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iRubric: Releasing Ourselves "Into the Wild" Essay rubric

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Releasing Ourselves "Into the Wild" Essay Rubric Code: RXW6W65 By AmberJean0509 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Final Essay
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Thesis/Argument	Poor Thesis is unidentifiable or does not respond to the assignment. Essay has no focal point.	Fair Thesis is identifiable but vague, too broad, or unrelated to topic.	Good Thesis fits the writing assignment, is clear and creates focus for the essay.	Excellent Thesis fits the writing assignment and expresses a debatable and insightful point of view.
Analysis/Evidence	Poor Inadequate or inappropriate evidence that does not further the argument.	Fair Over uses or under-analyzes evidence. Evidence does not connect to topic.	Good Credible, analyzed evidence supports thesis.	Excellent Evidence is well-selected and thoroughly analyzed to support thesis.
Citations	Poor Omitted citations.	Fair Incorrect citations.	Good Few citation errors.	Excellent Correctly uses citations.
Organization	Poor Ideas are not explained adequately, unorganized, no clear relationship between paragraphs.	Fair Explains concepts, uses some organization, abruptly shifts the sequence of ideas.	Good Effectively develops concepts and uses transitions to create coherent argument.	Excellent Develops concepts with sophistication and creativity. Ideas are brought together seamlessly.
Grammar/Spelling	Poor Spelling, syntax, or punctuation errors impede readability.	Fair Spelling, syntax, or punctuation errors distract from meaning.	Good Spelling, syntax, or punctuation errors are few.	Excellent Superior handle on standard written English.
Style	Poor Tone suggests an absence of audience awareness.	Fair Tone is inconsistent or misreads audience.	Good Uses appropriate tone for audience.	Excellent Uses tone with sophistication.