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iRubric: General High School Essay Rubric 5 paragraphs

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General High School Essay Rubric 5 paragraphs General High School Essay Rubric 5 paragraphs Rubric to be used to assess a three paragraph essay at the high school level. Rubric Code: X2462WA By Eupmeyer Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Enter rubric title Writing: 5 paragraph essay
	Exceeds Standard (N/A)	Meets Standard (N/A)	Partially Meets Stndard (N/A)	Attempted (N/A)	Not Attempted (N/A)
Introduction (Organization)	Exceeds Standard There is a well-focused Thesis Statement that introduces the essay ad clearly addresses all elements of the outline.	Meets Standard Introduction clearly states the main topic, adequately addressing the elements of the outline.	Partially Meets Stndard Introduction is somewhat clear, but only partially addresses the elements of the outline.	Attempted Introduction does not address the elements of the outline.	Not Attempted No introduction is present.
Support for Thesis (details)	Exceeds Standard Each body paragraph contains a topic sentence and relevant, telling, quality concrete details that give the reader important information that goes beyond the obvious or predictable. All supporting details serve to prove the thesis statement.	Meets Standard Each body paragraph contains a topic sentence that is adequately supported by relevant concrete details. Most supporting details serve to prove the thesis statement.	Partially Meets Stndard Topic sentence is stated in some body paragraphs. Supporting details are relevant but some key issues are unsupported. Support for the thesis statement is weak.	Attempted Topic sentence is weak. Supporting details and information are typically unclear or not related to the topic. There is a seemingly random collection of information. Thesis statement lacks proof.	Not Attempted No topic sentence is present OR no concrete details are present. The paragraph contains no facts, details or examples.
Conclusion (Organization)	Exceeds Standard The conclusion is strong and logical; provides a clear answer to the question, "So what?"	Meets Standard The conclusion is logical and adequately answers the question, "So what?"	Partially Meets Stndard The conclusion is logical but does not answer the question, "So what?"	Attempted Conclusion is illogical.	Not Attempted There is no clear conclusion, the paper just ends.
Formatting	Exceeds Standard The essay contains all APA format: heading, type and size of letter, indentation, margins, double space.	Meets Standard The essay contains 4 format requirements.	Partially Meets Stndard The essay contains 3 format requirements.	Attempted The essay contains 2 format requirements.	Not Attempted The essay contains 1 or 0 format requirements.