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Essay 2 
Rubric Code: EA65W6
By pcarryer
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: (none)

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  Exceeding Standards

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Meets Standards

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Approaching Standards

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Below Standards

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Organization & Thesis
30 pts

Exceeding Standards

29-30

Clear, well-organized paper.
Thesis demonstrates superior understanding of the question and the text.
Meets Standards

25-28

Clear, well-organized paper, although there may be some organizational clumsiness.
Thesis fully answers the question.
Approaching Standards

22-24

Thesis demonstrates preliminary understanding of the question and story, although this may not be reflected in the organization.
Below Standards

>22

Thesis does not fully address the question. Organization is difficult to understand.
Introduction & Conclusion
20 pts

Exceeding Standards

19-20

Introduction contains all requirements:an engaging hook, name of story, name of writer, a brief summary, thesis

Conclusion contains all required elements: Restated thesis, summary of main points, relate story to broader themes in life
Meets Standards

17-18

Introduction contains most of the requirements:
an engaging hook, name of story, name of writer, a brief summary, thesis

Conclusion contains most of the required elements: Restated thesis, summary of main points, relate story to broader themes in life
Approaching Standards

15-16

Introduction is missing one of the requirements:
an engaging hook, name of story, name of writer, a brief summary, thesis

Conclusion is missing one of the required elements: Restated thesis, summary of main points, relate story to broader themes in life
Below Standards

>15

Introduction is missing two or more of the requirements:
an engaging hook, name of story, name of writer, a brief summary, thesis

Conclusion is missing two or more of the required elements: Restated thesis, summary of main points, relate story to broader themes in life
Body Paragraphs
25 pts

Exceeding Standards

24-25

The essay writer has a superb grasp of the concepts in the story & articulates them clearly.
Meets Standards

21-23

The essay writer has a strong grasp of the concepts in the essay.
Approaching Standards

19-21

The essay writer understood the story but the essay struggles to link topics eloquently.
Below Standards

>19

The essay writer did not understand the concepts in the story.
Use of Quotes
10 pts

Exceeding Standards

10

The essay writer incorporates quotes seamlessly to illustrate points. Quotes are well-chosen and carefully explained.
Meets Standards

8-9

Quotes are well-chosen and carefully explained. Occasionally quotes may be over-long.
Approaching Standards

7

Quotes are apt but sometimes over-long; quotes could use further explanation.
Below Standards

>7

Quotes are inappropriately chosen and/or poorly explained.
Conventions & Grammar
15 pts

Exceeding Standards

14-15

There are few or no grammar or convention mistakes.
Meets Standards

12-13

There are a few grammar or convention mistakes that do not interfere with understanding the essay.
Approaching Standards

10-11

There are more than a few grammar or convention mistakes which begin to cloud the essay's clarity.
Below Standards

>10




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