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Arguementation Essay Rubric Arguementation Essay Rubric Guidelines for scoring an expository essay. Rubric Code: CA4A98 By HateKhaos Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Essay
	Poor 5 pts	Fair 10 pts	Good 15 pts	Excellent 20 pts
Thesis Statement	Poor Thesis is not present or is not clear	Fair Thesis is present but does include reasons that support the essential question or prompt.	Good Thesis is present and clearly written with some reasons that support the essential question or prompt.	Excellent Thesis is present and clear with three reasons that support the essential question or prompt.
Main Idea of each paragraph	Poor Main idea is not present or is unclear.	Fair Main Idea is present but does not restate the prompt.	Good Main Idea is present and clearly written.	Excellent The Main Idea is a clear restating of the prompt.
Supporting details	Poor The details do not support the main idea.	Fair Some of the details support the main idea, but there are some that do not.	Good Each detail supports the main idea but there are no follow up sentences.	Excellent Each detail supports, or tells more about the topic. follow up sentences provide additional support.
Logical order	Poor The supporting details within the essay as a whole are not developed in a logical order.	Fair The writer attempts to develop the essay in a logical order, but some of the essay may be presented in an order readers may find confusing.	Good Most of the essay is presented in a logical order, and readers should have little trouble following the supporting details.	Excellent The essay is developed in a logical order appropriate to the writer's purpose and readers needs.
Conclusion	Poor There is no conclusion the essay just ends without summing up or restating the topic. It doesn't tie the the details together.	Fair There is an attempt at a conclusion, but it doesn't restate the topic or tie the details together.	Good The conclusion sums up the topic, by restating it, but it does tie the details together.	Excellent The conclusions does an excellent job of summing up or restating the topic and tieing the details together.
Citations	Poor Sources, if used, are quoted or referred to in 1 of the 5 paragraphs.	Fair Sources, if used, are quoted or referred to in 2 of the 5 paragraphs.	Good Sources, if used, are quoted or referred to in 3 of the 5 paragraphs.	Excellent Sources, if used, are quoted or referred to in 4 of the 5 paragraphs.