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iRubric: EXPOSITORY/PERSUASIVE ESSAY RUBRIC

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EXPOSITORY/PERSUASIVE ESSAY RUBRIC EXPOSITORY/PERSUASIVE ESSAY RUBRIC Guidelines for assessing a formal essay assignment Rubric Code: YCA78A By ErinSpear Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

ELA Pre and Post Essay Rubric
	Excellent 8 pts	Good 5 pts	Fair 3 pts	Poor 1 pts	POINTS (N/A)
THESIS/MEANING	Excellent Presents a clear main idea that is thoughtful, interesting, and meaningful to the reader	Good Strays from main idea at one point in essay, but thesis is meaningful to reader	Fair Strays from main idea at several points in essay or thesis is not meaningful to reader	Poor No clear main idea is evident	POINTS
SUPPORT/DEVELOPMENT	Excellent Discusses main idea with adequate, specific, and logical support that makes an impact on the reader	Good One subpoint is not adequately supported	Fair Two or more subpoints are not adequately supported	Poor Little or no specific support or specific support provided is not logical	POINTS
ORGANIZATION	Excellent Takes the reader smoothly from one idea to another, and organizes ideas both within and between paragraphs	Good A few more transitions needed either between paragraphs or within paragraphs	Fair One or more paragraphs lack organization	Poor Oranization is illogical, nonexistant, or is not maintained	POINTS
READER AWARENESS/LANGUAGE USE	Excellent Writer considers reader's knowledge level, intelligence, opinion, and interests	Good A few elements do not relate to reader's knowledge and interests	Fair Several elements do not relate to reader's knowledge and interests	Poor Very little, if any, reader awareness is evident in the essay	POINTS
GRAMMAR and MECHANICS	Excellent Communicate--with reasonable correctness--in standar written English (SWE). That is, there are only a few, minor errors which do not interfere with communication	Good Contains a few errors that interfere with communication	Fair Contains several errors that interfere with communication	Poor Contains large number of errors that interfere with communication	POINTS
POINTS and LETTER GRADE	Excellent A = total points of 18-20	Good B = total points of 16-17	Fair C = total points of 14-15	Poor D = total points of 13 and below	POINTS POINT TOTAL =