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Personal Narrative Essay

Rubric Code: WXWBB5X

By eefohl

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Great (N/A)
MLA Format	Poor Essay does not follow MLA formatting guidelines	Fair Essay barely follows MLA formatting guidelines. Many errors present	Good Essay follows MLA formatting guidelines except for a few errors	Great Essay follows MLA formatting guidelines
Correct Length	Poor Essay is not the correct length	Fair	Good	Great Essay is the correct length
Intro Paragraph	Poor All three elements are not present	Fair Is lacking in regard to the hook, background information, and thesis	Good Has a hook, some information, and a thesis	Great Contains a good, intriguing hook, background information, and a strong thesis
Thesis Statement	Poor No thesis statement	Fair Weak thesis statement. Does not have all three points listed	Good Good thesis statement. Could be tighter, but generally revelas where the paper is headed	Great Strong thesis statement. Acts as a roadmap for the paper
Body Paragraphs	Poor Body paragraphs lack all the necessary elements	Fair Body paragraphs lack the three necessary elements or are weak in certain aspects	Good Body paragraphs have transitions, topic sentences, and evidence but could be tighter or more thorough	Great Body paragraphs include transitions, topic sentences, and evidence
Conclusion	Poor There is no conclusion or it is exceptionally weak	Fair Conclusion is fairly weak. Leaves the reader unimpressed. Simply restates the thesis	Good Conclusion is solid. Restates thesis in a new manner and adds the "so what?" factor	Great Conclusion is quite strong. Leaves reader satisfied with the paper by including a restated thesis and good "so what?" portion
Grammar Mechanics	Poor Essay contains tons of grammar errors. Unable to read fluidly. Errors are a distraction	Fair Many grammar errors in the essay. Difficult to read	Good Very few grammar errors. They do not detract from the essay's worth	Great No grammar errors
Overall Impression	Poor Essay is almost unreadable. It is unorganized, unchecked, and unbearable to read	Fair Essay is underwhelming. Reader is bored with content, distracted by errors, or annoyed with organziation issues	Good Good paper, author has written well. Does not amaze the reader, but gets the necessary information acrossed	Great Great paper! Author has written cleanly, concisely, with varied prose, and with a certain flare
Organization	Poor Paper seems to have been organized with the intent to drive an English teacher insane	Fair Paper lacks organization. it is as though the student wrote the paragraphs, placed them on a dart board, then threw darts to see where each paragraph should go	Good Paper is tightly organized and follows the tried and true 5 paragraph formula	Great Paper is well organized! Follows the 5 paragraph formula, but adds some beautiful transitions to keep it flowing

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