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Personal Statement Essay Personal Statement Essay Evaluates an entrance essay. Rubric Code: F94X2A By corlettj Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Personal Essay 1
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Introduction	Poor Background details are a random collection of information, or unclear, or not related to topic. Introduction boring and uninteresting	Fair Introduction adequately explains the background, but may lack detail and creativity.	Good Introduction creates interest and is fairly well developed. Contains some background information.	Excellent Thesis statement present. Extremely well-developed introduction. Has an attention grabber. Has a transition into the next paragraph.
Main points/body paragraphs	Poor Details are either uninteresting or lacking. The narrator is undeveloped and tells rather thans shows, the story.	Fair There are clear points, but they lack detail. Points/action not very interesting.	Good Well developed main points directly related to action or point of the story. Detail is descriptive and interesting. There is a clear point of view.	Excellent Answered question prompted. Action/points in story is cleverly developed with colorful and lively description. There is a clear and consistent point of view used throughout the story.
Organization/structure	Poor No discernable organization. Transitions are not present	Fair Organization is clear. Transitions are present	Good Logical progression of ideas. Transitions are present equally throughout essay	Excellent Focused on the main idea. Logical progression of ideas with a clear structure that enhances the story. Transitions are mature and graceful.
Style:sentence flow, diction	Poor Writing is confusing, hard to follow. Contains fragments and/or run-on sentences. Inappropriate diction.	Fair Student explains emotion. Writing is clear, but sentences may lack variety. Diction is appropriate.	Good Writing is clear and sentences have varied structure. Diction is consistent.	Excellent Student expresses emotion. Writing is smooth, skillful, and coherent. Sentences are strong and expressive with varied structure. Uses colorful language.
Mechanics	Poor Distracting errors in grammar, puncuation, spelling, and capitalization	Fair A few errors in punctuation, grammar, spelling, and capitalization.	Good Punctuation, spelling, grammar, and capitalization are generally correct with few errors.	Excellent Followed instructions. No errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, or capitalization.