English 209 Rubric
Summer 2010
Susan Spangler, Instructor

Goal	Exceeds Standard	Meets Standard	Does Not Meet Standard
To engage in dialogue with others about literature shown through Second Thoughts reading responses	Responses relate to others’ postings in innovative ways and thoroughly discuss readers’ reaction to them.  Readers discuss in detail how others’ posts influence their thinking about texts	Responses directly relate to others’ postings and react to them in some way.  Readers discuss how others’ posts influence their thinking about texts.	Responses do not relate to others’ postings or discuss how others’ posts influence their thinking about texts. OR Responses not posted in a timely manner.
To improve literacy skills shown through reading responses	Reading responses demonstrate compelling thoughts about the texts.	Reading responses demonstrate competent thoughts about the texts.	Reading responses demonstrate an inability to think about texts with any complexity OR no responses submitted in timely manner.
To develop an appreciation for literature of various times, places, and cultures shown through Final project Final Answer reading responses	Final answer demonstrates reader’s ability to thoroughly discuss texts with sensitivity to their various times, places, and cultures AND relate them to each other. Final project/paper shows reader’s ability to skillfully put literature in larger context and make it useful to others.	Final answer demonstrates reader’s ability to discuss texts in relation to their various times, places, and cultures AND relate them to each other. Final project/paper shows reader’s successful attempt to put literature in larger context and make it useful to others.	Final answer demonstrates reader’s ability to discuss texts in relation to each other. Final project/paper shows reader’s attempt to put literature in larger context and make it useful to others. OR No final answer or project submitted in timely manner.

Read attentively and critically demonstrated through: · Posted reading responses	Student demonstrates exceptional ability to read attentively and critically in posted reading responses.	Student demonstrates ability to read attentively and critically and posted reading responses.	Student fails to demonstrate the ability to read attentively and critically in posted reading responses.
Write thoughtfully, coherently, persuasively demonstrated through: · Final paper/project	Student writes thoughtfully, coherently, persuasively, insightfully, critically in final paper/project.	Student writes thoughtfully, coherently, persuasively in final paper/project.	Student fails to write thoughtfully, coherently, persuasively, in final paper/project.
Develop and challenge your own thinking through scholarly research demonstrated through: · Final paper/project	Student develops and challenges own thinking through adept use of scholarly research and provides evidence for it.	Student develops and challenges own thinking through use of scholarly research in the final paper/project.	Student does not show evidence of consulting scholarly research or does not incorporate it in final paper/project