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ESL Essay Rubric ESL Essay Rubric Rubric Code: S9C826 By mparedes Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: (none)

Five Paragraph Essay
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Great 4 pts
Introduction	Poor Although there is an introduction paragraph, there is no structure.	Fair First paragraph does not introduce topic, points for discussion and is not formatted properly.	Good First paragraph is missing one or more of the following: topic, points for discussion, formatting, closing sentence	Great First paragraph follows the criteria of topic sentence, points for discussion and formatting, closing sentence is there.
Body	Poor Body is muddled. There is no flow, no format followed.	Fair All three paragraphs are present however, the formatting is not followed in two or more paragraphs.	Good All three paragraphs are present however, the formatting is not followed in one paragraph.	Great All three paragraphs are present, each paragraph introduces the topic and gives three examples. Concluding sentence is present at the end of each paragraph.
Conclusion	Poor Although there is a concluding paragraph, there is no structure.	Fair Closing paragraph does not reintroduce topic, points for discussion and is not formatted properly.	Good Closing paragraph is missing one or more of the following: topic, points for discussion, formatting, closing sentence	Great Closing paragraph follows the criteria of reintroducing topic sentence, points for discussion and formatting, closing sentence is there. Essay feels "wrapped up".
Organization	Poor Student did not differentiate paragraphs.	Fair Student has five paragraphs, but topic sentences are not clear.	Good Student has good paragraphs with clear topic sentences and details.	Great The essay flows. Each paragraph has a topic sentence and good details.
Grammar	Poor Several sentences are unclear because of muddled grammar.	Fair One or two sentences are unclear in meaning due to grammatical issues.	Good All the sentences are clear in meaning, a few good tweaks would have the grammar of this piece in perfect shape.	Great This essay has been edited to a high grammatical standard: there are no grammatical problems.
Spelling conventions	Poor Many spelling errors mar the quality of this essay.	Fair Some spelling errors; they should have been corrected in earlier drafts.	Good Few spelling errors.	Great There are no spelling errors in this essay.