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Essay Rubric Essay Rubric Write a 3 paragraph essay describing other bacteria that you have researched. Please use and Cite 3 reliable sources. Rubric Code: G2482C5 By ilopez28 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Biology Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Essay Enter rubric description
	Poor (N/A)	Fair (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Exceptional (N/A)
Organization 10 pts	Poor The Student’s essay is disorganized and does not utilize proper MLA format.	Fair The student has minor mistakes with formatting but overall meets the criteria.	Good The essay is neatly written with very few mistakes.	Exceptional Student goes above and beyond with essays by utilizing pictures or other tools used in class. There are no mistakes with formatting.
Information Quality 10 pts	Poor The student provides very little information about the bacteria. Information is poorly researched and inaccurate.	Fair The student could expand more on their research. The student uses sources that may provide small inaccuracies.	Good The student provides well-written paragraphs describing the bacteria they researched. The resources used are accurate and do not contain inaccuracies.	Exceptional The student goes above what is expected of their bacteria research. Students used scholarly articles and resources provided by the library.
Grammar and Spelling 10 pts	Poor There are many grammatical and spelling mistakes. Many sentences are hard to understand.	Fair There are a few grammatical errors present and certain sentences do not make sense.	Good Very few errors in writing. All sentences are easy to understand.	Exceptional No errors are present. The student uses scientific vocabulary with sentences that are easy to understand.
Citations 10 pts	Poor Citations are not provided.	Fair Citations are provided, but they are not in MLA standard format.	Good Overall citations follow MLA format with few mistakes.	Exceptional Citations are perfectly formatted with no mistakes present.