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Essay Rubric 
A general purpose rubric used to evaluate essays for all subjects
Rubric Code: PB5978
By docmeadows
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Subject: (General)  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Above Average

4 pts

Outstanding

5 pts

IDEAS
6 pts

- Main idea
- Supporting ideas
- Use of details
- Awareness of purpose
- Sense of completeness
Poor

Little or no focus; unclear, irrelevant, repetitive ideas; response is incomplete or too brief; does not demonstrate an awareness of the purpose of the essay
Fair

Minimal focus; vague or general examples; demonstrates minimal awareness of the purpose of the essay
Good

Sufficiently focused; some ideas and examples; generally appropriately addresses the intended purpose of the essay
Above Average

Consistently focused; ample ideas and examples; may use multiple strategies or counterarguments
Outstanding

Fully focused with a wealth of ideas and examples; uses multiple strategies and counterarguments
ORGANIZATION
6 pts

- Introduction, body, conclusion
- Ideas sequenced
- Ideas grouped
- Effective transitions
Poor

Little evidence of organization or sequencing; transitions not used
Fair

Organization is inappropriate or formula-based; lacks an introduction and/or conclusion; rare use of transitions
Good

Generally appropriate organization; clear sequence of ideas; ideas may be repetitive; uses transitions
Above Average

Appropriate organization of ideas; logical idea sequencing; variety of transitions
Outstanding

Organization of ideas supports writer's focus; logical grouping of ideas; effective and varied transitions
STYLE
4 pts

- Variety of sentences
- Word choice
- Appropriate person
Poor

Use of language is confusing; inappropriate or incorrect use of words
Fair

Simple, ordinary, or repetitive word use; minimal variation of sentence structure and/or length
Good

Appropriate language; adequate, but simple or ordinary word choice; some variety of sentence length and structure
Above Average

Language enhances intended purpose of essay; appropriate word choice; variety of sentence structure and length
Outstanding

Carefully constructed sentences indicate command of subject; advanced vocabulary evident by word choice;variety of sentence structure and length
CONVENTIONS
4 pts

- Subject-verb agreement
- Appropriate form of words
- Spelling, punctuation, capitalization
Poor

Lack of understanding of written English conventions; pervasive error throughout essay that detract with meaning of essay
Fair

Minimal understanding of written English conventions; frequent errors interfere with meaning of essay
Good

Sufficient control of written English conventions; errors interfere with flow of writing but do not distract with meaning of essay
Above Average

Adequate knowledge of written English conventions; minor errors do not interfere with meaning of essay
Outstanding

Demonstrated command of written English conventions; no errors




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