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Class 702 Informative Essay Class 702 Informative Essay Students created an essay that informs the reader about a topic that the author is familiar with or has researched. Students will read their published essays to the class. This was completed through the four step writing process. Rubric Code: WCC274 By dkline72 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Humanities Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Informative Essay
	Poor 5 pts	Fair 10 pts	Good 15 pts	Excellent 20 pts
Evidence of Teaching mini-lessons: introduction paragraph conclusion paragraph *sort ideas into categories which became paragraphs	Poor Essay does not reflect any of the mini-lesson topics.	Fair Essay reflects one mini-lesson topic.	Good Essay reflects one - two mini-lesson topics.	Excellent Essay reflects three or more mini-lesson topics.
Content Essay: states a topic supports the topic with details clearly informs about a topic no narrative traits	Poor Work is not clearly written, often disjointed and fails to hold the reader's attention.	Fair Work is some-what well written, may contain facts that do not support the essay topic. Essay may be difficult to understand. The does not have enough information to support or prove ideas.	Good Work is well written, is easy to understand, remains focused on the overall topic. The topic is given adequate coverage, with details to support ideas.	Excellent Work is clearly written, in a concise manner, is easy to understand and is engaging for the reader. The topic is thoroughly covered and explained.
Language Conventions Use of: paragraphs punctuation grammar capitalization	Poor Essay does not use the conventions of language in the correct manner. The errors make the piece difficult to understand.	Fair Essay uses some conventions of language in the correct manner, throughout the essay. There are some mistakes and they may interfere with understanding the essay.	Good Essay uses most conventions of language in the correct manner, throughout the essay. There may be a few mistakes that do not interfere with understanding the work.	Excellent Essay uses all conventions of language in the correct manner, consistently throughout the essay. There are no mistakes.
Quality Neatness of work.	Poor Work was not completed with care or attention to detail.	Fair Work is completed fairly.	Good Work is completed neatly.	Excellent Work is completed in a neat and organized fashion. Great care is taken in the presentation of the work.
Timeliness Essay submitted on due date.	Poor Essay submitted more than 4 days late.	Fair Essay submitted 2-3 days late.	Good Essay submitted 1 day late or student absent on due date.	Excellent Essay submitted on due date.