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Expository Writing Holistic Rubric: Memorable Writing 
Expository Writing Holistic Rubric: Memorable Writing
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Rubric Code: AB6C95
By ShelleyRo
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Powered by iRubric Expository Writing Assessment
  Excellent

5 pts

Good

4 pts

Fair

3 pts

Poor

2 pts

Organization

Excellent

Displays a strong organizational plan
Good

Displays an organizational plan
Fair

Displays some evidence of an organizational plan
Poor

Displays little or no evidence of an organizational plan
Ideas

Excellent

Uses one clear controlling idea and does not wander from it with a balance of showing and telling, specific details, unique ideas
Good

Uses one controlling idea with only minimal wandering, some showing and telling, some details, some unique ideas.
Fair

Uses a controlling idea with minimal balance of showing and telling, specific details, and unique ideas.
Poor

Presents one or more unclear controlling ideas or lack of unique ideas, showing and telling, and/or specific details.
Voice

Excellent

Displays a strong sense of author control and displays creativity in presenting information
Good

Displays a sense of author control and may display creativity in presenting information
Fair

Displays some sense of author involvement and creativty
Poor

Displays little or no sense of author involvement or creativity
Sentence Fluency

Excellent

Sentences have interesting and effective structures; varied sentence openings.
Good

Utilizes a few interesting structures with some varied openings
Fair

Minimal variety with a few varied openings
Poor

No sentence variety
Conventions

Excellent

Makes very limited errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics
Good

Makes occasional errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics
Fair

Commits some errors in sentence formation, grammar, usage, and mechanics that interrupt the flow of communication
Poor

Commits many obvious errors in sentence formation, grammar, usage, and mechanics that interrupt the flow of communication
Word Choice

Excellent

Appropriate, sophisticated and strong choices used throughout including active verbs, thoughtful adjectives, specific nouns, figurative language.
Good

Some strong choices demonstrating effort
Fair

A few good choices
Poor

No strong word choices
Audience Appeal

Excellent

Target audience is clear.<BR>
Use of devices shaped to match your audience.
Good

Target audience is somewhat clear. Use of devices sometimes matches your audience.
Fair

Target audience is somewhat unclear. Use of devices does not match your audience.
Poor

Target audience is unclear. Use of devices does not match your audience.
Professional Format

Excellent

Extremely creative genre used with strong elaboration.
Good

Creative genre used with good elaboration.
Fair

Fairly creative with some elaboration.
Poor

Unclear objectives.
Introduction

Excellent

Strong attention grabber riveting the reader instantly
Good

Good hook
Fair

Fair hook
Poor

No effort
Conclusion

Excellent

Leaves the reader satisfied without feeling "trite"
Good

Somewhat satisfying
Fair

Fairly satisfying, but a bit trite
Poor

Leaves reader hanging





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