iRubric: Expository Essay Writing rubric

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Expository Essay Writing Students will create an expository essay on any topic they have chosen. As students will be presenting their finished product, active listening skills are required. Rubric Code: D5W8B8 By danielle_d189 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Expository Essay Writing
	Poor 1-5 pts (N/A)	Fair 6-10 pts (N/A)	Good 11-15 pts (N/A)	Excellent 16-20 pts (N/A)
Writing 2.3 Use appropriate descriptive and evocative words, phrases, and expressions to make their writing clear and vivid for their intended audience	Poor Student does not make their writing clear and vivid for their indented audience.	Fair Student attempts to make their writing clear and vivid for their intended audience but it lacks appropriate descriptive and evocative words, phrases, and expressions.	Good Student uses appropriate descriptive and evocative words, phrases, and expressions in an attempt to make their writing clear and vivid for their intended audience.	Excellent Student uses appropriate descriptive and evocative words, phrases, and expressions in their writing. Their work is clear and vivid for their intended audience as a result.
Mechanics Use correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar to communicate the essay's message.	Poor Student does not use proper spelling, punctuation, or grammar to communicate the message of their essay.	Fair Student attempts to use proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar but the message of the essay is not clearly communicated.	Good Student uses correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar with few mistakes to communicate the message of their essay.	Excellent Student uses correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar without mistakes. The message of the essay is clearly communicated as a result.
Oral Communication 1.2 1.2: Identify and use several different active listening strategies (while other students are presenting)	Poor Student does not display active listening skills while other students are presenting.	Fair Student attempts to display active listening strategies while other students are presenting.	Good Student is able to display a few active listening strategies while other students are presenting.	Excellent Student demonstrates several active listening strategies (e.g. pays close attention to what the reader is saying, acknowledge other's ideas, asks questions of the presenter, etc.) while other students are presenting.