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Essay Questions Essay Questions Basic rubric for grading a middle school essay question Rubric Code: SX3786C By atsdj2004 Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Not Yet 1 pts	Getting There 2 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Advanced 4 pts
Thesis Statement	Not Yet There is no evidence of a thesis statement. Student just starts presenting supporting details.	Getting There There is some evidence of a thesis statement, but student has not restated and then answered the question.	Proficient Thesis statement restates essay question and then answers it. Student's position may not be entirely clear.	Advanced Thesis statement restates the essay question and then answers it. The student's position is clear and easy to follow.
Supporting Points and Details	Not Yet There may be a thesis, but no supporting points or details accompany it.	Getting There There may be one or two supporting points--details are inadequate.	Proficient There are supporting points but some may be missing. Details may not fully support points, but are included.	Advanced Student uses points which support his/her thesis statement. There are details such as facts, figures, statements from reading, etc. which support the points.
Conclusion	Not Yet Student has not attempted to write a conclusion.	Getting There Conclusion may be attempted, but doesn't sum up or restate question.	Proficient Conclusion sums up supporting points but may not be concise or restate the thesis.	Advanced Conclusion concisely sums up supporting points and restates, in a new way, the thesis.
Mechanics	Not Yet Errors are glaring and make reading the essay difficult.	Getting There There are several errors, which detract from the overall meaning and flow of the essay.	Proficient There are 2-4 errors, which don't detract from the writing. Writing may seem more mechanical and be choppy.	Advanced There are 0-2 errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. Writing has voice and flows easily.