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Essay Rubric: Pilgrim's Progress

Rubric Code: J28W2A

By grinnell

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Essay Rubric: Pilgrim's Progress
	Did not do 0 pts	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Thesis	Did not do Does not state the main point of the essay; is a statement of fact; very broad; refers to the title of the essay	Poor Vaguely states the main point and. Is broad; is a statement of fact; or refers to the title of the essay	Fair States the topic and the assertion towards the topic; may be broad, too vague, a formal announcement; or refers to the title	Good Adequately states the topic and assertion towards the topic.	Excellent Is clear, precise, states the essays central point and the author's assertion about the topic.
Essay Style	Did not do Does not follow the standards for any essay style.	Poor Slightly follows the standards for the chosen essay style.	Fair Follows the standards of the chosen essay style, but may miss a few key points.	Good Follows the standards of the chosen essay style. Does not miss any key points relevant to essay.	Excellent Follows the standards of the chosen essay style. Includes all key points relevant to essay style and may include other styles. May include more than 5 well written paragraphs.
Grammar and Spelling	Did not do Contains more than three grammar and/ or spelling errors.	Poor Contains three grammar and/ or spelling errors.	Fair Contains two grammar and/ or spelling errors.	Good Contains one grammar and/ or spelling error.	Excellent Contains no grammar and/ or spelling errors.
MLA Guidelines	Did not do Does not follow MLA format.	Poor Follows guidelines for MLA including format and work cited. May contain five or six errors.	Fair Follows guidelines for MLA including format and work cited. May contain three or four errors.	Good Follows guidelines for MLA including format and work cited. May contain one or two errors.	Excellent Follows all guidelines for MLA including format and work cited. No errors.
Specific Examples	Did not do Includes less than 3 examples.	Poor Includes 3 examples. The examples are discussed generally.	Fair Includes 3 examples. The examples are discussed, but the discussion may be too general or lack depth.	Good Includes 3 specific examples. The examples are discussed in-depth. The evaluation of each shows thought and insight.	Excellent Includes more than 3 specific examples. The examples are discussed in-depth. The evaluation of each shows thought and insight.
Examples Support Thesis	Did not do Examples do not support the theses.	Poor 1 example supports the thesis. The example may be general, rather than specific.	Fair 2 examples support the thesis. The examples may be general, rather than specific.	Good Each example supports theses, but at least one may be too general.	Excellent Each example supports thesis in a very specific way. The examples are relevant.

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