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Essay Rubric

Rubric Code: W22984

By grinnell

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Subject: English

Type: (Other)

Grade Levels: 9-12

Essay Rubric
	Did not do 0 pts	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Thesis	Did not do Does not state the main point of the essay; is a statement of fact; very broad; refers to the title of the essay	Poor Vaguely states the main point and. Is broad; is a statement of fact; or refers to the title of the essay	Fair States the topic and the assertion towards the topic; may be broad, too vague, a formal announcement; or refers to the title	Good Adequately states the topic and assertion towards the topic.	Excellent Is clear, precise, states the essays central point and the author's assertion about the topic.
Introduction	Did not do Does not include a thesis or a lead-in. Does not create an interest in the essay. Does not preview ideas to be presented.	Poor Includes either the thesis or a lead-in. Does not create an interest in the essay. Does not preview all ideas to be presented.	Fair Includes the thesis and an effective lead-in. May or may not create an interest in the essay. Previews all ideas to be presented.	Good Includes the thesis and an effective lead-in. Creates an interest in the essay. Preview of ideas is presented in an interesting manner.	Excellent Creates an interest in the essay. The reader wants to continue reading. Includes the thesis and has an effective lead-in. Preview of ideas is presented in an interesting and creative manner.
Supporting Paragraphs	Did not do Do not focus on the thesis. Do not have a topic sentence. Do not focus on a central point	Poor Do not focus on the thesis or vaguely relate to thesis. May include a central point that is unclear or without support.	Fair Focus on the thesis. Contains a central point and has support and/ or evidence for main idea of paragraphs. Each topic sentence is relevant to the thesis.	Good Clearly focuses on the thesis. The central point relates to the thesis and there is evidence and /or support for all paragraphs. Each topic sentence is relevant to the thesis.	Excellent All paragraphs contain a central point that focuses on the essay's thesis. All paragraphs have adequate support and/ or evidence. Each topic sentence is relevant to the thesis and points previewed in introduction.
Conclusion	Did not do Is merely a re-statement of the thesis or main idea. Does not bring a satisfactory end to the essay.	Poor Refers to the topic or assertion presented in the thesis. Re-states the main points of the essay verbatim. Does not bring a satisfactory end to essay.	Fair Refers to the topic and assertion presented in the thesis, summarized the main points of the essay verbatim or otherwise, and ends the essay.	Good Refers to the topic and assertion presented in the thesis, summarized the main points of the essay without repetition, and ends the essay.	Excellent Refers to the topic and assertion presented in the thesis, summarized the main points of the essay without repetition, and ends the essay with a satisfying finish.
Essay Style	Did not do Does not follow the standards for any essay style.	Poor Slightly follows the standards for the chosen essay style.	Fair Follows the standards of the chosen essay style, but may miss a few key points.	Good Follows the standards of the chosen essay style. Does not miss any key points relevant to essay.	Excellent Follows the standards of the chosen essay style. Includes all key points relevant to essay style and may include other styles.
Grammar and Spelling	Did not do Contains more than 6 grammar and/ or spelling errors.	Poor Contains 5-6 grammar and/ or spelling errors.	Fair Contains 3-4 grammar and/ or spelling errors.	Good Contains 1-2 grammar and/ or spelling errors.	Excellent Contains no grammar and/ or spelling errors.
MLA Guidelines	Did not do Does not follow MLA format.	Poor Follows guidelines for MLA including format and work cited. May contain five or six errors.	Fair Follows guidelines for MLA including format and work cited. May contain three or four errors.	Good Follows guidelines for MLA including format and work cited. May contain one or two errors.	Excellent Follows all guidelines for MLA including format and work cited. No errors.

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