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Expository Essay Rubric

Guidelines for scoring an expository essay.

Rubric Code: UCW658

By marybyrd

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Celbrity Essay
	Poor 6 pts	Fair 7 pts	Good 8 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Thesis Statement 5 pts Is the author's purpose clearly stated?	Poor Thesis is not clear.	Fair Thesis is present.	Good Thesis is present, but not clearly written.	Excellent Thesis is present and clear.
Main idea of each paragraph 5 pts Is prompt restated into a topic sentence?	Poor Main idea is not present or is unclear.	Fair Main idea is present but does not restate the prompt.	Good Main idea is present and clearly written.	Excellent Main idea is a clear restating of the prompt.
Supporting details 5 pts Does each detail support, or tell more about the topic?	Poor The details do not support the main idea of the paragraph.	Fair Some of the details support the main idea of the paragraph, but there are some that do not.	Good Each detail supports the main idea of the paragraph, but there are no follow up sentences.	Excellent Each detail supports, or tells more about the main idea of the paragraph. Follow up sentences provide additional support.
Transitions (Linking words) 5 pts Do linking words, or transition words, connect details so that the paragraph reads smoothly?	Poor Transitions are not present or do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next.	Fair Transitions are present but do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next. They may be basic and/or cofusing.	Good Transitions are present and direct readers from one example to the next though not to the level of excellent. They may be basic and/or confusing.	Excellent Transitions are present and effectively dierect readers from one example to the next. They exhibit sophistication on the part of the writer.
Conclusion 5 pts Does the conclusion restate the topic in a new way that ties the details together?	Poor There is no conclusion the essay just ends without summing up or restating the topic. It doesn't tie the the details together.	Fair There is an attempt at a conclusion, but it doesn't restate the topic or tie the details together.	Good The conclusion adequately sums up the topic by restating it, and it does tie the details together.	Excellent The conclusion does an excellent job of summing up or restating the topic and tying the details together.
Grammar and Mechanics 5 pts Does the paper indicate that the writer has control of the rules of spelling, grammar and mechanics?	Poor The paragraph contains 10 or more errors in usage, spelling and mechanics	Fair The paragraph contains 5 or more errors in usage, spelling and mechanics	Good The paragraph contains 1 or 2 errors in usage, spelling and mechanics	Excellent The paragraph contains no errors in usage, spelling, and mechanics

Keywords:

Expository

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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