought

analysis is consistently detailed and persuasively illustrated by carefully chosen examples

Little awareness of the literary features of the works

little mention or consideration of the literary features of the works in relation to the question

Some awareness or appreciation of the literary features of the work

some consideration of the literary features of the work in relation to the question

Adequate appreciation of the literary features of the work

adequte appreciation of the effects of the literary features of the works in relation to the question.

Analysis is appropriately illustrated by relevant examples

Good appreciation of the literary features of the works

pertinent and detailed analysis of the effects of the literary features of the work in relation to the question

analysis is well-illustrated by carefully chosen examples

Excellent appreciation of literary features of the work

critical analysis of the effects of the literary features of the work in relation to the question

analysis is consistently well-illustrated by persuasive examples

Little sense of a focused and developed artument

little evidence of a structure to the essay

little attempt to present ideas in an ordered or logical sequence

Some sense of a focused and developed argument

some evidence of a structure to the essay

some attempt to present ideas in an ordered and logical sequence

Generally focused and developed argument

adequate structure to the essay

ideas are generally presented in an ordered or logical sequence

supporting examples are sometimes appropriately integrated into the body

Clearly focused and well-developed argument

clear and logical structure to the essay

supporting examples are appropriately integrated into the body of commentary

Clearly focused, well-developed and persuasive argument

purposeful and effective structure to the essay

supporting examples are well-integrated into the body of the commentary

The language is rarely clear or coherent

use of language is not readily comprehensible

many lapses in grammar, spelling and sentence construction

vocabulary is rarely accurate or appropriate

Language is only sometimes clear and coherent

some degree of clarity and coherence in the use of language

some degree of accuracy in grammar, spelling, and sentence construction

vocabulary is sometimes appropriate to the discussion of literature

Language is generally clear and coherent

adequately clear and coherent use of language

onl a few significant lapses in grammar, spelling, and sentence construction

some care shown in the choice of vocabulary, idiom, and style

register is generally appropriate for literary analysis

Language is clear, caried, adn precise

clear, varied, and precise use of language

no significant lapses in grammar, spelling, and sentence construction

effective and appropriately varied use of vocabulary, idiom, and style

suitable choice of register

Language is clear, varied, precise and concise

clear, varied, precise, and concise use of language

no significant lapses in grammar, spelling, and sentence construction

precise use of wide vocabulary and varied idiom and style

effective choice of register

25=100

24=97

23=95

22=92

21=90

20=88

19=86

18=85

17=82

16=80

15=79

14=76

13=73

12=70

11=68

10=65

9=62

8=59

7=56

6=52

5 or below=50