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5 Paragraph Essay Expository Essay Guidelines for scoring an essay. Rubric Code: H3BW7B By hayemi Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Basic Essay
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Introduction	Poor Thesis is not present or is not clear	Fair Thesis is present but doesn't include reasons that support the prompt.	Good Thesis is present and clearly written with some reasons that support the prompt.	Excellent Thesis is present and clear with three reasons that support the prompt.
Main Idea of each paragraph	Poor Main idea is not present or is unclear.	Fair Main Idea is present but does not restate the prompt.	Good Main Idea is present and clearly written.	Excellent The Main Idea is a clear restating of the prompt.
Supporting details	Poor The details do not support the main idea.	Fair Some of the details support the main idea, but there are some that do not.	Good Each detail supports the main idea but there are no follow up sentences.	Excellent Each detail supports, or tells more about the topic. follow up sentences provide additional support.
Conclusion	Poor There is no conclusion the essay just ends without summing up or restating the topic. It doesn't tie the the details together.	Fair There is an attempt at a conclusion, but it doesn't restate the topic or tie the details together.	Good The conclusion sums up the topic, by restating it, but it does not tie the details together.	Excellent The conclusions does an excellent job of summing up or restating the topic and tieing the details together.
Grammar and Mechanics	Poor The essay contains 6 or more errors in usage, spelling and mechanics.	Fair The essay contains 3 to 5 errors in usage, spelling and mechanics.	Good The essay contains 1 or 2 errors in usage, spelling and mechanics.	Excellent The essay contains no errors in usage, spelling, and mechanics.