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Education Essay: The Politics of Autobiography

Rubric Code: H8XX3B

By msgolston

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Essay I: Narrative Argument
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Needs Work 2 pts	Weak 1 pts
Topic/Focus	Excellent Purpose: The narrative meets a clearly defined purpose. The purpose is compelling because it goes beyond simply completing the assignment. Essay has a clear, assertive central claim or thesis, implied or explicit, that guides reader through the narrative.	Good The narrative meets a clearly defined purpose, but the purpose is less compelling because it is geared primarily toward completing the assignment. Essay has a central claim or thesis, whether explicit or implied, that keeps reader somewhat grounded in the purpose of the narrative.	Needs Work The narrative meets no clearly defined purpose, or it may switch purposes unexpectedly. Essay lacks a clear central claim or thesis, and therefore seems insignificant and/or difficult to follow.	Weak The writer seems only to have submitted something to complete the assignment. Essay has no real focus or claim.
Development	Excellent The writer develops narrative to a degree appropriate to purpose and audience – a degree that includes specific details and writer commentary. Essay builds an argument, whether explicit or implied.	Good Writer develops one or a few incidents to a degree appropriate to purpose and audience, but important details or bits of commentary are missing, or unnecessary details will be included. Essay hints at larger significance/argument, but does not consistently address larger concerns.	Needs Work Essay fails to develop narrative to a degree appropriate to purpose and audience. Essay presents too many incidents without a clear focus. Essay does not adequately frame narrative with larger, social or cultural meaning.	Weak No compelling narrative. General description rather than story. Essay addresses no larger concerns.
Organization	Excellent Organized in a manner appropriate to purpose and audience. The narrative presents a clear organization pattern that helps readers comprehend the writer’s message. Clear, assertive topic sentences.	Good The narrative is generally organized in a manner appropriate to purpose and audience, but a few elements appear in places that weaken the writer’s purpose, or unnecessary repetition may detract from a writer’s sense of coherence. Topic sentences are passive-voiced or clunky, or fail to hold paragraph together fully.	Needs Work Organized in a manner generally inappropriate to purpose and audience. Elements appear in places that weaken the writer’s purpose. Unnecessary repetition detracts from a writer’s sense of coherence. Topic sentences are passive-voiced or clunky, or fail to hold paragraph together fully.	Weak No real organizational strategy in essay as a whole. Paragraphs ramble or seem arbitrary. Topic sentences provide no organization.
Expression	Excellent The writing is compelling, clear, and coherent. Word choice is appropriate to assignment; essay displays command of language. Sentences flow from one to another with varying length and structure.	Good Writing is generally clear and coherent. Word choice is generally appropriate, but a few inappropriate words weaken the prose. A few sets of sentences may be choppy or awkward, disrupting flow.	Needs Work Writing is unclear in more than a couple of places. It may also be ch Diction lacks variety and fluency, so writing feels flat and repetitive. Many sentences choppy or awkward, disrupting flow.	Weak Prose is unclear, preventing reader from understanding essay. Diction full of errors that hinder meaning, or extremely repetitive. Sentences choppy and awkward. No flow to the essay.
Mechanics	Excellent Essay is free of distracting errors in grammar, mechanics, and spelling.	Good Essay is mostly free of distracting errors in grammar, mechanics, and spelling. For review:	Needs Work Essay significantly affected by distracting errors in grammar, mechanics, and spelling. For review:	Weak Essay riddled with distracting errors in grammar, mechanics, and spelling. For review:

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English

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Writing

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