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Anthem Expository Essay Rubric Anthem Expository Essay Rubric Should the needs of society be more important than the needs of the individual? Rubric Code: K86X86 By bfgboy Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Anthem Essay Rubric
	Poor 10 pts	Fair 15 pts	Good 20 pts	Great 25 pts
Intro and Conclusion	Poor Does Not contain an intro or conclusion.	Fair Contains either an intro or a conclusion that introduces or extends the main idea, or contains both and neither relate to the main idea.	Good Contains both an intro and a conclusion and they do relate to the main idea, but are not fully developed.	Great Contains both an intro and a conclusion and they both relate to the main idea, and are both fully developed.
Body Paragraphs	Poor Contains less than five body paragraphs, or more than one of the body paragraphs don't address the three main points of the prompt or do not include quotes.	Fair Contains less than five body paragraphs, or one of the body paragraphs doesn't address the main points of the prompt or do not all include quotes.	Good Contains at least five body paragraphs, but some or all of the paragraphs don't address the main points of the prompt . Quotes not fully explained.	Great Contains at least five body paragraphs, and all of the paragraphs address the points of the prompt, and include quotes fully explained.
Grammar	Poor The essay lacks editing and review. It has distracting fragments/run-ons, usage errors, spelling. (More than 5 per page)	Fair The essay has several errors. Needs editing. (Less than 5 per page)	Good The grammar in this essay is good. Few errors. (Less than 3 per page)	Great The grammar is excellent. There are little to no mistakes.
Defense of Position	Poor Does not offer a solid position.	Fair Chooses a position, but offers little support.	Good Chooses a position and supports that position with at least three defined points.	Great Chooses a position and supports that position with at least six defined points.
Elaboration	Poor Little or no elaboration/explanation.	Fair Some explanation and interpretation.	Good Adequately explains and draws conclusions.	Great Skillfully presents detailed information with clear conclusions throughout the paper.
Writing guidelines	Poor Writing guidelines not followed. (skip lines, front only, ink, etc)	Fair Several guidelines not followed.	Good Almost all guidelines followed.	Great Guidelines followed. Includes prewrite, rough draft, typed draft, Anthem booklet.