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Expository Essay Expository Essay Guidelines for scoring an expository essay. Rubric Code: D5C722 By efields Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Expository Essay Guidelines for scoring an expository paragraph
	Poor 4 pts	Fair 6 pts	Good 8 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Writing Process Was all steps of the writing process taken?	Poor None of the steps of the writing process were taken.	Fair 1 step of the writing process was completed	Good 2 steps of the writing process were completed	Excellent All steps of the writing process were completed.
Thesis Statement Prompt is stated into a main idea for the essay.	Poor Thesis is not present or is not clear	Fair Thesis is present but does include reasons that support the prompt.	Good Thesis is present and clearly written with some reasons that support the prompt.	Excellent Thesis is present and clear with three reasons that support the prompt.
Main Idea of each paragraph Is prompt restated into a topic sentence?	Poor Main idea is not present or is unclear.	Fair Main Idea is present but does not restate the prompt.	Good Main Idea is present and clearly written.	Excellent The Main Idea is a clear restating of the prompt.
Supporting details Does each detail support, or tell more about the topic?	Poor The details do not support the main idea.	Fair Some of the details support the main idea, but there are some that do not.	Good Each detail supports the main idea but there are no follow up sentences.	Excellent Each detail supports, or tells more about the topic. follow up sentences provide additional support.
Logical order Does the order of the supporting details make sense?	Poor The supporting details within the essay as a whole are not developed in a logical order.	Fair The writer attempts to develop the essay in a logical order, but some of the essay may be presented in an order readers may find confusing.	Good Most of the essay is presented in a logical order, and readers should have little trouble following the supporting details.	Excellent The essay is developed in a logical order appropriate to the writer's purpose and readers needs.
Transitions (Linking words) Do linking words, or transition words, connect details so that the paragraph reads smoothly?	Poor Transitions are not present or do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next.	Fair Transitions are present but do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next. They may be basic and/or cofusing.	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.	Excellent Transitions are present and effectively dierect readers from one example to the next. They exhibit sophistication on the part of the writer.
Concluding Sentences Does each paragraph have a concluding sentence	Poor There is no concluding sentence present.	Fair There is an attempt at a concluding sentence, but lacks development.	Good The concluding sentence sums up the statements in the paragraph, but is somewhat lacking development.	Excellent The concluding sentence does an excellent job of summing up the statements in the paragraph and is well developed.
Target words Does the writer use vocabulary, target words appropriate to the paragraph?	Poor Word usage is inappropriate to the essay. The target words were used incorrectly or not at all.	Fair Some of the target words are used appropriately, while others are used inappropriately.	Good Word usage is appropriate but only uses two or three of the target words are used.	Excellent Word usage is appropriate for the essay and reflects sophistication on the part of the writer. Five of the target used all used appropriately.
Conclusion Does the conclusion restate the topic in a new way to tie 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.	Fair There is an attempt at a conclusion, but it doesn't restate the topic or tie the details together.	Good The conclusion sums up the topic, by restating it, but it does tie the details together.	Excellent The conclusions does an excellent job of summing up or restating the topic and tieing the details together.
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.	Fair The paragraph contains 3 to 5 errors in usage, spelling and mechanics.	Good The paragraph contains 1 or 2 errors in usage, spelling and mechanics.	Excellent The paragraph contains no errors in usage, spelling, and mechanics.

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