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Expository Essay Expository Essay Guidelines for scoring an expository essay. Rubric Code: E879C3 By AsuWriter Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Expository Essay
	4 Mastered (N/A)	3 Evolved (N/A)	2 Basic (N/A)	1 Target missed (N/A)
Thesis Statement	4 Mastered Thesis is present and clear and supports the essay's purpose.	3 Evolved Thesis is present and clearly written with some support of essay's purpose.	2 Basic Thesis is present but doesn't include reasons for the essay's purpose.	1 Target missed Thesis is not present or is not clear
Introduction	4 Mastered The introduction does an excellent job of hooking the reader into the essay. It includes the thesis and previews main points. Title catches the reader's attention.	3 Evolved The introduction simply states topic, has thesis and previews main points, but does not hook reader well. Title is relevant.	2 Basic Introduction is functional. May have thesis, but does not preview main points. In addition the title seems off base to the subject.	1 Target missed Introduction very weak, does not have thesis or preview of main points. Only previews topic. No mention of author and title.
Supporting details/textual support	4 Mastered Each body paragraph contains at least 3 supporting details.	3 Evolved Each body paragraph contains at least two supporting details.	2 Basic Each body paragraph contains at least one supporting detail.	1 Target missed No supporting details are present in body paragraphs
Logical order	4 Mastered The essay is developed in a logical order appropriate to the writer's purpose and readers needs.	3 Evolved Most of the essay is presented in a logical order, and readers should have little trouble following the supporting details.	2 Basic 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.	1 Target missed The supporting details within the essay as a whole are not developed in a logical order.
Transitions (Linking words)	4 Mastered Transitions are present and effectively direct readers from one example to the next. They exhibit sophistication on the part of the writer.	3 Evolved Transitions are present and direct readers from one example to the next but seem functional. They may be basic and/or confusing.	2 Basic Transitions are present but do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next. They may be basic and/or confusing.	1 Target missed Transitions are not present or do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next.
Grammar and Mechanics	4 Mastered The essay contains no errors in usage, spelling, and mechanics.	3 Evolved The essay contains few (1-3) errors in usage, spelling and mechanics.	2 Basic The essay contains several (4-6) errors in usage, spelling and mechanics.	1 Target missed The essay contains many (7 or more)errors in usage, spelling and mechanics.
Conclusion	4 Mastered The conclusion does an excellent job of summing up or restating the topic and tying the details together.	3 Evolved The conclusion sums up the topic by restating it, but it does not tie the details together.	2 Basic There is an attempt at a conclusion, but it doesn't restate the topic or tie the details together.	1 Target missed There is no conclusion. The essay just ends without summing up or restating the topic. It doesn't tie the details together.

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Expository

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English

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Writing

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