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iRubric: Cause and Effect Writing rubric

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Cause and Effect Writing Rubric Code: NBX42C By jeangold Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Cause and Effect Writing
	Poor 1 pts	Average 3 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Thesis	Poor There is not a thesis in the essay.	Average There is a thesis but it could be improved, or it is not correctly placed.	Excellent There is a clear and correctly placed thesis.
Support for thesis	Poor The information intended to support the thesis is unfocused and inadequate to effectively illustrate the points being made.	Average There is some support for the thesis, but more could be given; there are no examples to illustrate the points being made.	Excellent There is sufficient supporting evidence for the thesis of the essay, along with examples to illustrate the points being made.
Avoidance of logical fallacies	Poor The essay is full of fallacies.	Average There is one logical fallacy in the information given.	Excellent There are no logical fallacies in the information given.
Oversimplification	Poor The essay oversimplified causes and/or effects.	Average The essay somewhat oversimplified causes and/or effects.	Excellent The essay did not oversimplify causes and/or effects.
Organization	Poor The essay is unfocused and difficult to follow.	Average The essay is not consistent in its order of organization.	Excellent The essay is logically and sequentially organized.
Mechanics	Poor There are 5 or more errors in spelling,grammar, capitalization, or punctuation.	Average There are 2-4 errors in spelling, grammar, capitalization, or punctuation.	Excellent There are no errors in spelling, grammar, capitalization, or punctuation.
Format	Poor There were two or more errors in the formatting of the paper.	Average There was one error in either the heading or formatting of the paper.	Excellent The essay had a proper heading, was double-spaced, and typed with 12 pt. font.