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Final Exam Sem 1 Essay Unit One Exam Part I - Take-Home Essay Essay topics: Into Thin Air and Night Rubric Code: K6A9CW By meddape Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Exam Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Essay Chosen: A B C D E F G
	Poor 8 pts	Fair 16 pts	Good 24 pts	Excellent 32 pts
Connections 1 pts Essay makes connections between discussed concepts and the literature.	Poor Connections between the book/s and the broader ideas are loose and/or unclear.	Fair Connections between the book/s and the broader ideas may be mentioned, but they are not developed fully.	Good Connections between the book/s and the broader ideas are mentioned and developed throughout the paper.	Excellent Connections between the book/s and a broader idea is the major focus of the paper.
Depth 1 pts Essay has fully developed ideas.	Poor Ideas in the essay are mentioned but not backed up.	Fair Ideas in the essay are mentioned, and there is an attempt made to back up the ideas, but the essay is mostly plot summary.	Good Ideas in the essay are backed up, although there may be too much repetition or there may not be enough examples to support the ideas fully. Some quotations evident.	Excellent Ideas in the essay are fully backed up with appropriate examples and quotations.
Organization 1 pts The essay has all of the following elements: an introduction, a thesis statement, at least 2 body paragraphs with supporting evidence, and a conclusion. Transitions allow the paper to flow.	Poor The essay is missing more than 4 of the "excellent" organizational elements.	Fair The essay is missing 3-4 of the "excellent" organizational elements.	Good The essay is missing 1-2 of the "excellent" organizational elements.	Excellent The essay has all of the following elements: a creative title, an introduction, a thesis statement, at least 2 body paragraphs with supporting evidence, and a conclustion. The paper is in 12-point normal font, and it is double-spaced and typed. The paper is at least 1 1/2 pages long.
Language Use 1 pts The essay has been proof-read, and is free of errors. Quotes are cited correctly.	Poor The essay has been spell-checked and proof-read, and has more than 15 errors.	Fair The essay has been spell-checked and proof-read, and has 10-15 errors.	Good The essay has been spell-checked and proof-read, and has 5-10 minor errors.	Excellent The essay has been spell-checked and proof-read, and has less than 5 minor errors.