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Grading Rubric for the "Who are you essay"

Grading Rubric for the Profile Essay

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Rubric Code: GXW8CBX

By hember05

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Subject: History

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Content, Development & Organization
	Poor 10 pts	Fair 20 pts	Good 30 pts	Excellent 40 pts
Content & Development 20 pts Does the writer develop the essay in a convincing way? Are there at least 3 strong reasons to support the writer's thesis statement? SCORE:	Poor Very weak argument. Not enough explanations, examples, details, or reasons to support the thesis.	Fair Weak argument. Lacks content. Explanations, examples, details, or reasons are not sufficient to support the thesis.	Good Stronger argument. Gives 2 or more supporting points, but still needs more proof/reasons/details to be totally credible.	Excellent Strong argument. 3 solid supporting points tied directly to the thesis statement. They are credible, clearly explained, and provide strong support for thesis.
Organization 20 pts Are the writer's ideas divided into paragraphs? Is there a clear thesis statement & 3 topic sentences? Is there an introduction, body, and conclusion? SCORE:	Poor Ideas are not divided properly into paragraphs. Thesis statement and topic sentences aren't clear. Ideas are not divided into introduction, body, and conclusion.	Fair Ideas are divided into paragraphs. Weak thesis statement and a few topic sentences. Poorly divided into introduction, body, and conclusion.	Good Ideas are divided into paragraphs. Effective thesis statement and some effective topic sentences. Divided into an introduction, body, and conclusion.	Excellent Ideas are divided into paragraphs. Effective thesis statement and 3 topic sentences. Divided into an introduction, body, and conclusion.
Style and Perspective
	Poor 5 pts	Fair 10 pts	Good 15 pts	Excellent 20 pts
Style and Perspective 10 pts Is the writer's style expressive or dull? Is it easy to understand? Are the sentences interesting and varied? Is the writer's perspective clear? SCORE:	Poor Writing is confusing and hard to follow. Sentences are dull and monotonous. Author's perspective is not clear.	Fair Writing is mostly clear, but sentences lack variety and interest. The point of view is inconsistent or not clear in spots.	Good Writing is clear and easy to understand, but dull in spots. Sentences are varied, but still need some revision. Perspective is clear.	Excellent Writing is smooth, skillful, and coherent. Sentences are strong and expressive with varied structure. Point of view is consistent (predominately 3rd person) and words are well chosen.
Grammar
	Poor 5 pts	Fair 10 pts	Good 15 pts	Excellent 20 pts
Grammar 0 pts Are there errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization? Are there grammar errors, such as run-ons, fragments, comma splices, which make the writer's ideas difficult to understand? SCORE:	Poor Contains many spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors, which make the writing difficult to understand.	Fair Some punctuation, grammar, and spelling errors make the writing difficult to understand in spots.	Good Punctuation, spelling, grammar, and capitalization are generally correct. The errors don't interfere with the writer's meaning.	Excellent No errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, or capitalization that distract the reader and make the ideas difficult to understand.
Formatting
	Poor 5 pts	Fair 10 pts	Good 15 pts	Excellent 20 pts
Formatting 5 pts Is the essay at least 500 words. Is it double-spaced? Does it have 1-inch margins? Is the first line of each paragraph indented 5 spaces? SCORE:	Poor Does not follow formatting guidelines for this assignment.	Fair Several errors in formatting.	Good Formatting is missing one or two elements.	Excellent Follows all the specifications guidelines.

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