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Passion Project Essay 
Rubric Code: S226779
By elustig2000
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Subject: History  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Hook

Poor

There is no hook.
Fair

The essay begins with a weak hook.
Good

The essay begins with a hook.
Excellent

The essay begins with a strong and engaging hook.
Claim/thesis

Poor

There is no claim/thesis.
Fair

The introduction has a weak claim/thesis.
Good

The introduction has a claim/thesis.
Excellent

The introduction has a strong and clear claim/thesis.
Topic Sentences

Poor

The topic sentences are missing.
Fair

The topic sentences are weak or 1 is missing.
Good

There is a clear topic sentence for each body paragraph.
Excellent

There is a topic sentence that clearly and accurately previews what each paragraph will be about.
Details

Poor

The body paragraphs don't include or include very few relevant details.
Fair

The body paragraphs have few relevant details to support the topic sentences.
Good

The body paragraphs have some relevant details to support the topic sentences.
Excellent

The body paragraphs have clear, concise, and relevant details to support the topic sentences.
Explanation

Poor

There is no explanation of why the details are included.
Fair

There is little explanation of why the details were included in the body paragraphs.
Good

There is some explanation of why the details are included in the body paragraphs.
Excellent

There is clear, concise, and relevant explanation of why the details were included in the body paragraphs.
Conclusion

Poor

There is no conclusion.
Fair

The conclusion restates the main idea but nothing more.
Good

The conclusion restates the main idea and summarizes what the essay was about.
Excellent

The conclusion restates the main idea, summarizes what the essay was about, and explains the overall importance of the information given.
Transitions

Poor

No transition words or phrases are used are used.
Fair

A few transition words or phrases are used to move ideas along smoothly.
Good

Some transitions words and phrases are used to move ideas along smoothly.
Excellent

Many transition words and phrases are used to move ideas a long smoothly.
Vivid Words

Poor

No vivid words are used to describe the topic and make it interesting
Fair

A few vivid words were used to describe the topic and make it interesting.
Good

Some vivid words were used to describe the topic and make it interesting.
Excellent

The language was vivid and brought the topic to life and made it interesting.
Conventions

Poor

Many errors in punctuation, grammar, and spelling
Fair

Some errors in punctuation, grammar, and spelling
Good

A few errors in punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
Excellent

A few to no errors in punctuation, grammar, and spelling that don't affect the overall readability of the essay.




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