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How-to Essay

A How-to Essay is a written, step-by-step explanation of a process. Choose a process that you enjoy and write a how-to essay that will help readers perform the process, even if it's something they've never done before.

Rubric Code: A7A3W3

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

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How-to Essay A How-to Essay is a written, step-by-step explanation of a process. Choose a process that you enjoy and write a how-to essay that will help readers perform the process, even if it's something they've never done before.
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Organization	Excellent The introduction contains a clearly stated topic statement. It showcases the writer's personal voice and really grabs the attention of the reader, making him/her want to follow the steps given in the paper.	Good The introduction contains a topic statement. It's written in a manner that really hooks the reader and makes the reader want to follow the steps to make the item.	Fair There is an introduction, but it does not really make the reader want to follow the steps given in the paper or is extremely short and generic in nature.	Poor There is no introduction or the introduction doesn't seem to relate to the topic of the how-to paper.
Elements of How-to Writing	Excellent The list of materials clearly explains every item needed. The steps are presented in the order in which they are to be performed and are easily understood. The writing is tailored to the audience. Word choice is consistently precise.	Good Most items needed to create the project are listed. The steps are presented in the order in which they are to be performed. Most steps are easily understood; the writing is generally focused on the audience. Most word choices are precise.	Fair Some materials are listed, but the steps given refer to items that were not listed. Steps may be presented out of order or are hard to follow. The writing does not address the intended audience. Most word choices are imprecise, redundant, or confusing.	Poor No materials list is given. The writing does not address the intended audience. Word choices are imprecise, redundant, or confusing. There are steps missing or the steps given are incomplete or unclear.
Conventions Grammar, Punctuation, Capitalization, and Spelling	Excellent There are few or no errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization or spelling.	Good There are some errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization or spelling.	Fair Errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization or spelling interfere with the audience's understanding of the process.	Poor Serious and numerous errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization or spelling block the audience's understanding of the process.
Using Trasitions	Excellent The writer consistently uses a wide variety of transitions that clarify the order of events.	Good The writer generally uses transitions effectively, but the order of events may be slightly confusing.	Fair The same transition words are used over and over or several numerical words are used (first, second, etc.)	Poor The essay lacks transition words or has very few transitions, making the steps hard to follow.
Conclusion and Facts	Excellent There is a clearly stated conclusion. Some sort of extra fact or piece of information is given that would be of interest to the reader and clearly relates to the topic of the paper.	Good There is a conclusion and interesting information given, but the fact may appear random or may be confusing to the reader	Fair There may be an adequate conclusion or an interesting fact, but not both.	Poor There is no conclusion. The paper just ends with the last step. There is no extra information.

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English

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Writing

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