iRubric: Essay rubric

-Has ideas that are connected to each other
-Has a fully developed topic and a clear topic sentence that expresses the main idea
-Has carefully selected interesting details that support the topic
-Maintains focus clearly throughout the essay

-Has ideas that are fairly connected
-Has a fairly well-developed topic stated in a topic sentence
-Has some details that support the topic
-Generally maintains focus

-Ideas are somewhat connected
-Has a minimally developed topic; may or may not have a topic sentence
-Some details are present
-Focus strays

No clear focus
Has a topic sentence
Topics not developed and or missing details

-Has clear and logical organization
-Has a complete introduction, body, and conclusion
-Easy to follow
-Paragraphs are not too long or short to support ideas
-Has the correct number of paragraphs

-Has logical organization
-Has an introduction, body, and conclusion
-Is fairly easy to follow
_One paragraph is too long or short to support ideas
-Has the correct number of paragraphs

-Some organization is present
-Has an introduction, body, and conclusion, but may be unclear
-Is difficult to follow at times
_More than one paragraph is too long or short
-Has the correct number of paragraphs

There is no organization to the material that is presented

Work has no misspellings or grammatical errors

Work has one spelling and or grammatical error.

Work has two-three spelling and or grammatical errors

Work has more than four spelling and or grammatical errors