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FORMAL ESSAY: Mr. Salsich's Class

Rubric Code: E24AX6

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

FORMAL ESSAY Enter rubric description
	Still needs extensive work 1 pts	Acceptable secondary school writing 2 pts	Good secondary school writing 3 pts	Superior secondary school writing 4 pts
UNITY (the umbrella) 20 % * The ENTIRE essay is unified under one thesis * ALL paragraphs are unified under one topic * ALL chunks are unified under one SD	Still needs extensive work * The essay is not unified under one thesis * Several paragraphs are not unified under one topic * Several chunks are not unified under one SD	Acceptable secondary school writing Parts of the essay are not unified under one thesis One or two paragraphs are not unified under one topic * One or two chunks are not unified under one SD	Good secondary school writing The entire essay fits under the umbrella of one main idea. Each body paragraph fits under the single umbrella of its topic sentence. Each chunk fits under the single umbrella of its SD. There's a clear "bell word" and many echoes throughout the essay.	Superior secondary school writing * The ENTIRE essay is unified under one thesis * ALL paragraphs are unified under one topic * ALL chunks are unified under one SD
COHERENCE 20 % Each word, sentence, chunk, and paragraph is exactly where it fits. Each word, sentence, chunk, and paragraph clearly flows from the one before it. Nothing is out of place. There is no awkwardness in the entire essay.	Still needs extensive work Many sentences, chunks, and/or paragraphs seem out of place. There are many awkward sentences.	Acceptable secondary school writing Several sentences, chunks, and/or paragraphs seem out of place. There are several awkward sentences.	Good secondary school writing One or two sentences, chunks, and/or paragraphs seem out of place. There are one or two awkward sentences.	Superior secondary school writing Each word, sentence, chunk, and paragraph is exactly where it fits. Each word, sentence, chunk, and paragraph clearly flows from the one before it. Nothing is out of place. There is no awkwardness in the entire essay.
CLARITY 20 % Each sentence, chunk, and paragraph is totally clear. There is no place where the reader would be puzzled.	Still needs extensive work Many sentences, chunks, and/or paragraphs are not completely clear. There are many places where a reader would be confused.	Acceptable secondary school writing Several sentences, chunks, and/or paragraphs are not completely clear. There are several places where a reader would be confused.	Good secondary school writing One or two sentences, chunks, and/or paragraphs are not completely clear. There are one or two places where a reader would be confused.	Superior secondary school writing Each sentence, chunk, and paragraph is totally clear. There is no place where the reader would be puzzled.
CORRECTNESS 20 % There is not a single error in punctuation, capitalization, or general mechanics. There are no typos. Everything is perfectly correct.	Still needs extensive work There are many errors in punctuation, capitalization, and/or general mechanics. There are several typos.	Acceptable secondary school writing There are several errors in punctuation, capitalization, and/or general mechanics. There are several typos.	Good secondary school writing There are one or two errors in punctuation, capitalization, and/or general mechanics. There are one or two typos.	Superior secondary school writing There is not a single error in punctuation, capitalization, or general mechanics. There are no typos. Everything is perfectly correct.
STYLE, FLAIR, FUNKINESS 10 % The writing exhibits the writer's own special style of thinking and writing. It is graceful, smooth, and clear, but in a unique way. There is flair and funkiness here and there. It's obvious that the paper was written by a rare, one-of-a-kind person.	Still needs extensive work Much of the writing lacks gracefulness and smoothness. There is little variety in sentence types and lengths. *Many unnecessary words are used.	Acceptable secondary school writing In several places, the writing lacks gracefulness and smoothness. In some places, there is little variety in sentence types and lengths. *Several unnecessary words are used.	Good secondary school writing In one or two places, the writing lacks gracefulness and smoothness. In one or two places, there is little variety in sentence types and lengths. *One or two unnecessary words are used.	Superior secondary school writing The writing exhibits the writer's own special style of thinking and writing. It is graceful, smooth, and clear, but in a unique way. There is flair and funkiness here and there. It's obvious that the paper was written by a rare, one-of-a-kind person.
RHYTHM AND FLOW 10 % The writer uses musical tools like alliteration, assonance, and consonance to produce a musical quality in the writing. There’s a pleasing rhythm in the sentences.	Still needs extensive work * There seems to have been no significant attempt by the student to arrange the words in a pleasing and musical way.	Acceptable secondary school writing * There is a basically smooth quality to the sentences.	Good secondary school writing * In several places, the writer used a musical tool (like alliteration) to enhance the smoothness of a sentence.	Superior secondary school writing *Throughout the essay, there are examples of musical phrasing. The entire piece has an elegant rhythm and smoothness to it.

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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