Rubric for Assessing B.A. Lit. Portfolio
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Score:
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4 (a rare score)
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3
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2
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1
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| Knowledge of English and American Literature |
demonstrates sophisticated knowledge of at least one period, author,
or movement, etc. from English and American literature |
demonstrates a competent understanding of at least one period, author,
or movement, etc., from English and American literature |
demonstrates sufficient knowledge of at least one period, author, or
movement, etc., from English or American literature and vague knowledge
of the other literature |
demonstrates only vague or insufficient knowledge of even one period,
author, or movement, etc., from English or American literature |
| Ability to Situate Texts within Literary and Cultural Contexts |
provides substantial and specific analysis of how literary texts are
related to both literary and cultural contexts |
provides some specific analysis of how literary texts are related to
both literary and cultural contexts |
provides vague analysis of how literary texts are related to both literary
and cultural contexts or specific analysis of relations to either literary
or cultural contexts |
provides little or no analysis of how literary texts are related to
either literary and cultural contexts |
| Ability to Write Analytically, Critically, and Knowledgeably about
Literature |
demonstrates superior achievement in all six of the qualities of critical
writing listed above |
demonstrates clear competence in most of the elements of critical writing
listed above |
demonstrates adequate skill with the elements of critical writing listed
above, though one or two of these areas may be weak |
demonstrates pervasive weaknesses in the majority of the qualities
of critical writing listed above |