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Definition Essay

Students will combine all skills being studied in English III to write a definition essay. A definition essay is writing that explains what a term means. Some terms have definite, concrete meanings, such as glass, book, or tree. Terms such as honesty, honor, or love are abstract and depend more on a person's point of view.

Rubric Code: AX29258

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Definition Essay
	Effective Reader understands and easily follows the writer’s expression of ideas. 4 pts	Adequate Reader understands<BR> writer’s ideas. 3 pts	Marginal Reader occasionally has<BR> difficulty understanding<BR> or following the writer’s ideas. 2 pts	Below Marginal Reader has difficulty identifying or following the writer’s ideas. 1 pts	Inadequate 0 pts
Response to Prompt 1 %	Effective Presents a clearly focused main idea that addresses prompt.	Adequate Uses the writing prompt to establish a main idea.	Marginal Addresses the prompt, though the focus may shift.	Below Marginal Attempts to address prompt but with little or no success in<BR> establishing a focus.	Inadequate Does not attempt to address prompt
Organization 1 %	Effective Establishes a clear and logical organization with appropriate transitions	Adequate Uses an identifiable<BR> organizational plan. some transitions	Marginal Shows some evidence of an organizational plan. transitions need a lot of work	Below Marginal Fails to organize ideas. transitions not consistent	Inadequate Contains no organization or ideas. no transitions
Development & Details 1 %	Effective Achieves coherent<BR> development with specific and relevant details and examples.	Adequate Has focused but occasionally uneven development; incorporates some specific detail.	Marginal Has some development but lacks specific details; may be limited to a listing, repetitions,<BR> or generalizations.	Below Marginal Demonstrates little development; usually lacks details or examples or presents irrelevant information.	Inadequate Demonstrates no development; usually lacks details or examples or presents irrelevant information
Conventions of English 1 %	Effective Consistently controls<BR> structure and the conventions of Edited American English (EAE) (including spelling and grammar).	Adequate Generally controls sentence structure and the conventions<BR> of EAE.	Marginal May demonstrate inconsistent control of sentence structure<BR> and the conventions of EAE.	Below Marginal May exhibit minimal control of sentence structure<BR> and the conventions of EAE.	Inadequate May exhibit no control of sentence structure<BR> and the conventions of EAE.
Word Choice 1 %	Effective Exhibits varied and precise word choice.	Adequate Exhibits appropriate word choice.	Marginal Exhibits a narrow range of word choice, often including<BR> inappropriate selections.	Below Marginal Exhibits little variety of word usage, words are redundant.	Inadequate Exhibits weak and/or<BR> inappropriate words.
Format 1 %	Effective Paper follows all format quidelines. 1 inch margins, 12 point times new Roman font. 5 paragraphs (min) are indented. in-text citations,	Adequate x	Marginal X	Below Marginal X	Inadequate Paper does not follow all format quielines
Quotations/Evidence 1 %	Effective Contains at least 2 quotations.	Adequate X	Marginal X	Below Marginal X	Inadequate Does not contain at least two viable sources
Works Cited 1 %	Effective Completely correct	Adequate 1-2 errors	Marginal 3-4 errors	Below Marginal 5-6 errors	Inadequate more than 7 errors or not present
Introduction 1 %	Effective Solid introduction with attention getter, thesis statement, support	Adequate needs some work	Marginal needs a lot of work	Below Marginal inadequate	Inadequate not present
Conclusion 1 %	Effective Restates thesis, summarizes main point, final thought	Adequate needs some work	Marginal needs a lot of work	Below Marginal inadequate	Inadequate not present

Keywords:

writing, essay, definition

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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