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Division and Classification Essay 
Division and Classification Essay
Division and Classification essay scoring rubric.
Rubric Code: J23A9X9
By thawk59
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Excellent

10 pts

Superior

9 pts

Good

8 pts

Fair

7 pts

Unacceptable

3 pts

Classification

Excellent

Categories and examples are well connected and clearly support the overall position of the thesis.
Superior

Categories and examples are clear, but the connection to the thesis could be more clearly established
Good

Categories and examples are established, though they could be better clarified. Links to the thesis occur, but aren't necessarily consistent.
Fair

The essay contains categories and examples, but they are still in a developmental state. Links to the thesis are not consistently present.
Unacceptable

No clear examples or categories are established.
Thesis

Excellent

Very well developed thesis statement. It engages the reader and creates interest. It clearly states what is being classified and the basis for the classification.
Superior

Thesis statement creates interest and is well developed. It is engaging, but lacks the creativity and detail of the Excellent level thesis.
Good

Thesis statement creates interest and is fairly well developed, but it is not engaging and lacks creativity and detail.
Fair

Thesis statement contains what is being classified, but does not give a clear basis for classification.
Unacceptable

Thesis not clear or present.
Organization

Excellent

The details are in a clear, effective order, and they support the author's basis for classification with creativity that is interesting and engaging.
Superior

The essay does have a clear flow, but the level of classification has not reached the Excellent level in terms of argument, flow, or interest level.
Good

The details are in a clear. specific order and they support the author/s basis for classification, but they are not very interesting or engaging.
Fair

The details are in a discernible order, but there are not enough to clearly support each category of classification.
Unacceptable

No clear organization.
Body Paragraphs

Excellent

Each paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence that relates to the thesis statement. And a topic sentence
Superior

Body paragraphs are better developed than in the Good stage, but still need more honing to reach the Excellent level.
Good

Each paragraph contains a topic sentence that relates to the thesis.<BR>
Details are clear and specific, but they are not engaging and interesting. They lack creativity and clarity.
Fair

Each paragraph does not contain a topic sentence, or there are details,<BR>
but they are either not clear or each category is not adequately covered.
Unacceptable

Body paragraphs fail to show any significant organization.
Style

Excellent

Writing is smooth, skillful, and coherent. Consistent and appropriate tone and word choice is used. Transitions are appropriate
Superior

Writing is clear and sentences have varied structure. Consistent tone and word choice is appropriate with fairly good use of transitions to guide the reader.
Good

Writing is mostly clear, though there might be some subtle issues with flow, word choice, or argumentation.
Fair

The tone is inconsistent and word choice, could be better. Transitions are present but they do not add to the effectiveness of the paragraph.
Unacceptable

Essay's flow or structure is non-existent.
Mechanics

Excellent

No errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, or capitalization.
Superior

Any errors are minor, but significant enough not to warrant a rating of Excellent.
Good

A few minor errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, or capitalization,
Fair

A few errors, while distracting, the meaning and intent of the paragraph can still be discerned.
Unacceptable

Essay is unreadable.
MLA Format

Excellent

MLA format is used properly and consistently throughout the entire essay
Superior

MLA format is used consistently on a majority of the essay
One to two errors
Good

MLA format is used somewhat consistently
Three to four errors
Fair

MLA format is used inconsistently
Five to Six errors
Unacceptable

Essay is not written in MLA Format
More than eight errors.



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