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Theme Essay Rubric Theme Essay Rubric This rubric will be used to determine the score of an essay based on the following requirements: - A strong theme statement - Three very well-supported body paragraphs to support the theme statement - Direct quotes within the body paragraphs - Correct APA and Standard English formatting Rubric Code: MXB3983 By NancyCook Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

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	Good 5 pts	Fair 2.5 pts	Poor 1 pts
Introduction	Good Effective hook with life connection logical transition to short story, Introduces author(s),Introduces title(s) Introduces theme; gives assertion in clearly written thesis statement	Fair Introduction missing one or more elements	Poor Introduction does not introduce required information and does not have the characteristics of an introduction
Body Paragraphs	Good Each Body Paragraph contains at least one concrete reason and is followed by commentary or explanation of quotes. Strong use of specific reasoning.	Fair Body paragraphs contain some concrete reasons and limited commentary. Attempt at specifics.	Poor Body paragraphs do not contain concrete details and commentary; reasoning is vague.
Supporting Quotes	Good Each body paragraph has at least one quote to add support. - Each quote is cited correctly with a page number	Fair Some body paragraphs have a quote to support. Each paragraph may or may not be cited correctly	Poor No quotes are present in the essay
Conclusion	Good Restates thesis and main points, discusses why it matters, reads like the ending of an essay; effectively provides closure	Fair Restates thesis and main points and attempt at providing closure	Poor Does not restate thesis and main points
Theme	Good Theme is clear and strongly supported with concrete details and commentary	Fair Theme is somewhat clear and somewhat supported with concrete details and commentary	Poor Theme is unclear and not supported
Title	Good Title is attention-grabbing, appropriate to the theme, and original	Fair Title is noticed but not original	Poor Title is either absent and/or very unoriginal
Spelling and Grammar	Good 0-3 spelling and grammatical errors 0 Run-ons; 0 fragments	Fair 4+ spelling and grammatical errors Errors become distracting to the reader	Poor Many spelling and grammatical errors Errors are extremely distracting and take away from the reading.
APA Format	Good The paper is formatted with the correct APA format	Fair 1-3 errors in APA formatting	Poor 4 or more errors in APA formatting