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Crucible Short Writing Crucible Essay Rubric Code: MXA3WC9 By ddonovan Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Crucible Essay
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Paragraph and Structure	Excellent The essay is made up of distinct paragraphs, and each paragraph is made up of five to six sentences. Essay has strong introduction and conclusion.	Good The essay is made up of paragraphs, but some of the paragraphs are made up of only three to four sentences. Essay has acceptable intro and conclusion.	Fair The essay is made up of = paragraphs, but most of the paragraphs are made up of less than five sentences and are weak. Intro and conclusion are present but weak.	Poor There are not paragraphs in the essay. Intro and/or conclusion are missing
Main Idea/ Transition Statements	Excellent Each paragraph has a main idea sentence and a transition statement. (Except the conclusion paragraph which does not need a transition.)	Good Each paragraph has a main idea sentence, but some paragraphs do not have a transition statement.	Fair Some paragraphs do not have a main idea sentence and/ or most paragraphs do not have transition statements.	Poor While there may be main idea sentences in some of the paragraphs, there are no transition statements.
Personal Opinions	Excellent The main focus of the essay is the student's personal opinions.	Good Most of the essay is centered around the student's personal opinions.	Fair The student's personal opinions are discussed to some extent in portions of the paper.	Poor The student's personal opinion is not evident in the paper.
Use of Examples	Excellent There are examples from the play presented which clearly support the student's personal opinions. If outside sources were used, they are documented correctly.	Good There are examples from the play presented, but the support for the student's personal opinion is not entirely explained. If outside sources are used, there is an attempt at documentation.	Fair There are examples from the play presented to support the student's personal opinion. A very weak attempt at documentation of outside sources, if used.	Poor The example(s) presented from the play do(es) not support the student's personal opinion. No attempt at documenting outside sources.
Mechanics	Excellent There are no problems with mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling.	Good There are few problems with mechanics, usage, grammar, and spelling.	Fair There are many problems with mechanics, usage, grammar, and spelling.	Poor It is difficult to understand the essay because there are so many problems with mechanics, usage, grammar, and spelling.