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Drama Essay Rubric Expository Essay Rubric Guidelines for scoring an expository essay. Rubric Code: SC23AA By alissafd Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Drama Essay
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Hook 10 pts Does is start with a a "hook" that captures the reader's attention and leads into the topic?	Poor does not use a hook/ goes straight to the thesis	Fair uses a hook that somewhat grabs the reader's attention and hints at the topic	Good uses a hook that grabs the reader's attention and invites him to read more by hinting at the topic	Excellent uses a clever hook that instantly grabs the reader's attention and invites him to read more by hinting at the topic
Main Idea of each paragraph 5 pts Is prompt restated into a topic sentence?	Poor Main idea is not present or is unclear.	Fair Main Idea is present but does not restate the prompt.	Good Main Idea is present and clearly written.	Excellent The Main Idea is a clear restating of the prompt.
Supporting details 5 pts Does each detail support, or tell more about the topic?	Poor The details do not support the main idea of the paragraph.	Fair Some of the details support the main idea of the paragraph, but there are some that do not.	Good Each detail supports the main idea of the paragraph, but there are no follow up sentences.	Excellent Each detail supports, or tells more about the main idea of the paragraph. Follow up sentences provide additional support.
Conclusion 5 pts Does the conclusion restate the topic in a new way that ties the details together?	Poor There is no conclusion the essay just ends without summing up or restating the topic. It doesn't tie the the details together.	Fair There is an attempt at a conclusion, but it doesn't restate the topic or tie the details together.	Good The conclusion adequately sums up the topic by restating it, and it does tie the details together.	Excellent The conclusion does an excellent job of summing up or restating the topic and tying the details together.
Grammar and Mechanics 5 pts Does the paper indicate that the writer has control of the rules of spelling, grammar and mechanics?	Poor The paragraph contains 6 or more errors in usage, spelling and mechanics	Fair The paragraph contains 3 to 5 errors in usage, spelling and mechanics	Good The paragraph contains 1 or 2 errors in usage, spelling and mechanics	Excellent The paragraph contains no errors in usage, spelling, and mechanics