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Personal Essay Rubric

Write an essay about someone who has made a lasting impression on your life.

Rubric Code: Y8X666

By tamberlyt63

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Personal Essay
	DEVELOPING Shows confusion or lack of attention to skills presented in class. (N/A)	EMERGING Shows attempt to understand skills presented in class. (N/A)	PROFICIENT Shows understanding of skills presented in class. (N/A)	EXEMPLARY Shows mastery of skills presented in class. (N/A)
Ideas and detailed evidence	DEVELOPING No attention to details/evidence presented in class. Missing specific evidence and/or explanation of plot.	EMERGING Essay shows attempt at details/with evidence for structure. Evidence is chosen, but explanation is weak. Context is weak or overdone.	PROFICIENT Essay shows understanding of presenting details, Evidence is chosen, which is explained. An attempt at context introduces each evidence piece.	EXEMPLARY Essay shows clear understanding of detailed structure. Excellent evidence is chosen, which is thoroughly explained. Adequate context introduces each evidence piece.
Organization	DEVELOPING No evidence of organizational structure presented in class. No or little paragraphing to structure essay.	EMERGING Essay shows minor attention to organization including: * missing general to specific intro	PROFICIENT Essay shows attention to organization including: * attempt at general to specific intro	EXEMPLARY Essay shows excellent attention to organization including: * general to specific intro
Word Choice	DEVELOPING Flat language or thesaurus overload. Says little with many/few words.	EMERGING Moments of imprecision; now and then a “gem”. Words are frequently vague and imprecise.	PROFICIENT Functional, clear language;some promising moments. Words show beginning attention to precision of ideas being supported in essay.	EXEMPLARY Powerful, stunning verbs. Words show conciseness and precision of ideas being supported in essay
Sentence Fluency	DEVELOPING Awkward enough to make reader stumble, re-read often Relies too much on one particular type of opener	EMERGING Mechanical, but still readable; repetitive beginnings A few different sentence openers, few transitions	PROFICIENT Some variety in length, structure, beginnings; few awkward moments A few different setence openers, attempted transitions	EXEMPLARY Skims, sings, dances along like a lively script; easy to read without awkward sentence structures. Incorporates transitions to aid movement.
Conventions	DEVELOPING Noticeable, frequent, distracting errors; line-by-line editing required	EMERGING Noticeable, distracting errors that may affect meaning; errors even on basics	PROFICIENT Noticeable, but minor errors that do not obscure meaning; needs a good once-over	EXEMPLARY Only the pickiest editors will spot errors

Keywords:

6 Traits, six traits, writing

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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