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Informative Essay

Students created an essay that informs the reader about a topic that the author is familiar with or has researched. This was completed through the four step writing process.

Rubric Code: R997XC

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Informative Essay
	Poor 5 pts	Fair 10 pts	Good 15 pts	Excellent 20 pts
Content Essay:<BR> states a topic <BR> supports the topic with details<BR> clearly informs about a topic<BR> no narrative traits	Poor Work is not clearly written, often disjointed and fails to hold the reader's attention.	Fair Work is some-what well written, may contain facts that do not support the essay topic. Essay may be difficult to understand. The does not have enough information to support or prove ideas.	Good Work is well written, is easy to understand, remains focused on the overall topic. The topic is given adequate coverage, with details to support ideas.	Excellent Work is clearly written, in a concise manner, is easy to understand and is engaging for the reader. The topic is thoroughly covered and explained.
Quality Neatness of work. -Punctuation, Grammar and Mechanics are correct -Essay flows in an organized manner	Poor Work was not completed with care or attention to detail. There are many punctuation, grammatical or mechanical errors. The paper is not organized.	Fair Work is completed fairly. There are some punctuation, grammatical, or mechanical errors. Essay is mostly organized with a few disjointed points in essay.	Good Work is completed neatly. There are few punctuation, grammatical, or mechanical errors. Paper flows in a organized manner most of the time.	Excellent Work is completed in a neat and organized fashion. There are 1-3 punctuation, grammatical, or mechanical errors.
Timeliness Essay submitted on due date.	Poor Essay submitted more than 4 days late.	Fair Essay submitted 2-3 days late.	Good Essay submitted 1 day late or student absent on due date.	Excellent Essay submitted on due date.
Sources Sources are cited alphabetically in a works cited page	Poor Sources are not present	Fair Some sources are present but they are not reputable websites or they are not listed alphabetically	Good Sources are present and they are mostly reputable websites, one or two mistakes in the alphabetizing of sources	Excellent Sources are present and are reputable and are alphabetized correctly