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VFW Essay Rubric 
Expository Essay Rubric
Guidelines for scoring an essay.
Rubric Code: UXX3W2C
By lassiee
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

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Points Awarded

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Paragraph 1-Introduction

Writer's purpose clearly stated and connects the topic to the hook sentence.
Poor

Connection is not clear


1 Point
Fair

Connection is present, but does not support the topic.

2 Points
Good

Connection is present, but not clearly written to support the topic.

3 Points
Excellent

Connection is present and clear with support for the topic.

4 Points
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Hook in Introduction

A "hook" that captures the reader's attention and leads into the topic
Poor

does not use a hook/ goes straight to the reasons


1 Point
Fair

uses a hook that somewhat grabs the reader's attention and hints at the topic

2 Points
Good

uses a hook that grabs the reader's attention and invites him to read more by hinting at the topic

3 Points
Excellent

uses a clever hook that instantly grabs the reader's attention and invites him to read more by hinting at the topic

4 Points
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2 Reasons in Introduction

2 Reasons clearly stated in introduction
Poor

Reasons are not present or they're unclear.



1 Point
Fair

Reasons are present but does not relate to topic.


2 Points
Good

Reasons are present and clearly written.


3 Points
Excellent

Reasons are present, clearly written, relates to the topic.


4 Points
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Paragraph 2

Does paragraph give reason one and detail sentences?
Poor

The details do not support the main idea of the paragraph.


1 Point
Fair

Some of the details support the main idea of the paragraph, but there are some that do not.

2 Points
Good

Each detail supports the main idea of the paragraph, but there are no follow up sentences.

3 Points
Excellent

Each detail supports, or tells more about the main idea of the paragraph. Follow up sentences provide additional support.

4 Points
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Paragraph 3

Does paragraph give reason two and detail sentences?
Poor

Transitions are not present or do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next.


1 Point
Fair

Transitions are present but do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next. They may be basic and/or confusing.

2 Points
Good

Transitions are present and direct readers from one example to the next though not to the level of excellent. They may be basic and/or confusing.

3 Points
Excellent

Transitions are present and effectively dierect readers from one example to the next. They exhibit sophistication on the part of the writer.

4 Points
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Word choice and voice

Does the writer use vocabulary appropriate to the topic?
Poor

Word usage is not appropriate for the essay.



1 Point
Fair

Some word usage is appropriate, some not.

2 Points
Good

Word usage is appropriate

3 Points
Excellent

Word usage is appropriate for the essay and reflects sophistication on the part of the writer.

4 Points
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Paragraph 4 Conclusion

Does the conclusion restate the topic in a new way that ties the details together?
Poor

There is no conclusion the essay just ends without summing up or restating the topic. It doesn't tie the the details together.


1 Point
Fair

There is an attempt at a conclusion, but it doesn't restate the topic or tie the details together.

2 Points
Good

The conclusion adequately sums up the topic by restating it, and it does tie the details together.


3 Points
Excellent

The conclusion does an excellent job of summing up or restating the topic and tying the details together.

4 Points
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Grammar and Mechanics

Does the paper indicate that the writer has control of the rules of spelling, grammar and mechanics?
Poor

The paragraph contains 6 or more errors in usage, spelling and mechanics



1 Points
Fair

The paragraph contains 3 to 5 errors in usage, spelling and mechanics


2 Points
Good

The paragraph contains 1 or 2 errors in usage, spelling and mechanics

3 Points
Excellent

The paragraph contains no errors in usage, spelling, and mechanics

4 Points
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Descriptive Words

Did writer include vivid adjectives and verbs? Are there too many repeated words or phrases?
Poor

There are too many repeats and no vivid adjectives or verbs were used.


1 Point
Fair

There are several repeats and not many vivid adjectives or verbs were used.


2 Points
Good

There are very few repeats and some vivid adjectives or verbs were used.

3 Points
Excellent

There are not any repeats and several vivid adjectives or verbs were used.

4 Points
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