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Analysis Essay Rubric Analysis Essay Rubric Rubric to assess students' ability to construct a critical essay that uses textual evidence to defend an argument Rubric Code: NX2B2W2 By mhaskew Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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	Poor 8 pts	Fair 14 pts	Good 20 pts
Essay Structure	Poor Essay does not have introduction, body paragraph and conclusion. There is no thesis statement. Body paragraphs are not clear.	Fair Essay has and introduction and a conclusion. Includes body paragraphs. Thesis statement is stated, but not clear.	Good Essay has a clear introduction, conclusion and at least three body paragraphs. Introduction has thesis statement. Paragraphs have topic sentences. Conclusion summarizes the point of the essay.
Argument/Thesis	Poor Writer's stance on the argument is not clear. Argument is simple and not explained.	Fair Writer states argument. Argument is somewhat developed.	Good Writer clearly states his or her position. Writer's argument is thoughtful, complex and thoroughly explained.
Textual Evidence	Poor Evidence is not specific. Writer does not include pieces of textual evidence. Evidence is simple and not fully explored. Evidence does not support the writer's argument/thesis.	Fair Pieces of evidence are included but is not thoroughly explained or examined. Evidence is not specific and/or does not support the writer's argument/thesis statement.	Good Pieces of specific, complex and thoroughly examined evidence are used. Evidence is quoted or paraphrased and clearly supports the writer's argument.
Grammar	Poor The essay clearly has not been edited. There are numerous spelling, punctuation errors. Sentences are not structured correctly. Sentences are incomplete. There is no capitalization where it is needed.	Fair There are few spelling errors. Student uses mostly proper grammar, including correct punctuation and sentence structure in most cases. Capitalization is not always consistent when it is needed. Work may have been edited.	Good Essay uses correct grammar, including spelling, punctuation and sentence structure. Sentences are complete. Student uses capitalization where needed. Work has clearly been edited.
Examination of Literary devices	Poor Writer has only carefully examined a few literary devices within the work.	Fair Writer has examined several literary devices within the work, but has not gone into much detail on how they lend themselves to the author's message or the theme fo the peice.	Good Writer has examined most aspects of the work in depth in a thoughful, thorough manner.