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Novel Study Rubric - Literature Circle Job Sheets

Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Meaning	-needs assistance to understand details of plot, character, and setting	- uses some details to understand plot, character, setting	- uses explicit details to understand plot, character, and setting	- uses explicit and implicit details to understand plot, character, and setting
- has difficulty obtaining meaning from the text independently	- is able to obtain meaning from the text independently when support systems are given	- is able to obtain meaning from the text independently	- is able to obtain more than one level of meaning from the text independently
- rarely makes connections to personal feelings and experiences	- makes some connections to personal feelings/experiences and/or to other art and literature	- makes connections

to personal feelings/experiences and/or to other art and literature	- regularly makes connections to to personal feelings/experiences and/or to other art and literature
- supports responses with inaccurate information or not at all	- sometimes supports responses with textual references and general knowledge	- often supports responses with textual references and general knowledge	- consistently supports responses with textual references and general knowledge
Critical Thinking	- rarely successful at asking or answering open-ended questions about the text (issues, conflict, inferences, etc.)	- sometimes asks and answers open-ended questions about the text successfully

- some answers missing and/or weak	- asks and answers open-ended questions about the text successfully	- consistently and successfully asks and answers a range of questions about the text
- has difficulty interpreting the text without assistance	- interprets the text with limited accuracy through comparing and contrasting, analyzing, summarizing, making judgements, or expressing preferences	- interprets the text through comparing and contrasting, analyzing, summarizing, making judgements, or expressing preferences	- interprets and elaborates on the text through comparing and contrasting, analyzing, summarizing, making judgements, or expressing preferences
Structural Elements	- demonstrates little awareness of structural elements (protagonist, major and minor characters, conflict, plot, setting, theme, etc.)	- identifies and understands some structural elements	- identifies and understands many structural elements	- identifies and understands most structural elements
Literary Devices	- identifies few literary devices (satire, suspense, irony, metaphors, etc.)	- identifies some literary devices with limited understanding	- identifies and understands many literary devices	-consistently identifies and understands most literary devices