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PINE POINT SCHOOL FREESTYLE ESSAY: Mr. Salsich's Class 
FORMAL ESSAY: Mr. Salsich's Class
Like a formal essay, this essay requires unity, coherence, clarity, correctness, and style, -- but does NOT require a particular format, either for the overall essay or any individual paragraphs.
Rubric Code: H38XX7
By hsalsich
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Still needs extensive work

6.2 pts

Acceptable, but needs some work

7.5 pts

Good high school writing

8.5 pts

Superior high school writing

9.8 pts

UNITY (the umbrella)
20 %

The entire essay fits under the umbrella of one main idea.
Still needs extensive work

* The essay is not unified under one thesis.
Acceptable, but needs some work

*Parts of the essay are not unified under one thesis. There are several places where the reader lost track of the main point.
Good high school writing

* Most of the essay is unified under one thesis, but there are one or two places where the writer seemed to get off the track of the main idea.
Superior high school writing

* The ENTIRE essay is unified under one thesis
COHERENCE
19 %

Each word and sentence is exactly where it fits. Each word and sentence clearly flows from the one before it.
Nothing is out of place. There is no awkwardness in the entire essay.
Still needs extensive work

*Many words and sentences

* There are many awkward sentences.
Acceptable, but needs some work

*Several words and sentences seem out of place.

* There are several awkward sentences.
Good high school writing

*One or two words or sentences seem out of place.

* There are one or two awkward sentences.
Superior high school writing

*NO words or sentences are out of place.

*There are NO awkward sentences.
CLARITY
19 %

Each sentence, as well as the overall essay, is totally clear. There is no place where the reader would be puzzled or confused.
Still needs extensive work

*Many sentences are not completely clear.

*There are many places where a reader would be confused.
Acceptable, but needs some work

*Several sentences are not completely clear.

*There are several places where a reader would be confused.
Good high school writing

*One or two sentences are not completely clear.

*There are one or two places where a reader would be confused.
Superior high school writing

*ALL sentences are completely clear.

*There are NO places where a reader would be confused.
CORRECTNESS
14 %

There is not a single error in punctuation, capitalization, or general mechanics. There are no typos. Everything is perfectly correct.
Still needs extensive work

*There are many errors in punctuation, capitalization, and/or general mechanics.

*There are several typos.
Acceptable, but needs some work

*There are several errors in punctuation, capitalization, and/or general mechanics.

*There are several typos.
Good high school writing

*There are one or two errors in punctuation, capitalization, and/or general mechanics.

*There are one or two typos.
Superior high school writing

*There are NO errors in punctuation, capitalization, and/or general mechanics.

*There are NO typos.
STYLE
20 %

The essay displays the special and unique writing style of the author. An exciting variety of sentence lengths and types is used. No unnecessary words are used.
Still needs extensive work

*There is no evidence that the writer attempted to use his or her unique writing style.

*There is little variety in sentence types and lengths.

*Many unnecessary words are used.
Acceptable, but needs some work

*There is some evidence that the writer attempted to use his or her unique writing style.


*In some places, there is little variety in sentence types and lengths.

*Several unnecessary words are used.
Good high school writing

* There is ample evidence that the writer attempted to use his or her unique writing style.


*In one or two places, there is little variety in sentence types and lengths.

*One or two unnecessary words are used.
Superior high school writing

*The writing definitely displays the special and unique style of the author.

*There is a good variety in sentence types and lengths.

*NO unnecessary words are used.
SPECIAL EFFECTS
8 %

The author employed special effects in a masterful manner.
Still needs extensive work

*The author did not employ any special effects.
Acceptable, but needs some work

*The author had some difficulty using special effects.
Good high school writing

*The writer successfully used special effects.
Superior high school writing

*The writer used many special effects in a masterful way.




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