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Scoring Rubric for Essay Questions Scoring Rubric for Essay Questions Unit Test Essay Question Rubric Code: PCC3B6 By Haleema Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assessment Grade Levels: K-5, 9-12

Test Assessment Rubric
	No Answer 0 pts	Needs Improvement 2 pts	Adequate 3 pts	Quality 4 pts	Exemplary 5 pts
Content 5 pts	No Answer Did not answer question.	Needs Improvement Answer is partial or incomplete. Key points are not clear. Question not adequately answered.	Adequate Answer is not comprehensive or completely stated. Key points are addressed, but not well supported. Does not address the question explicitly, though does so tangentially States a somewhat relevant argument.	Quality Answer is accurate and complete. Key points are stated and supported. Provides a clear introduction and background	Exemplary Answer is comprehensive, accurate and complete. Key ideas are clearly stated, explained, and well supported. Provides a clear and thorough introduction and background
Organization 5 pts (Answers are clearly thought out and articulated.)	No Answer Did not answer question.	Needs Improvement Organization and structure detract from the answer. Is not clearly or logically organized.	Adequate Inadequate organization or development. Structure of the answer is not easy to follow. Presents some arguments in a logical order.	Quality Organization is mostly clear and easy to follow. Presents arguments in a logical order.	Exemplary Well organized, coherently developed, and easy to follow. Presents arguments in a logical order.
Writing Conventions 5 pts (Punctuation, grammar, and complete sentences.)	No Answer Did not answer question.	Needs Improvement Fails to use acceptable style and grammar. More than 5 errors.	Adequate Uses adequate style and grammar.Three to five errors.	Quality Uses acceptable style and grammar. One to two errors.	Exemplary Uses excellent style and grammar. No errors.
Reasoning/ Argument 5 pts (Answers are clearly thought out and articulated.)	No Answer Did not answer question	Needs Improvement Does not demonstrate understanding of the question. Does not provide evidence to support response to the question.	Adequate Demonstrates minimal understanding of question. Uses a small subset of possible ideas for support of the argument.	Quality Demonstrated accurate understanding of the question. Uses a few arguments and backs arguments with at least one example from the play that support the conclusion.	Exemplary Demonstrates an accurate and complete understanding of the question Uses several arguments and backs arguments with examples from the play that support the conclusion