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General High School Essay Rubric

Rubric to be used to assess a five paragraph essay at the high school level. It is to be attached to your essay.

Rubric Code: G23A26A

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 9-12

5 Paragraph essay
	Exceeds Standard 7 pts	Meets Standard 5 pts	Partially Meets Standard 3 pts	Attempted But Doesn't Meet Standard 1 pts	Not Attempted 0 pts
Introduction	Exceeds Standard There is a well-focused Thesis Statement that introduces the essay ad clearly addresses all elements of the prompt	Meets Standard Introduction clearly states the main topic, adequately addressing the elements of the prompt	Partially Meets Standard Introduction is somewhat clear, but only partially addresses the elements of the prompt.	Attempted But Doesn't Meet Standard Introduction does not address the elements of the prompt.	Not Attempted No introduction is present.
Body paragraphs (details)	Exceeds Standard Each body paragraph contains a topic sentence and relevant, telling, quality concrete details that give the reader important information that goes beyond the obvious or predictable. All supporting details serve to prove the thesis statement.	Meets Standard Each body paragraph contains a topic sentence that is adequately supported by relevant concrete details. Most supporting details serve to prove the thesis statement.	Partially Meets Standard Topic sentence is stated in some body paragraphs. Supporting details are relevant but some key issues are unsupported. Support for the thesis statement is weak.	Attempted But Doesn't Meet Standard Topic sentence is weak. Supporting details and information are typically unclear or not related to the topic. There is a seemingly random collection of information. Thesis statement lacks proof.	Not Attempted No topic sentence is present OR no concrete details are present. The paragraph contains no facts, details or examples.
Commentary	Exceeds Standard Essay contains explanation, analysis, discussion, comparison and/or contrast that demonstrates mastery and depth of understanding.	Meets Standard Essay contains explanation, analysis, discussion, comparison and/or contrast that logically supports the concrete details.	Partially Meets Standard Essay contains explanation, analysis, discussion, comparison and/or contrast that is weak, incomplete, or partially doesn't make sense.	Attempted But Doesn't Meet Standard Essay contains explanation, analysis, discussion, comparison and/or contrast that is off topic or completely doesn't make sense.	Not Attempted No commentary is present. The paragraph contains no attempt to explain, discuss, analyze, evaluate, compare and/or contrast the factual information (concrete details) is present.
Conclusion (Organization)	Exceeds Standard The conclusion is strong and logical; provides a clear answer to the question, "So what?"	Meets Standard The conclusion is logical and adequately answers the question, "So what?"	Partially Meets Standard The conclusion is logical but does not answer the question, "So what?"	Attempted But Doesn't Meet Standard Conclusion is illogical.	Not Attempted There is no clear conclusion, the paper just ends.
Mechanics	Exceeds Standard The essay contains only 1-2 errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization or punctuation.	Meets Standard The essay contains 3-4 errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization or punctuation.	Partially Meets Standard The essay contains several errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization or punctuation.	Attempted But Doesn't Meet Standard The essay is readable, but contains many errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization or punctuation.	Not Attempted The essay is unreadable because of errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization or punctuation.
Evidence/ Support	Exceeds Standard This essay had at least one citation in each paragraph that effectively supported the authors assertion in that paragraph. The quote was properly cited.	Meets Standard This essay had some citations throughout that effectively supported the authors assertion in that paragraph. This quote may have minor citation errors	Partially Meets Standard This essay contained a citation, but it did not properly support the authors assertion in this paragraph. The quote was not properly cited.	Attempted But Doesn't Meet Standard This essay contained a quote, but it did not properly support the authors assertion in this paragraph. The quote was not properly cited.	Not Attempted This essay did not contain a quote.
Voice	Exceeds Standard Essay was properly written in present tense and author clearly understands their intended audience. voice and style is unique and strong	Meets Standard Essay was written in present tense, but author doesn't seem to understand their audience. voice and style are present but may need developing	Partially Meets Standard Essay was written in multiple tense, voice or style is inconsistent or weak	Attempted But Doesn't Meet Standard Essay was written in past (or future) tense. voice or style is not present	Not Attempted Essay was written in past tense, or the author doesn't understand their audience. The author may have writing issues that make the paper hard to understand

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