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Expository Essay 
Expository Essay
Guidelines for scoring an expository essay.
Rubric Code: D87399
By JBSnyder
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Expository Essay
  4 Mastered

(N/A)

3 Evolved

(N/A)

2 Basic

(N/A)

1 Target missed

(N/A)

Thesis Statement

4 Mastered

Thesis is present and clear and supports the essay's purpose.
3 Evolved

Thesis is present and clearly written with some support of essay's purpose.
2 Basic

Thesis is present but doesn't include reasons for the essay's purpose.
1 Target missed

Thesis is not present or is not clear
Introduction

4 Mastered

The introduction does an excellent job of hooking the reader into the essay. It includes the thesis and previews main points. Title catches the reader's attention.
3 Evolved

The introduction simply states topic, has thesis and previews main points, but does not hook reader well. Title is relevant.
2 Basic

Introduction is functional. May have thesis, but does not preview main points. In addition the title seems off base to the subject.
1 Target missed

Introduction very weak, does not have thesis or preview of main points. Only previews topic. No mention of author and title.
Supporting details/textual support

4 Mastered

Each body paragraph contains at least 3 supporting details.
3 Evolved

Each body paragraph contains at least two supporting details.
2 Basic

Each body paragraph contains at least one supporting detail.
1 Target missed

No supporting details are present in body paragraphs
Logical order

4 Mastered

The essay is developed in a logical order appropriate to the writer's purpose and readers needs.
3 Evolved

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

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.
1 Target missed

The supporting details within the essay as a whole are not developed in a logical order.
Transitions (Linking words)

4 Mastered

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

Transitions are present and direct readers from one example to the next but seem functional. They may be basic and/or confusing.
2 Basic

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

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

4 Mastered

The essay contains no errors in usage, spelling, and mechanics.
3 Evolved

The essay contains few (1-3) errors in usage, spelling and mechanics.
2 Basic

The essay contains several (4-6) errors in usage, spelling and mechanics.
1 Target missed

The essay contains many (7 or more)errors in usage, spelling and mechanics.
Conclusion

4 Mastered

The conclusion does an excellent job of summing up or restating the topic and tying the details together.
3 Evolved

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

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

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



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