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Expository Essay Peer Edit Review Rubric- Whitman version
Guidelines for scoring an expository essay.
Rubric Code: A2AWB4
By jrfinley
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: (none)

Powered by iRubric Expository Essay
Guidelines for scoring an expository paragraph
  Poor

2 pts

Fair

3 pts

Good

4 pts

Excellent

5 pts

Thesis Statement

Essential question is used or restated as a main idea for the essay.
Poor

Thesis is not present or is not clear.
Fair

Thesis is present but does not include reasons that support the essential question or prompt.
Good

Thesis is present and clearly written with some reasons that support the essential question or prompt.
Excellent

Thesis is present and clear with at least three reasons that support the essential question or prompt.
Main Idea of each paragraph

Is prompt restated into a topic sentence?
Poor

Main idea is not present or is unclear.
Fair

Main Idea is present but does not restate the topic of that paragraph, as laid out in the introduction.
Good

Main Idea is present and clearly written, and restates the topic as laid out in the introduction.
Excellent

The Main Idea is a clear restating of the topic.
Supporting details

Does each detail support, or tell more about the topic?
Poor

The details do not support the main idea.
Fair

Some of the details support the main idea, but there are some that do not.
Good

Each detail supports the main idea but there are no follow up sentences.
Excellent

Each detail supports, or tells more about the topic. follow up sentences provide additional support.
Logical order

Does the order of the supporting details make sense?
Poor

The supporting details within the essay as a whole are not developed in a logical order.
Fair

The writer attempts to develop the essay in a logical order, but some of the essay may be presented in an order readers may find confusing.
Good

Most of the essay is presented in a logical order, and readers should have little trouble following the supporting details.
Excellent

The essay is developed in a logical order appropriate to the writer's purpose and reader's needs.
Transitions (Linking words)

Do linking words, or transition words, connect details so that the paragraph reads smoothly?
Poor

Transitions are not present or do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next.
Fair

Transitions are present but do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next. They may be basic and/or confusing.
Good

Transitions are present and direct readers from one example to the next though not to the level of excellent. They may be basic and/or confusing.
Excellent

Transitions are present and effectively direct readers from one example to the next. They exhibit sophistication on the part of the writer.
Concluding Sentences

Does each paragraph have a concluding sentence
Poor

There is no concluding sentence present.
Fair

There is an attempt at a concluding sentence, but lacks development.
Good

The concluding sentence sums up the statements in the paragraph, but is somewhat lacking development.
Excellent

The concluding sentence does an excellent job of summing up the statements in the paragraph and is well developed.
Word choice and voice

Does the writer use vocabulary appropriate to the paragraph?
Poor

Word usage is inappropriate to the essay.
Fair

Some word usage is appropriate, some not.
Good

Word usage is appropriate.
Excellent

Word usage is appropriate for the essay and reflects sophistication on the part of the writer.
Conclusion

Does the conclusion restate the topic in a new way to tie the details together?
Poor

There is no conclusion; the essay just ends without summing up or restating the topic. It doesn't tie the the details together.
Fair

There is an attempt at a conclusion, but it doesn't restate the topic or tie the details together.
Good

The conclusion sums up the topic, by restating it, but it does not tie the details together well.
Excellent

The conclusions does an excellent job of summing up or restating the topic and tying the details together.
Grammar and Mechanics

Does the paper indicate that the writer has control of the rules of spelling, grammar and mechanics? Analyze each paragraph separately.
Poor

The paragraph contains 6 or more errors in usage, spelling, and mechanics.
Fair

The paragraph contains 3 to 5 errors in usage, spelling, and mechanics.
Good

The paragraph contains 1 or 2 errors in usage, spelling, and mechanics.
Excellent

The paragraph contains no errors in usage, spelling, and mechanics.
Citations

Citations -
Are souces cited in the body of the paper?
Poor

Sources are quoted or referred to in 1 of the 5 paragraphs, or it is unclear that they are being referred to, because there are no quote marks and no in-text citation.
Fair

Sources are quoted or referred to in 2 of the 5 paragraphs. There is an attempt at citing sources and/or using quotes.
Good

Sources are quoted or referred to in 3 of the 5 paragraphs. Source is cited, and quotes are used, but not always or not perfectly.
Excellent

Sources are quoted or referred to in 4 of the 5 paragraphs. Source is cited and quoted, with no errors.
Satire Discussion

Is satire discussed within the body of the paper?
Poor

Satire is not mentioned or discussed.
Fair

Some mention is made of the types of satire used, but they are not discussed.
Good

The types of satire used are named and discussed.
Excellent

The types of satire used are named and discussed, and examples are given and explained.



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