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MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech Analysis 
5-Paragraph Essay Rubric
Rubric Code: HCX3A2
By cmstathulis
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric 5-Paragraph Essay
  Effective

Reader understands and easily follows the writer’s expression of ideas.

18 pts

Adequate

Reader understands<BR>
writer’s ideas.

14.55 pts

Marginal

Reader occasionally has<BR>
difficulty understanding<BR>
or following the writer’s ideas.

10.8 pts

Below Marginal

Reader has difficulty identifying or following the writer’s ideas.

7.3 pts

Inadequate

3.6 pts

Response to Prompt

Effective

Presents a clearly focused main idea that addresses assigned topic.
Adequate

Uses the assigned topic to establish a main idea. Thesis statement may be weak.
Marginal

Addresses the assigned topic, though the focus may shift.
Below Marginal

Attempts to address assigned topic but with little or no success in
establishing a focus.
Inadequate

Does not attempt to address assigned topic
Rhetorical Analysis

Effective

Rhetorical analysis essays demonstrate significant understanding of the passage, its intent, and the rhetorical strategies the author employs.
Adequate

Rhetorical analysis essays demonstrate sufficient examination of the author's point and the rhetorical strategies he uses to enhance the central idea.
Marginal

Rhetorical analysis essays demonstrate uneven or insufficient understanding of how rhetorical strategies create an author's point. Often, the writer merely lists what he or she observes in the passage instead of analyzing effect.
Below Marginal

Rhetorical analysis essays demonstrate sufficient examination of the author's point and the rhetorical strategies he uses to enhance the central idea.
Inadequate

Rhetorical analysis essays demonstrate significant understanding of the passage, its intent, and the rhetorical strategies the author employs.
Development & Details

Effective

Achieves coherent
development with many specific and relevant details and examples from the text.
Adequate

Has focused but occasionally uneven development; incorporates some specific details and examples from the text.
Marginal

Has some development but lacks specific details from the text; may be limited to a listing, repetitions
or generalizations.
Below Marginal

Demonstrates little development; usually lacks details or examples from the text, or presents irrelevant information.
Inadequate

Demonstrates no development; lacks details or examples from the text or presents irrelevant information
Organization

Effective

Establishes a clear and logical organization.
Adequate

Uses an identifiable
organizational plan.
Marginal

Shows some evidence of an organizational plan.
Below Marginal

Fails to organize ideas.
Inadequate

Contains no organization or ideas.
Conventions of English

Effective

Essay shows consistent use of appropriate sentence
structure and the conventions of English.
Adequate

Essay shows appropriate use of sentence structure and the conventions of English almost all of the time.
Marginal

May demonstrate inconsistent use of appropriate sentence structure
and the conventions of English.
Below Marginal

May exhibit minimal use of appropriate sentence structure
and the conventions of English.
Inadequate

May exhibit no control of sentence structure
and the conventions of English.
Spelling and Punctuation

Effective

No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
Adequate

One to two grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
Marginal

Three to four grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.
Below Marginal

Four to six grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
Inadequate

More than six grammatical, spelling, or punctuational erros
Format

Effective

Paper follows all format quidelines; essay is in MLA format.
Adequate

One of the format elements listed is missing.
Marginal

Two of the format elements listed are missing.
Below Marginal

Three of the format elements listed are missing.
Inadequate

Paper does not follow any format quidelines.



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