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Great Gatsby Rubriic 
5-Paragraph Essay Rubric
Rubric Code: Q38637
By akuske
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Great Gatsby Essay
  Effective

Reader understands and easily follows the writer’s expression of ideas.

4 pts

Adequate

Reader understands
writer’s ideas.

3 pts

Marginal

Reader has difficulty identifying or following the writer’s ideas.

2 pts

Below Marginal

1 pts

Introduction

Effective

Introduces the subject of the essay in an interesting way; does not repeat the prompt; includes a thesis that identifies the focus of the essay and indicates the direction of development.
Adequate

Introduces the subject of the essay; does not repeat the prompt; includes a thesis statement that somewhat identifies the focus of the essay.
Marginal

Vaguely introduces subject of essay; repeats part or all of prompt; provides an ambiguous thesis statement.
Below Marginal

Missing two or more of the following: an attention-getter, an identification of the subject of the essay (without repeating the prompt), and a thesis statement that identifies focus and direction of development.
Paragraphs 2 & 3

Effective

Identifes a past event or past events AND explains fully how the event(s) affected a character's actions, attitudes, and/or values. Explanation includes specific supporting details from the book.
Adequate

Identifes a past event or past events AND explains somewhat how the event(s) affected a character's actions, attitudes, and/or values. Adequately--but not fully--supports observations with details from the book.
Marginal

Vaguely identifes a past event or past events AND superficially explains how the event(s) affected a character's actions, attitudes, and/or values. Fails to use supporting details from the book.
Below Marginal

Fails to identify a past event or past events, explain how the event(s) affected a character's actions, attitudes, and/or values, and provide supporting details.
Paragraph 4

Effective

Shows how the character's relationship to the past contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole. Explains how this relationship illustrates something broader about what it means to be a human or about the human condition.
Adequate

Somewhat shows how the character's relationship to the past contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole. Somewhat explains how this relationship illustrates something broader about what it means to be a human or about the human condition.
Marginal

Attempts to show how the character's relationship to the past contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole. Vaguely explains how this relationship illustrates something broader about what it means to be a human or about the human condition.
Below Marginal

Fails to (1) show how the character's relationship to the past contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole and (2) explain how this relationship illustrates something broader about what it means to be a human or about the human condition.
Conclusion

Effective

Provides a sense of conclusion in an interesting way.
Adequate

Provides a sense of conclusion in a formulaic way.
Marginal

Attempts to provide a conclusion.
Below Marginal

Fails to provide a conclusion.
Sentence Fluency

Effective

Easy flow & rhythm, concise, varied
sentence structure
Adequate

Sentences more mechanical than fluid. Some variety of sentence structure.
Marginal

Awkward sentence structure affects readability and understanding. Too many sentences begin the same way or have the same basic structure.
Below Marginal

No sentence sense due to choppy, rambling, or incomplete sentences.
No sentence variety.
Conventions

Effective

Spelling correct. Accurate punctuation & capitalization. Grammar & usage correct.
Adequate

Spelling generally correct. Minimal punctuation & capitalization errors. Grammar & usage generally correct. Errors do not distract reader.
Marginal

Spelling correct on common words. Punctuation & easy capitalization mostly correct. Some grammar & usage errors. Errors occasionally distract reader.
Below Marginal

Spelling errors impede readability. I Incorrect punctuation & capitalization. Many usage & grammar errors. Errors distract reader.




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