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Definition Essay Definition Essay Preliminary Paper Submission for ENC 1101. Rubric Code: A553XX By genyne226 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Definition Essay
	Effective Reader understands and easily follows the writer’s expression of ideas. 5 pts	Adequate Reader understands writer’s ideas. 4 pts	Marginal Reader occasionally has difficulty understanding or following the writer’s ideas. 3 pts	Below Marginal Reader has difficulty identifying or following the writer’s ideas. 2 pts	Inadequate 1 pts
Response to Prompt 15 % 15pts	Effective Presents a clearly focused main idea that addresses prompt.	Adequate Uses the writing prompt to establish a main idea.	Marginal Addresses the prompt, though the focus may shift.	Below Marginal Attempts to address prompt but with little or no success in establishing a focus.	Inadequate Does not attempt to address prompt
Organization 15 % 15pts	Effective Establishes a clear and logical organization.	Adequate Uses an identifiable organizational plan.	Marginal Shows some evidence of an organizational plan.	Below Marginal Fails to organize ideas.	Inadequate Contains no organization or ideas.
Development & Details 20 % 20pts	Effective Achieves coherent development with specific and relevant details and examples.	Adequate Has focused but occasionally uneven development; incorporates some specific detail.	Marginal Has some development but lacks specific details; may be limited to a listing, repetitions, or generalizations.	Below Marginal Demonstrates little development; usually lacks details or examples or presents irrelevant information.	Inadequate Demonstrates no development; usually lacks details or examples or presents irrelevant information
Conventions of English 25 % 25pts	Effective Consistently controls structure and the conventions of Edited American English (EAE) (including spelling and grammar).	Adequate Generally controls sentence structure and the conventions of EAE.	Marginal May demonstrate inconsistent control of sentence structure and the conventions of EAE.	Below Marginal May exhibit minimal control of sentence structure and the conventions of EAE.	Inadequate May exhibit no control of sentence structure and the conventions of EAE.
Research/ MLA Documentation 25 % 25pts	Effective Paper follows all format quidelines and evidence of research well demonstrated.	Adequate Paper follows nearly all format quidelines and evidence of research well demonstrated.	Marginal Paper follows most format quidelines and evidence of research adequately demonstrated.	Below Marginal Paper follows some format quidelines and evidence of research is poorly demonstrated.	Inadequate Paper does not follow all format quielines and there is no evidence of research.

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writing, 5-paragraph, essay, definition

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English

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