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Expository Essay Peer Edit Review Rubric- Paradise Lost Expository Essay Peer Edit Review Rubric- Paradise Lost Guidelines for scoring an expository essay. Rubric Code: T297X9 By Debbie1 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Expository Essay Guidelines for scoring an expository paragraph
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Thesis Statement Essential question is used or restated as a main idea for the essay.	Poor Thesis is not present or is not clear.	Fair Thesis is present but does not include reasons that support the essential question or prompt.	Good Thesis is present and clearly written with some reasons that support the essential question or prompt.	Excellent Thesis is present and clear with at least three reasons that support the essential question or prompt.
Main Idea of each paragraph 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 topic of that paragraph, as laid out in the introduction.	Good Main Idea is present and clearly written, and restates the topic as laid out in the introduction.	Excellent The Main Idea is a clear restating of the topic.
Supporting details Does each detail support, or tell more about the topic?	Poor The details do not support the main idea.	Fair Some of the details support the main idea, but there are some that do not.	Good Each detail supports the main idea but there are no follow up sentences.	Excellent 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?	Poor The supporting details within the essay as a whole are not developed in a logical order.	Fair 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.	Good Most of the essay is presented in a logical order, and readers should have little trouble following the supporting details.	Excellent The essay is developed in a logical order appropriate to the writer's purpose and reader's needs.
Transitions (Linking words) Do linking words, or transition words, connect details so that the paragraph reads smoothly?	Poor Transitions are not present or do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next.	Fair Transitions are present but do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next. They may be basic and/or confusing.	Good 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.	Excellent Transitions are present and effectively direct readers from one example to the next. They exhibit sophistication on the part of the writer.
Concluding Sentences Does each paragraph have a concluding sentence	Poor There is no concluding sentence present.	Fair There is an attempt at a concluding sentence, but lacks development.	Good The concluding sentence sums up the statements in the paragraph, but is somewhat lacking development.	Excellent The concluding sentence does an excellent job of summing up the statements in the paragraph and is well developed.
Word choice and voice Does the writer use vocabulary appropriate to the paragraph?	Poor Word usage is inappropriate to the essay.	Fair Some word usage is appropriate, some not.	Good Word usage is appropriate.	Excellent Word usage is appropriate for the essay and reflects sophistication on the part of the writer.
Conclusion Does the conclusion restate the topic in a new way to tie 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. The last sentence does not comment on the American character.	Fair There is an attempt at a conclusion, but it doesn't restate the topic or tie the details together. The last sentence does not comment on the American character, or does not do so effectively.	Good The conclusion sums up the topic, by restating it, but it does not tie the details together well. The concluding sentence comments on the American character.	Excellent The conclusions does an excellent job of summing up or restating the topic and tying the details together. The last sentence comments on the American character.
Grammar and Mechanics Does the paper indicate that the writer has control of the rules of spelling, grammar and mechanics? Analyze each paragraph separately.	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.
Citations Citations - Are souces cited in the body of the paper?	Poor Sources are quoted or referred to in 1 of the 5 paragraphs, or it is unclear that they are being referred to, because there are no quote marks and no in-text citation.	Fair Sources are quoted or referred to in 2 of the 5 paragraphs. There is an attempt at citing sources and/or using quotes.	Good Sources are quoted or referred to in 3 of the 5 paragraphs. Source is cited, and quotes are used, but not always or not perfectly.	Excellent Sources are quoted or referred to in 4 of the 5 paragraphs. Source is cited and quoted, with no errors.

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English

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