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"The Trade Off" Writing Assignment Rubric

Writing assignment rubric for a five to six paragraph essay describing a character from fiction (literature or film) that you would trade places with and the reasons why.

Rubric Code: T55WW6

By carteram

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Criterion
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Organization & Structure 4 pts Introduction, paragraphing and conclusion	Excellent Solid introduction and memorable conclusion contained in at least 5 or 6 paragraphs that are connected by a main idea.	Good Adequate introduction and conclusion contained in at least 4 or 5 paragraphs that show evidence of connection to a main idea.	Fair Weak introduction and conclusion contained in at least 3 or 4 paragraphs. Structure of the essay is hard to follow.	Poor Very little evidence of an introduction, conclusion and structure. Paragraphing is hardly evident.
Reasoning 4 pts Reasons provided and supported.	Excellent Three to four solid and effective reasons are provided.	Good Three to four adequate reasons are provided with some effectiveness.	Fair Some reasons are provided. Effectiveness is weak.	Poor Very little or no reasoning and little to no effectiveness.
Explanation 4 pts Effective explanations for each reason.	Excellent At least three to four effective explanations are provided with each reason. The support and clarity are highly evident and effective.	Good At least three to four explanations are provided with each reason. The support and clarity is evident and sometimes effective.	Fair Only one to two explanations provided. Support and clarity is weak and ineffective.	Poor Little to no explanation. No support or clarity.
Grammar and Punctuation 4 pts	Excellent Less than three grammar and/or sentence structure mistakes	Good Three to five grammar and/or sentence structure mistakes	Fair Five to seven grammar and/or sentence structure mistakes	Poor More than seven grammar and/or sentence structure mistakes
Spelling 4 pts	Excellent Less than three spelling mistakes.	Good Three to five spelling mistakes.	Fair Five to seven spelling mistakes.	Poor More than seven spelling mistakes.