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Descriptive Essay Rubric

Write a cohesive essay stating a dominant impression on a topic you select. The essay should have a clear introduction, body and conclusion.

Rubric Code: GXB34W6

By MarcelaVildosol

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Subject: English

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Descriptive Essay
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 5 pts	Excellent 7 pts
Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation	Poor Numerous errors in punctuation, spelling and grammar which make the essay impossible to understand.	Fair Many errors of grammar, punctuation and spelling, making the essay difficult to understand and impeding the students's message.	Good Grammar, punctuation and spelling are mostly correct, with some errors that do not effect the overall meaning of the essay.	Excellent Grammar, spelling and punctuation are correct, or almost completely correct, with very few errors that do not detract from the meaning of the essay.
Introduction	Poor Student does not have an introduction, or does not clearly demark between the introduction and the rest of the essay. The student does not express an opinion about the topic	Fair Student has an introduction which provides little or no background information. Student's opinion about the topic is not clearly stated.the thesis statement is not very appropriate.	Good Student has an introduction which clearly states an opinion about the topic but provides little background information. The thesis statement is appropriate.	Excellent Student has a clearly demarked introduction which contains interesting background information and succinctly states the student's dominant impression about the topic with an appropriate thesis statement.
Body	Poor Student does not have a clearly defined body to the essay. The student does not use details, examples, information or reasons to support their opinion.	Fair Student has a body paragraph or paragraphs but does not used well thought-out reasons, examples details or reasons to support their opinion.	Good Student has a body paragraph or paragraphs which use some details, examples, information or reasons to support their opinion.	Excellent Student has more than one body paragraph which clearly states a supporting sentence and backs it up with a cohesive argument using details, examples, reasons or information.
Conclusion	Poor Student does not have a concluding paragraph, or one that can be clearly distinguished by the marker.	Fair Student has a concluding paragraph that does not summarize the argument being made or make a concluding statement.	Good The student briefly summarizes the argument being made and makes a concluding statement.	Excellent The student has a concluding paragraph which effectively summarizes the argument and makes a clear concluding statement.
Cohesion	Poor Transitions are not used enough or they are used incorrectly. Details and or examples are too general or not appropriate.	Fair Some transitions are used. Some transitions are used incorrectly. The essay moves from general to specific.	Good The use of cohesive devices or transitions is mostly correct to allow the flow of information. The essay contains effective use of elements to move it from general to specific.	Excellent Cohesive devices or transitions are used effectively to improve the flow of information. The essay has global topics, hooks and extensions as well as good details and examples.

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