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Mockingbird Essay Response Writing Response Rubric Code: E44852 By summergrl0410 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Humanities Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Essay
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 4 pts	Target 6 pts
Thesis	Poor Thesis is not provided or is weak	Fair Thesis needs improvement.	Target Paper contains a strong thesis, which provides a statement about a theme from the movie.
Supporting Details	Poor Evidence and details supporting thesis are weak or not provided-no direct reference to the text is provided.	Fair Evidence and details provide some support for thesis, but more examples are needed-direct reference included.	Target Evidence and details provide significant information to support thesis statement and direct reference to book is provided.
Sentence Structure	Poor Sentences structure is similar throughout, no variation, transitions, etc.	Fair Sentence structure is relatively the same throughout, student needs to use more transitions.	Target Sentence structures are varied, containing simple and complex sentences, and also transitions.
Mechanics	Poor 6 or more grammatical errors	Fair 4-5 grammatical errors	Target Less than 2 grammatical errors.
Overall quality	Poor Paper needs additional work and topic needs to be addressed with further details/more in-depth.	Fair Paper is sufficient and provides details and information. More work could be done to "tighten" the paper and provide a more in-depth look at the topic.	Target Paper is well-written and provides an in-depth analysis of essay topic.