iRubric: Short Essay (in-class) rubric

No clear ideas; logic is flawed; topic is misunderstood; knowledge is not demonstrated; significance is lacking.

Ideas usually not coherent; claim is made but not supported, or support given for unclear claim; effects not well-understood; causal chain broken; topic may not be understood; knowledge is only partially demonstrated. A major aspect of the issue is misunderstood or significance is completely missed.

Ideas usually coherent; claim is made, but not always clearly or support not strong; causal chain usually clear, but details of how the effect is brought about is missed; topic mostly understood; knowledge demonstrated basically, but some misunderstanding might be apparent/significance not appreciated.

Ideas are coherent; a clear claim is made that is supported by evidence; effects are clear; causal chain is logical; topic is understood; knowledge is demonstrated; no misunderstanding, but the real significance may not be fully appreciated.

Ideas flow nicely together; evidence is strong and appropriate; causal chain is very logical; topic is well-understood; effects are clearly understood and articulated; knowledge is above and beyond what was required; significance of the topic is understood.

one paragraph or unstructured writing; no structure TS/conclusion/transitions/commentary/title

less than 3 paragraphs; several elements missing, such as TS or conclusion or evidence/analysis is lacking; no title or awkward title.

3 paragraph structure is attempted, but may be missing some element such as TS or conclusion; transitions mostly basic, with some attempt to use extraordinary ones; title may not be outstanding

3 paragraph structure; strong transitions; M.E.A.L. structure [Main Idea (topic sentence/claim); Analysis; Evidence; Link back to claim (conclusion)]; title/name

Excellent structure; extraordinary transitions; MEAL structure; title is outstanding