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Essay Requirements Essay Requirements Rubric Code: SXC6972 By Elizabethmc1991 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Essay Rubric
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Neutral 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Mechanics	Poor Student makes several errors in capitalization and punctuation that make the paper difficult to read. Sentence structure is poor, and there is no logical flow.	Fair Sudent makes several errors in capitalization and punctuation that make the paper difficult to read. Sentence structure is poor, and there is little logical flow.	Neutral Student makes errors in capitalization and punctuation, but the paper is readable. Sentence structure is fair, and there is some logical flow.	Good Student makes few errors in capitalization and punctuation, and the paper is well-written. Sentence structure is good, and there is logical flow.	Excellent Sudent makes few to no errors in capitalization and punctuation, and the paper is very well-written. Sentence structure is excellent and varied, and there is exceptional logical flow.
Sequencing	Poor The paper has no logical flow and does not at all reflect the thesis statement.	Fair The paper has little logical flow and occasionally reflects the thesis statement. The paper may or may not have topic sentences and transitional sentences.	Neutral The paper has some logical flow and reflects the thesis statement. The paper may or may not have topic sentences and transitional sentences.	Good The paper has logical flow and reflects the thesis statement. The paper has topic sentences and transitional sentences.	Excellent The paper has logical flow and reflects the thesis statement. The paper provides an in-depth analysis of the work and other sources. It has topic sentences and transitional sentences.
Sources	Poor The paper has no sources or has plagarism.	Fair The paper has at least one source that may or may not be properly cited.	Neutral The paper meets the source requirements and cites some of them correctly.	Good The paper meets the source requirements and cites most of them correctly.	Excellent The paper meets source requirements and cites all of them correctly.
Content	Poor The paper does not address anything relating to the topic given.	Fair The paper somewhat addresses the prompt but shows little to no understanding of content discussed in class.	Neutral The paper mostly addresses the prompt and shows some understanding of content discussed in class.	Good The paper addresses the prompt and shows understanding of content discussed in class.	Excellent The paper fully addresses the prompt and shows full understanding and synthesis of content discussed in class.