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3-Paragraph Essay Rubric 
3-Paragraph Essay Rubric
Students will utilize the 3-paragraph essay to address ONE of two themes addressed in the Dan Ariely Ted video: http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_on_our_buggy_moral_code.html? 1.PERSONAL FUDGE FACTOR What is your personal fudge factor? What do you tell yourself to make that fudge factor acceptable to yourself? Has your fudge factor changed over time? Is your experience with your personal fudge factor supported by the research cited in the video? Give examples. 2.INTUITIVE PRACTICES Dan Ariely tells his story about how his experience in the hospital influenced his desire to be a researcher. The practices of removing his bandages were not based on research but on an accepted intuition. There are many practices like this in our society. Identify one such intuitive practice. What questions do you have about the validity of this practice? What could you do to find an answer?
Rubric Code: H88862
By debakelley
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Public Rubric
Subject: English  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Powered by iRubric 3-Paragraph Essay
  Effective

Reader understands and easily follows the writer’s expression of ideas.

10 pts

Adequate

Reader understands
writer’s ideas.

8 pts

Marginal

Reader occasionally has
difficulty understanding
or following the writer’s ideas.

6 pts

Below Marginal

Reader has difficulty identifying or following the writer’s ideas.

4 pts

Inadequate

2 pts

Response to Prompt
10 pts

Effective

Presents a clearly focused main idea/theme.
Adequate

Uses the assigned topic to establish a main idea/theme.
Marginal

Addresses the assigned topic/theme, though the focus may shift.
Below Marginal

Attempts to address assigned topic/theme but with little or no focus.
Inadequate

Does not attempt to address assigned topic/theme.
Organization
10 pts

Effective

Establishes a clear and logical organization.
Adequate

Uses an identifiable
organizational plan.
Marginal

Shows some evidence of an organizational plan.
Below Marginal

Fails to organize ideas.
Inadequate

Contains no organization or ideas.
Word Choice
10 pts

Effective

Exhibits varied and precise word choice. Figurative language is applied and used appropriately.
Adequate

Exhibits appropriate word choice. Figurative language is implied.
Marginal

Exhibits a narrow range of word choice, often including
inappropriate selections.
Below Marginal

Exhibits little variety of word usage, words are redundant.
Inadequate

Exhibits weak and/or
inappropriate words.
Spelling and Punctuation
10 pts

Effective

No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
Adequate

One to two grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
Marginal

Three to four grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.
Below Marginal

Four to six grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
Inadequate

More than six grammatical, spelling, or punctuational errors.
Style
10 pts

Effective

Essay has an interesting introductory statement that clearly states the focus, and an interesting conclusion that restates the main ideas and gives a personal connection that directly ties into the chosen theme.
Adequate

Essay has an introductory statement that states the focus, and a conclusion that restates the main ideas, and a personal connection that directly ties into the chosen theme.
Marginal

Introductory statement is unclear or does not state the main ideas. Conclusion does not restate the main ideas. personal connection does not directly tie into the chosen theme
Below Marginal

Essay lacks either an introductory statement, a conclusion, or a personal connection.
Inadequate

Essay lacks an introductory statement, a conclusion, and a personal connection.



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