iRubric: "Touching Spirit Bear" In-Class Essay Exam rubric

The student intelligently developed his or her ideas throughout the entire essay. The student began each body paragraph with a topic sentence which clearly related back to the thesis. Student stayed on topic developing his/her argument.

The student developed his or her ideas within the body paragraphs and stayed on topic answering the prompt.

The student somewhat developed his/her ideas within the body paragraphs but strayed off topic.

The student didn't discuss the prompt or discussed some other topic.

The student included transitions between body paragraphs and edited his/her work for grammar, punctuation and spelling mistakes, with few remaining. Writing is neat and easy to read, and student left a blank line between lines of writing and handed in detailed time line as directed.

The student edited his/her work for grammar, punctuation and spelling mistakes. Any remaining mistakes did not affect the reader's ability to understand the argument. Writing is legible, and student skipped a line and handed in a complete time line as directed.

The student made many mistakes in grammar, punctuation or spelling which were not corrected. These mistakes reduced the reader's ability to understand the student's argument. Writing is fairly legible and student skipped a line and handed in time line as directed.

The student had too many grammar, punctuation or spelling mistakes to be able to understand his or her argument. Little effort is made to write legibly, and student did not skip a line as directed. Student did not hand in time line.