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Definition paragraph Persuasive Essay (10% grammar) Rubric Code: J45B55 By rrudd57 Ready to use Private Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Essay 1
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3.5 pts	Fair 3 pts	Poor 2.5 pts
Topic sentence 30 %	Excellent A creative, thoughtful topic sentence that clearly identifies the topic	Good Topic sentence is clear and identifies the topic	Fair Topic sentence is present but may not clearly identify the topic	Poor Topic sentence is unclear and/or does not identify the topic
Structure 30 %	Excellent Each sentence has a thoughtful, clearly-stated connection to the topic sentence; thoughtful transitions are used throughout	Good Each sentence relates to the topic sentence; transitions are used	Fair Sentences are loosely connected to the topic sentence; transitions are weak or missing in some places	Poor Some sentences do not connect to the topic sentence; lacks transitions
Concrete details 30 %	Excellent Sufficient specific examples are provided with thoughtful connection to the topic sentence	Good Some specific examples with connections to the topic sentence	Fair Some form of examples which connect to the topic sentence	Poor Lacks examples and/or connection to the topic sentence
Format, Spelling and Grammar 10 %	Excellent 0-1 spelling errors and/or minor grammatical errors; correct MLA format	Good 2-3 spelling errors and/or few major or minor grammatical errors; correct MLA format	Fair 4-5 spelling errors and/or several major or minor grammatical errors; some MLA format errors	Poor More than 5 spelling errors and/or major and minor grammatical errors which interfere with meaning, non-MLA format