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College Application Essay Rubric Mrs. Faust's College Application Essay Rubric Rubric for a college application essay Rubric Code: F57338 By mfriedman Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

College Application Essay
	Missing 0 pts	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Strong 4 pts
Opening	Missing Opening missing or does not relate to topic	Poor There is an opening.	Fair Opening simply states the topic.	Good Opening grabs readers attention in unique way.	Strong Opening uses vivid detail and concise dialogue to put the reader immediately into the story.
Organization	Missing Essay shows no attempt at organization.	Poor There is evidence of some organization.	Fair Essay is organized, but some paragraphs are misplaced.	Good Essay requires a little restructuring or editing but primarily well organized.	Strong Essay is well organized and the organization adds to the quality of the writing.
Level of Detail i.e. "show, don't tell"	Missing Essay contains no detail.	Poor	Fair Essay contains very little detail.	Good Essay contains some detail that supports the main idea/prompt.	Strong Essay contains vivid detail which appeals to multiple senses and supports the main idea.
Expression of self i.e. tells a story about YOU, as yourself	Missing Essay does not tell anything about the writer	Poor	Fair -Essay does not tell much about the writer.<BR> -No real "so what?"	Good -Essay explains some things about the writer, but does not distinguish the writer from others. -Essay is beginning to articulate a "so what?" but needs to do more to develop these ideas.	Strong -Essay clearly demonstrates how the writer is unique and separates the writer from other writers. <BR> -Essay has a clear "so what?"
editing/drafting -effort	Missing Was not proofread.	Poor Too many errors and not much evidence of real revision.	Fair Final essay does not show evidence of much editing or revising other than teacher's notes and comments.	Good Final essay shows evidence of some editing and revising but there are still some errors in the essay.	Strong Final essay clearly shows careful editing and revising to produce a near-perfect essay.