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Expository Essay Peer Edit Review Rubric 
Expository Essay Peer Edit Review Rubric
Guidelines for scoring an expository essay.
Rubric Code: S3278X
By mbaylor
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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Thesis Statement
%

Essential question is used or restated as a main idea for the essay.
N/A

Thesis is not present or is not clear
N/A

Thesis is present but does include reasons that support the essential question or prompt.
N/A

Thesis is present and clearly written with some reasons that support the essential question or prompt.
N/A

Thesis is present and clear with three reasons that support the essential question or prompt.
Main Idea of each paragraph
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Is prompt restated into a topic sentence?
N/A

Main idea is not present or is unclear.
N/A

Main Idea is present but does not restate the prompt.
N/A

Main Idea is present and clearly written.
N/A

The Main Idea is a clear restating of the prompt.
Supporting details
%

Does each detail support, or tell more about the topic?
N/A

The details do not support the main idea.
N/A

Some of the details support the main idea, but there are some that do not.
N/A

Each detail supports the main idea but there are no follow up sentences.
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Each detail supports, or tells more about the topic. follow up sentences provide additional support.
Logical order
%

Does the order of the supporting details make sense?
N/A

The supporting details within the essay as a whole are not developed in a logical order.
N/A

The writer attempts to develop the essay in a logical order, but some of the essay may be presented in an order readers may find confusing.
N/A

Most of the essay is presented in a logical order, and readers should have little trouble following the supporting details.
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The essay is developed in a logical order appropriate to the writer's purpose and readers needs.
Transitions (Linking words)
10 %

Do linking words, or transition words, connect details so that the paragraph reads smoothly?
N/A

Transitions are not present or do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next.
N/A

Transitions are present but do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next. They may be basic and/or confusing.
N/A

Transitions are present and direct readers from one example to the next though not to the level of excellent. They may be basic and/or confusing.
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Transitions are present and effectively direct readers from one example to the next. They exhibit sophistication on the part of the writer.
Word choice and voice
10 %

Does the writer use vocabulary appropriate to the paragraph?
N/A

Word usage is inappropriate to the essay.
N/A

Some word usage is appropriate, some not.
N/A

Word usage is appropriate
N/A

Word usage is appropriate for the essay and reflects sophistication on the part of the writer.
Conclusion
10 %

Does the conclusion restate the topic in a new way to tie the details together?
N/A

There is no conclusion the essay just ends without summing up or restating the topic. It doesn't tie the the details together.
N/A

There is an attempt at a conclusion, but it doesn't restate the topic or tie the details together.
N/A

The conclusion sums up the topic, by restating it, but it does tie the details together.
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The conclusions does an excellent job of summing up or restating the topic and tying the details together.
Grammar and Mechanics
%

Does the paper indicate that the writer has control of the rules of spelling, grammar and mechanics
N/A

The paragraph contains 6 or more errors in usage, spelling and mechanics ESP. pronoun/ antecedent OR subject-agreement problems.
N/A

The paragraph contains 3 to 5 errors in usage, spelling and mechanics ESP. pronoun/ antecedent OR subject-agreement problems.
N/A

The paragraph contains 1 or 2 errors in usage, spelling and mechanics ESP. pronoun/ antecedent OR subject-agreement problems.
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The paragraph contains no errors in usage, spelling, and mechanics, ESP. pronoun/ antecedent OR subject-agreement problems.
Citations (not required)
0 %

Are sources cited in the body of the paper?
N/A

Sources, if used, are quoted or referred to in 1 of the 5 paragraphs.
N/A

Sources, if used, are quoted or referred to in 2 of the 5 paragraphs.
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Sources, if used, are quoted or referred to in 3 of the 5 paragraphs.
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Sources, if used, are quoted or referred to in 4 of the 5 paragraphs.



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