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Essay Writing Rubric

Student will "cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text (FLDOE Common Core Standard, 2010).

Rubric Code: X9493B

By melodysamborn

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Essay Rubric
	A to A- work (N/A)	B to B- work (N/A)	C to C- work (N/A)	D to D- work (N/A)	Failing work (N/A)
Introduction	A to A- work My first paragraph has has an excellent introduction which will grab the attention of my reader.	B to B- work My first paragraph has an introduction will which grab the attention of my reader.	C to C- work I have 4 - 5 spelling or grammar errors	D to D- work I have 6 - 7 spelling or grammar errors	Failing work I have 8 or more spelling or grammar errors
Development	A to A- work My paper is well developed and I have more than enough information to inform my reader about the topic. The information is clearly presented with lots of elaboration.	B to B- work My paper is fairly well developed and I have enough information to inform the reader about the topic. The information is clearly presented with some elaboration.	C to C- work My paper is developed but I have minimal information which informs the reader about the topic. The information is presented with little elaboration.	D to D- work My paper is not well developed and has a minimum amount of information. The information presented does not clearly explain the topic and might confuse my reader.	Failing work I made no attempt to develop my paper in that I wrote very little and what I did write was confusing or inaccurate.
Explanation of Detail	A to A- work There are plenty of specific details that are more than adequate to explain the topic.	B to B- work There are some specific details that adequately explain the topic but some of the details do not really add significance to my topic.	C to C- work I have details that only minimally address the topic. There are some details which do not fit in line with the topic at all.	D to D- work I used details on my topic but they were the wrong details used in which could prove my topic.	Failing work I have given no detail given which relates to my topic. I made no argument or explanation in an attempt to prove my topic.
Organization of Essay	A to A- work I have a clear organization of my essay and I do not stray from my topic.	B to B- work I have organization in my paper and do a fairly good job of staying on task with with the topic	C to C- work I have organization which I stray from at times occasionally in my essay.	D to D- work I have some organization in my essay but I have a tendency to stray from topic throughout the essay.	Failing work No organization in my essay is presented. It is not clear if I strayed from my topic or not.
Tone or Voice	A to A- work I frequently used language and tone to maintain the style of my writing in order to maintain a fluid read of my essay.	B to B- work I occasionally used language and tone while writing my essay.	C to C- work I attempted to speak to my reader but there were times of disconnect due to lack of style or tone in my essay.	D to D- work I presented a voice and attempted connect with my reader but my style or tone was misleading.	Failing work I had no clear voice in my essay and made no attempt for my reader to connect with the author in my essay. No use of style or tone was evident.
Spelling and Grammar	A to A- work I have no spelling or grammar errors	B to B- work I have 1 - 3 spelling or grammar errors	C to C- work I have 4 - 5 spelling or grammar errors	D to D- work I have 6 - 8 spelling or grammar errors	Failing work I have 9 or more spelling or grammar errors

Keywords:

strong textual evidence, analysis of an inferences drawn from text

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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