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Process Essay Rubric 
Process Essay Rubric
Students will write a formal process essay.
Rubric Code: WA7462
By cdeluz
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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4 pts


3 pts


2 pts


1 pts

Title and Heading

4

The title is an appropriate choice for the topic.
The heading is correctly formatted.
3

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2

Null
1

The title is not a good choice for the essay.
The heading is incorrectly formatted.
Hook

4

The writer used a hook that was creative, interesting and relevant to the reader.
3

Null
2

Null
1

The writer failed to create a hook to capture the reader's interest.
Content of the Process

The telling of the process
4

The essay explicitly describes the entire process from beginning to end, with many interesting details and all the steps are included. One step is more important than the others.
3

The essay describes the process well from beginning to end, including most of the important steps or details--but one step is not more important than the others.
2

The essay describes the process from beginning to end, but leaves out a few of the important steps or details. No one step is more important than the others.
1

The essay fails to describe the entire process from beginning to end, and excludes many needed steps of the process or details.
Paragraphs

4

The writer successfully indents each paragraph, writes in complete sentences, and there are five paragraphs.
3

The writer successfully indents each paragraph, writes in complete sentences, but there are only four paragraphs.
2

The writer successfully indents each paragraph, writes in complete sentences, but there are only two to three paragraphs.
1

The writer fails to indent or create paragraphs. It's all one, big, long paragraph-- OR-- The paragraph contains run-on sentences and/or fragments.
Grammar/Mechanics

Grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
4

The essay has correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
3

The essay has mostly correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
2

The essay has some correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
1

The essay contains many grammatical and mechanical errors.
Transitional Tags

The use of sequencing words
4

The writer correctly uses a minimum of five transitional tags in the essay.
3

The writer correctly uses four transitional tags in the essay.
2

The writer correctly uses three transitional tags in the essay.
1

The writer only uses two (or fewer) transitional tags.
Stylistic Elements

Follows directions
4

The paper was typed, doubled-spaced, used Times New Roman font (12 pt.), and contained no bullets/numbers or abbreviations or contractions.
3

The paper is missing one stylistic element.
2

The paper is missing two (or more) stylistic elements.
1

No attention was paid to stylistic requirements for this essay.



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