SPESMLA-GUM 30 pt.

Rubric
STATEMENT
PROOF EXPLA-
NATION
SYNTHESIS
(SUMMARY)
MLA
Citations
GUM
(Grammar,
Usage,
Mechanics)
5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1

Your paragraph or
SPESsay has a
clear, arguable
assertion
(statement). The
statement isnt
simply a statement
of fact. The
statement
addresses the
prompt.


You generalized
proof/evidence
of your assertion.
This is the We
know the
statement is true
because
(data) area.
Answers the
question, How
Do You Know?

You provided a
discussion that
goes into
greater detail
about your
assertion and
proof, using
ICE in your
explanation

You effectively
concluded your
paragraph or
SPESsay

You used in-text
citations
appropriately and
properly (ICE)

Ex. At the end of the
text, Orwell suggests his
actions were not
warranted. I often
wondered whether any
of the others grasped
that I had done it solely
to avoid looking a
fool(1258). The word
solely here implies

Your paper has few if
any grammar errors
(dangling modifiers,
faulty parallelism,
subject verb
disagreements, etc.);

Your paper has few if
any usage issues
(bare for bear, lay for
lie, intensify for
intend, etc.)

Your paper has few if
any mechanics
errors:
Capitalization,
punctuation, comma
use, etc.
5 Excellent 4 Good 3 Acceptable 2 Poor 1 Unacceptable N/A
You get it. You mostly get
it.
Youre starting
to get it.
You mostly
didnt get it yet.
You definitely
havent gotten it
yet.

Un-scorable
Expert Intermediate Proficient Novice Emerging Non-existent

Essay
Honors Prompt
All of the literary works we have read send clear messages or themes to the readers of those works.
Choose any three of the five works from this unit and compare/contrast the messages the works
suggest. Be sure to cite specific lines of text from the works to support your claims. Also make sure to:

Compare/contrast the messages from three of the five works from this unit
Cite specific evidence from the text
Follow the structure of SPES

Academic Prompt
All of the literary works we have read send clear messages or themes to the readers of those works.
Choose two of the five works from this unit and compare the messages the works suggest. Be sure to
cite specific lines of text from the works to support your claims. Also make sure to:

Compare the messages from two of the five works
Cite specific evidence from the text to support your claims
Follow SPES