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Immigration and Ethnicity in the United States English 100B -- Essay 1 Paper one Rubric Code: A23X5C By liztorbenson Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Hist. 264, Paper 1
	Poor 10 pts	Fair 15 pts	Good 25 pts	Points Earned (N/A)
Follows Directions	Poor Essay does not include all elements outlined in instructions. Essay is missing either quotes from text and discussion of quotes and/or personal experience.	Fair Essay does not include all elements outlined in instructions. Essay is missing a summary of the text, but does include quotes and personal experience.	Good Essay includes all elements outlined in the instructions: summary, quotes from text, discussion of quotes, personal experience, discussion of personal experience	Points Earned
Thesis/Main Idea	Poor Essay is almost all purely summary, or it is not clear how the information in each paragraph is related to the essay's thesis/main idea.	Fair Essay includes a thesis statement in introduction. Thesis statement is no clearly presented in intro. Not all paragraphs make it clear how they relate to thesis/main idea.	Good Essay includes a thesis statement in introduction. Thesis statement is author's position/opinion about one element of essay. Essay stays focused on this point throughout.	Points Earned
Organization	Poor Topic sentences are generally weak. Paragraphing is confusing and illogical. PIE structure is not used.	Fair Each paragraph has a topic sentence that supports the essay's main idea, but paragraphing is not smooth or logical. PIE structure not used in all paragraphs.	Good Each paragraph has a topic sentence that makes a point that supports the essay's thesis/main idea. Paragraphing is smooth and logical. Author uses PIE structure.	Points Earned
Grammar/Punctuation	Poor Essay is contains several fragment and/or run-on sentences, spelling/WC, and comma problems. Essay has not been proofed/revised for mistakes/formatting.	Fair Essay is mostly free of fragments and run-ons but contains some spelling/WC errors, and comma problems. Essay has been proofread and revised for mistakes and formatting issues.	Good Essay is free of fragments, run-ons, spelling/WC errors, and comma problems. Essay has been proofread and revised for careless mistakes and formatting issues.	Points Earned