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Example/Illustrative Essay Example/Illustrative Essay Rubric Code: N85894 By RitaBCN Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Example/Illustrative Essay
	Unacceptable 0 pts	Acceptable 5 pts	Target 10 pts
Thesis Statement	Unacceptable No thesis statement present or does not match the details of the essay.	Acceptable Thesis statement is clear and it tells what the entire essay is about.	Target Thesis statement is clear and tells what the entire essay is about. It catches the reader's attention.
Topic Sentences	Unacceptable Multiple paragraphs do not have a topic sentence or the topic sentences do not match the details of the paragraphs.	Acceptable Most paragraphs have a topic sentence and those sentences are clear and tell what the entire paragraph is about.	Target All paragraphs have topic sentences and those sentences are clear and tell what the entire paragraph is about.
Details (Unity)	Unacceptable Details do not match the thesis statement or details are very simple.	Acceptable Details match the thesis statement.	Target Details match the thesis statement. Details are clear and help clarify the topic sentence.
Introduction/Conclusion	Unacceptable No introduction and/or no conclusion are present.	Acceptable Introduction and conclusion are present. The introduction could do better to catch the reader's attention and/or the conclusion could better signal the end of the essay.	Target Introduction and conclusion are present. The introduction catches the reader's attention and the conclusion effectively brings the essay to a close and leaves the reader with a final thought.
Coherence	Unacceptable The essay does not flow together. Details seem to be randomly selected in no particular order.	Acceptable Essay flows together, but sounds a little too much like a list. Details are logically arranged.	Target Essay flows together. Details flow in a logical order and one paragraph leads into the next.
Conventions	Unacceptable A lot of errors in simple words, punctuation, sentence structure, and grammar. Errors make it difficult to understand the meaning.	Acceptable Some errors in spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and grammar. Errors do not make it difficult to understand the meaning.	Target A few errors in spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and grammar. Writer takes risks by using more difficult language.