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Five Paragraph Literary Essay

Rubric Code: GC6WX2

By TheMead

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Subject: English

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 9-12

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	Excellent (N/A)	Great (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Fair (N/A)	Weak (N/A)	None (N/A)
Introduction	Excellent The introduction is excellent, states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper with a strong thesis,uses higher level vocabulary and deep analysis. 5	Great The introduction is great, states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper with a great thesis, uses higher level vocabulary and great analysis. 4	Good The introduction is good, states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper with a good thesis, uses higher level vocabulary and good analysis. 3	Fair The introduction is fair, states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper. Thesis may not be obvious, and vocabulary and analysis is lacking. 2	Weak The introduction is weak, states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper. Thesis may not be obvious, and vocabulary and analysis is lacking. 1	None No introduction
First Body Paragraph	Excellent Each body paragraph contains a topic sentence and relevant, quality concrete example of support. Excellent use of higher level vocabulary, deep analysis, and sentence variety. 10	Great Each body paragraph contains a topic sentence and a relevant example of support. Great use of higher level vocabulary, deep analysis, and sentence variety. 9	Good Topic is clear, but may not be in the topic sentence. Good use of vocabulary and sentence variety. Analysis could go deeper. 8	Fair Topic sentence is weak or unclear. Supporting details and information are typically unclear or not related to the topic. Vocabulary, analysis and sentence variety is lacking. 7	Weak Weak or no topic sentence is present. Example is weak or nonexistent. Vocabulary. analysis and sentence variety is weak. Writer may not have read book. 6	None No paragraph.
Second Body Paragraph	Excellent Each body paragraph contains a topic sentence and relevant, quality concrete example of support. Excellent use of higher level vocabulary, deep analysis, and sentence variety. 10	Great Each body paragraph contains a topic sentence and a relevant example of support. Great use of higher level vocabulary, deep analysis, and sentence variety. 9	Good Topic is clear, but may not be in the topic sentence. Good use of vocabulary and sentence variety. Analysis could go deeper. 8	Fair Topic sentence is weak or unclear. Supporting details and information are typically unclear or not related to the topic. Vocabulary, analysis and sentence variety is lacking. 7	Weak Weak or no topic sentence is present. Example is weak or nonexistent. Vocabulary. analysis and sentence variety is weak. Writer may not have read book. 6	None No paragraph.
Third Body Paragraph	Excellent Each body paragraph contains a topic sentence and relevant, quality concrete example of support. Excellent use of higher level vocabulary, deep analysis, and sentence variety. 10	Great Each body paragraph contains a topic sentence and a relevant example of support. Great use of higher level vocabulary, deep analysis, and sentence variety. 9	Good Topic is clear, but may not be in the topic sentence. Good use of vocabulary and sentence variety. Analysis could go deeper. 8	Fair Topic sentence is weak or unclear. Supporting details and information are typically unclear or not related to the topic. Vocabulary, analysis and sentence variety is lacking. 7	Weak No topic sentence is present OR no concrete details are present. The paragraph contains no facts, details, or examples. 6	None No paragraph.
Conclusion	Excellent The conclusion is strong and leaves the reader with a feeling that they understand what the writer is "getting at." 5	Great The conclusion is great and ties up almost all the loose ends. Thesis is adequately restated. 4	Good The conclusion is good, but does not tie up several loose ends. Thesis might be repeated. 3	Fair The conclusion is adequate, but does not tie up several loose ends. Thesis is repeated. 2	Weak The conclusion is weak. 1	None No conclusion.
Grammar Conventions	Excellent No more than one mistake in grammar conventions and MLA formatting. 10	Great Two to three mistakes in grammar conventions and MLA formatting. 9/8	Good Four to five mistakes in grammar conventions and MLA formatting. 7/6	Fair Six to seven mistakes in grammar conventions and MLA formatting. 5/4	Weak Eight to nine mistakes in grammar conventions and MLA formatting. 3/2	None More than ten mistakes in grammar conventions and MLA formatting. 0

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