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Pro/Con Essay
Pro/Con Essay
Students are expected to write a 300-400 word pro/con essay on Land Conservation. The students were asked to be very knowledgeable on their topic. Good Luck!!! I know I will receive great papers!!
Rubric Code:
S6743X
By
bradmmcleod
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
9-12
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Pro/Con & Compare/Contrast Essay
Poor
2 pts
Fair
3 pts
Good
4 pts
Excellent
5 pts
T.S. matches organizational strat.
Poor
The thesis statement does not match the organizational strategy. It is not obvious to the teacher if the student is writing a pro/con essay. The thesis statement is sloppy and does not help structure the paper.
Fair
The thesis statement is not well written and can be difficult to follow. However, it matches the organizational strategy of a pro/con essay.
Good
The thesis statement matches the organizational strategy, but the thesis statement lacks sufficient detail that outlines the specific points the students wants to argue.
Excellent
The thesis statement matches the organizational strategy pro/con essay. The thesis statement is very specific which helps outline the students argument.
Organization of outline
Poor
The essay does not follow the organization of the outline. The final draft does not include the brainstorming/outline or the rough draft. The outline does not flow from paragraph to paragraph which makes it difficult to read.
Fair
The essay is not very well organized. The essay does not follow the pro/con outline provided in class. The paper includes the brainstorming/outline or the rough draft, but not both.
Good
The essay is organized but the paragraphs do not smoothly flow from one supporting detail point to another. In fact, some points may intertwine together. The final draft includes the rough draft and the brainstorming/outline.
Excellent
The essay is well organized and thought out. It includes both the rough draft and the brainstorming/outline in the final draft.
Completion
Poor
The essay is one giant paragraph. It does not follow the 5 paragraph essay and lacks detail. In addition, it is possible that the student did not include 3 supporting details to their argument.
Fair
The essay follows a 3 paragraph essay form. it includes an intro, body and the conclusion. The body contains all three supporting details to the thesis/argument.
Good
The essay follows the 5 paragraph essay form, which includes an intro, 3 supporting detail paragraphs, and a conclusion. However, the supporting detail paragraphs do not include sufficient detail.
Excellent
The essay follows the 5 paragraph essay form of an introduction, 3 supporting detail paragraphs, and a conclusion. The student is very descriptive in each supporting detail paragraph.
Corrections
Poor
The essay has not been revised by the student because there are so many errors within the paper. The essay needs proof-reading in order to give the student an accurate judgment on the content.
Fair
There are several errors in the essay. The student may have revised the essay once, but missed 6-8 sentence structure, spelling, or grammatical errors.
Good
There are a few errors in the essay. The student obviously proof-read the essay but may have missed 2-3 sentence structure, spelling, or grammatical errors.
Excellent
There are no errors in the essay. The student obviously used multiple reading strategies (i.e. reading out-loud) to fix all sentence structure as well as spelling and grammar errors.
Sentence Fluency & Word Choice
Poor
The essay does not have strong word choice or sentence fluency. Each sentence is extremely short with non-descriptive words. The paper could be easily confused with an essay written by a 4th grade student.
Fair
The essay uses an elementary vocabulary and the sentences are very simple. The paper often uses "things", "stuff", "cool" as well as the inappropriate use of the transitional word "so". The paper could be written by a 7th grade student.
Good
The essay has good sentence fluency and word choice. However, it uses "things" and "stuff" once or twice in the paper. The essay could be written by a 10th grade student.
Excellent
The essay includes strong word choice and sentence fluency. Each sentence is descriptive and detailed. The paper would be accepted by an undergraduate English professor.
Subjects:
English
Types:
Writing
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