TTTC Essay Rubric Name ____________________
1) /40 Style and Focus: Your thesis is clear and well developed. The project reveals emotion/conflict through the
characters. You vary sentence lengths and use vivid images. The essay uses two figures of speech.
2) / 40 Insight: Your story shows a nuanced understanding of the text.
Descriptions of setting, character action and thought engage your reader and reveal a distinct point of view.
3) / 10 Organization: Your “story” is clear and its ideas are connected logically. The entries flow individually and connect.
Benchmark: quality of this work in relation to what I expect you to be able to do in this class at this time on
4) / 10 such an assignment.
Overall Grade /100