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Exemplification Essay Rubric Exemplification Essay Rubric Guidelines for scoring an exemplication essay. Rubric Code: K3C693 By swaminanda3 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Exemplification Essay Enter rubric description
	Unacceptable/Failing 5 pts	Poor 6 pts	Average 7 pts	Good 8 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Thesis 10 pts Is there a clear, unifying thesis?	Unacceptable/Failing There is no apparent thesis	Poor Thesis is unclear or poorly placed.	Average Thesis is present but is too broad for the essay topic.	Good Thesis is present and clearly written but not written well enough to be considered excellent.	Excellent Thesis is clear & extremely and well-written.
Examples 10 pts Do all examples explain or clarify that generalization to the intended readers?	Unacceptable/Failing There are no examples	Poor Examples do not explain or clarify the essay's generalization to the intended readers	Average Examples minimally explain or clarify the essay's generalization to the intended readers.	Good Examples explain or clarify the essay's generalization to the intended readers but do not qualify as excellent.	Excellent Examples explain or clarify the essay's generalization to the intended readers in a clear and efficient manner.
Logical Order 10 pts Are the examples within each paragraph arranged coherently?	Unacceptable/Failing There is no apparent logic to the arrangement of the examples	Poor The examples within the paragraphs and/or throughout the paper are poorly arranged.	Average The examples within the paragraphs and/or throughout the paper are generally arranged in a logical order, though some ideas may not be in an effective order.	Good The examples within the paragraphs and/or throughout the paper are arranged in a logical order but do not qualify as excellent.	Excellent The examples within the paragraphs and/or throughout the paper are arranged in a logical and effective order.
Transitions 10 pts Do transitions help direct readers from one example to the next?	Unacceptable/Failing Transitions are not present	Poor Transitions do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next.	Average Transitions are present but do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next. They may be basic and/or confusing.	Good Transitions are present and direct readers from one example to the next though not to the level of excellent.	Excellent Transitions are present and effectively direct readers from one example to the next. They exhibit sophistication on the part of the writer.
Examples 10 pts Are sufficient examples present and are they appropriate for the paper?	Unacceptable/Failing There are no examples	Poor Essay does not include sufficient examples or examples are not appropriate to the essay.	Average Essay includes sufficient examples, but examples are not appropriate to the essay, or examples are appropriate, but not enough are included.	Good Essay includes sufficient examples or examples that are appropriate to the essay; the examples do not qualify as excellent.	Excellent Essay includes more than enough examples and all examples are appropriate to the essay.
Detail 10 pts Are examples developed in enough detail to be interesting and useful?	Unacceptable/Failing There are no details.	Poor Example are not developed in enough detail to be interesting or useful.	Average Examples are present but include minimal detail that would make them appealing or useful to the reader.	Good Examples are present and include sufficient detail to make them interesting or useful to the reader, though they do not qualify as excellent.	Excellent Examples are present and include more than enough detail to make them interesting or useful to the reader
Grammar and Mechanics 10 pts Does paper indicate that writer has control of the rules of grammar and mechanics?	Unacceptable/Failing Essay contains an unacceptable number of grammatical and mechanical errors.	Poor Essay contains many errors, some of which are distracting to the reader.	Average Essay contains many several errors, most are not distracting to the reader.	Good Essay contains a few errors, but they are not distracting to the reader.	Excellent Essay contains one or two errors.
Word Choice/Diction 10 pts Does writer use vocabulary appropriate to the essay.	Unacceptable/Failing Examples of poor word choice is glaring and unacceptable.	Poor Word choice is inappropriate to the essay.	Average Word choice is appropriate but lacks sophistication expected in word choice for this essay.	Good Word choice is appropriate but does not qualify as excellent.	Excellent Word choice is appropriate for the essay and reflects sophistication on the part of the writer.
Topic Sentences 10 pts Does each paragraph have a topic sentence that is clearly related to the thesis?	Unacceptable/Failing Paragraphs contain no discernible topic sentences.	Poor Topic sentences are often not related directly to the thesis and are not well-written.	Average Topic sentences are not very well-written or clearly related to the thesis.	Good Topic sentences are appropriate and related to the thesis but do not qualify as excellent	Excellent Topic sentences are clear, well-written and directly related to the thesis.
Introduction & Conclusion 10 pts Is there a interesting, attention-getting introduction and conclusion?	Unacceptable/Failing Paper has a beginning and an ending, but neither one qualifies as an introduction or conclusion.	Poor Neither is particularly interesting or well-written	Average One is interesting and well-written, but the other is not	Good Both introduction and conclusion are effective and well-written, but do rise qualify as excellent.	Excellent Both introduction and conclusion are well-written, interesting and effective.

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