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Writing Rubric Rubric Code: S254C2 By puakea Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Mechanics	Poor Essay contains few of the following: student name, date, period and subject in the upper, right-hand corner or on a title page; 12 font and double-spaced if typed; legible and on front side of paper only if handwritten; neat and free of stray marks, stains, holes, etc.	Fair Essay contains some of the following: student name, date, period and subject in the upper, right-hand corner or on a title page; 12 font and double-spaced if typed; legible and on front side of paper only if handwritten; neat and free of stray marks, stains, holes, etc.	Good Essay contains most of the following: student name, date, period and subject in the upper, right-hand corner or on a title page; 12 font and double-spaced if typed; legible and on front side of paper only if handwritten; neat and free of stray marks, stains, holes, etc.	Excellent Essay contains all of the following: student name, date, period and subject in the upper, right-hand corner or on a title page; 12 font and double-spaced if typed; legible and on front side of paper only if handwritten; neat and free of stray marks, stains, holes, etc.
Thesis and Support	Poor Essay contains few of the following: 5 sentence paragraphs, an opening paragraph, a 3-point thesis, 3 body paragraphs, a conclusion and a title pulled from the last 2-5 words in the conclusion.	Fair Essay contains some of the following: 5 sentence paragraphs, an opening paragraph, a 3-point thesis, 3 body paragraphs, a conclusion and a title pulled from the last 2-5 words in the conclusion.	Good Essay contains most of the following: 5 sentence paragraphs, an opening paragraph, a 3-point thesis, 3 body paragraphs, a conclusion and a title pulled from the last 2-5 words in the conclusion.	Excellent Essay contains all of the following: 5 sentence paragraphs, an opening paragraph, a 3-point thesis, 3 body paragraphs, a conclusion and a title pulled from the last 2-5 words in the conclusion.
Purpose and Audience	Poor Student demonstrates no understanding of the purpose and audience. Only one, if any, part of the writing task is addressed.	Fair Student demonstrates little understanding of the purpose and audience. Some parts of the writing task are addressed.	Good Student demonstrates a general understanding of the purpose and audience. Most parts of the writing task are addressed.	Excellent Student demonstrates a clear understanding of the purpose and audience. All parts of the writing task are clearly addressed.
Writing Structure	Poor Essay lacks a point of view, focus and organizational structure, including ineffective use of transitions that do not unify ideas.	Fair Essay maintains an inconsistent point of view, focus and organizational structure, including ineffective use of transitions that do not unify ideas.	Good Essay maintains a mostly consistent point of view, focus and organizational structure, including the effective use of most transitions.	Excellent Essay maintains a consistent point of view, focus and organizational structure, including the effective use of transitions.
Writing Conventions	Poor Essay includes no variety of sentence types. Contains serious errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization and/or spelling which interfere with the reader's understanding of the writing.	Fair Essay includes little variety of sentence types. Contains several errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization and/or spelling which may interfere with the reader's understanding of the writing.	Good Essay includes a variety of sentence types. Contains some errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization and/or spelling which do not interfere with the reader's understanding of the writing.	Excellent Essay includes a variety of sentence types. Contains few, if any, errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization and/or spelling.

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