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Brutus: Honorable or not? Prompt: Argue or defend the following statement: Brutus was honorable in his choice to kill Julius Caesar. Rubric Code: J37X74 By Titania24G Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

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	Poor 10 pts	Fair 14 pts	Good 17 pts	Great 20 pts
Fluidity/Organization	Poor Topics and arguments jump around. No identifiable paragprahs. No topic sentences. Hard to read and understand.	Fair Rambling. Off topic. Paragraphs are identifiable, but they are not organized. No topic sentences.	Good Easy to read, but strays from topic occasionally. Topic sentences are identifiable but not clear.	Great Easy to read. Paragraphs focus on one single topic. Topic sentences are easy to find at the beginning of each paragraph and are specific to the topic.
Facts and Evidence	Poor No quotes or evidence to support ideas and arguments.	Fair Random quotes are selected. Includes excess evidence, or not enough evidence. Not relevant or related.	Good Quotes are included, but not integrated. Not all quotes are relevant or help to support the idea presented. Mostly paraphrasing.	Great Relevant quotes are used to support ideas and arguments. Quotes are integrated.
Grammar/Spelling	Poor Several mistakes which make the paper hard to understand. Several contactions, run-ons, colloquialism, jargon.	Fair Five or six mistakes in spelling and grammar.	Good Few mistakes in spelling and grammar, but the mistakes do not distract from the understanding of the piece.	Great Essay has no spelling or grammar errors.
Thesis Statement	Poor Simply restates the prompt. Includes personal preference or beliefs. Hard to find.	Fair Does not answer all parts of the prompt. Vague.	Good Answers the general question, but is not specific.	Great Clear, explicit, specific, persuasive (takes a position) thesis which answers all parts of the prompt. Found in the last sentence of the introductory paragraph.
MLA Format	Poor Several mistakes in formatting. Did not apply MLA format at all.	Fair Five or six mistakes in formatting.	Good Few mistakes in formatting.	Great Margins, heading, pagination, internal citations, works cited, and general format is all correct.