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Essay Question Scoring Rubric Essay Question Scoring Rubric A rubric used to score the exam's essay questions. Rubric Code: G37A8X By jec365 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Exam Grade Levels: (none)

Essay Questions
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Content	Excellent Essay answers cover the entire topic with excellent depth & scope.	Good Essay answers cover most of the topic with average depth & scope.	Fair Essay answers cover part of the topic with little depth & scope.	Poor Essay answers cover the topic in a superficial manner.
Writing	Excellent Clearly addresses all parts of the writing task.	Good Addresses all parts of the writing task.	Fair Addresses only parts of the writing task.	Poor Addresses only one part of the writing task.
Flow	Excellent Enjoyable to read. Shows understanding of the concept of diction. Ideas flow smoothly and language is mature.	Good Essay is easy to read and flows well. Words are used correctly and language is age-appropriate	Fair Essay is readable but is choppy at places. Some words are misused and language is somewhat immature.	Poor Essay is difficult to read. Words are misused and language is immature.
Mechanics	Excellent Essay has no errors in mechanics. Questions are answered in complete sentences.	Good Essay has 1-2 errors in mechanics. Many of the questions are answered in complete sentences.	Fair Essay has 3-4 errors in mechanics. Some of the questions are answered in complete sentences.	Poor Essay has more than 5 spelling, punctuation, capitalization errors. Questions are not answered in complete sentences.
Grammar/Usage	Excellent Essay has no errors in grammar or usage.	Good Essay has 1-2 errors in grammar and usage.	Fair Essat has 3-4 erros in grammar and usage.	Poor Essay has 4-5 errors in grammar and usage.
Neatness	Excellent Essay answers are written in best cursive writing or printing.	Good Most of the essay answers are written in best cursive writing or printing.	Fair Some of the essay answers are written in best cursive writing or printing making it diffucult to understand the answers.	Poor Few of the essay answers are written in best cursive writing or printing making it diffucult to understand the answers.