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English APA Paper

English Language Arts Essay

English Language Arts essay rubric.

Rubric Code: Q9W43B

By mirandaonfire

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

APA Style Paper
	Poor (N/A)	Fair (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Excellent (N/A)
Content	Poor Theme and purpose are not apparent or oorly constructed. Thesis statement and topic sentences are missing or inconcruent. Details are insufficient to make message clear.	Fair Theme is clear only at certain points. The author's purpose is difficult to discern. Thesis statements and topic sentences are unclear or ineffective. Details are present but lacking in relevance or energy.	Good Theme is consistent throughout essay with the exception of a couple of digressions. The author's purpose is clear and supported moderately. Thesis statement and topic sentences are clear and generally effective. Details are relevant, and sometimes interesting, and engaging.	Excellent Theme is consistent throughout essay. The author's purpose is explicit and supported thoroughly. Thesis statement and topic sentences are clear, dynamic and effective. Details are relevant, interesting, and engaging.
Organization	Poor Essay adheres poorly to an apparent format; introduction and/or conclusion are indistinguishable. Paragraphs are unstructured or poorly structured.	Fair Essay strays from standard format; introduction and/or conclusion are weak. Paragraphs may be somewhat unclear.	Good Essay adheres to the format, with a satisfactory introduction and conclusion. Paragraphs are arranged coherently.	Excellent Essay a conventional essay style, with a strong introduction and conclusion. Paragraphs flow in a coherent and logical manner.
Voice	Poor This piece is not carefully crafted and therefore not ready to be read aloud. The writer's unique voice is not developed. Energy and tone is inappropriate to intended audience and purpose.	Fair This piece is underdeveloped in terms of voice and not yet ready to be read aloud. The writer's unique voice is developing. Energy and tone is linked to intended audience and purpose, but not an effective match.	Good This piece is well crafted and almost ready to be read aloud. The writer's unique voice appears. Energy and tone is appropriate to intended audience and purpose.	Excellent This piece is skillfully crafted and ready to be read aloud. The writer's unique voice comes through clearly. Energy and tone is appropriate to intended audience and purpose.
Sentence Structure	Poor Sentences are generally poorly constructed and do not show effective variety or complexity.	Fair Few sentences are well constructed, or demonstrating effective connection to nearby sentences, and utilizing complex and varied structure.	Good Most sentences are well constructed, demonstrates effective connection to nearby sentences, and utilizes complex and varied structure.	Excellent Each sentence is well constructed, demonstrates effective connection to nearby sentences, and utilizes complex and varied structure.
Grammar/Mechanics	Poor Language is unclear and redundant. Chronic capitalization, punctuation, grammar and/or spelling errors interfere with meaning.	Fair Language may be repetitive. Several capitalization, punctuation, spelling and/or grammar errors are present.	Good Language is moderately varied. A few capitalization, punctuation and grammar errors are present. There may be a few spelling errors, but they do not interfer with meaning.	Excellent Language is varied and interesting. Proper use of capitalization, punctuation, and grammar. Spelling errors are virtually non-existent.
APA Writing	Poor Citations are not cited correctly throughout the paper, and the formatting of the paper is incorrect.	Fair Some citations are cited correctly throughout the paper, some formatting is evident.	Good Proper citations are typically used correctly, most APA format is correct.	Excellent Proper citations are used throughout the paper, APA format is correct throughout the entire submission

Keywords:

ELA, English, Language Arts, Essay

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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