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Informative Essay Informative Essay Students created an essay that informs the reader about a topic that the author is familiar with or has researched. Rubric Code: T94WW7 By dankimble Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: (General) Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Informative Essay
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Introduction	Poor The introduction does not have a thesis.	Fair The introduction has a thesis, but does not preview the arguments to be made nor attract the reader's attention.	Good The introduction has a clear thesis, previews the arguments to be made, but does not do a good job of attracting the reader's attention.	Excellent The introduction attracts the reader's attention, has a clear thesis, and previews the arguments to be made.
Main ideas	Poor Essay does not reflect any researched supporting ideas	Fair Essay reflects one researched idea related to the topic	Good Essay reflects two researched ideas related to the topic	Excellent Essay reflects three or more researched ideas related to the topic
Conclusion	Poor There is not conclusion.	Fair The conclusion does not emphasize the thesis.	Good The conclusion does not review the main ideas in a clear manner, but does emphasize the thesis.	Excellent The conclusion is a concise review of the essay, including an emphasis on the thesis.
Organization	Poor Work is not clearly written, often disjointed and fails to hold the reader's attention.	Fair The essay has an introduction and conclusion, but includes body paragraphs that do not relate to the thesis.	Good The essay has an introduction and conclusion, but one of the body paragraphs does not have a clear main idea.	Excellent The essay has an introduction that includes a thesis, 3 supporting paragraphs with clear main idea sentences, and a conclusion.
Language Conventions	Poor Essay does not use the conventions of language in the correct manner. The errors make the piece difficult to understand.	Fair Essay uses some conventions of language in the correct manner, throughout the essay. There are some mistakes and they may interfere with understanding the essay.	Good Essay uses most conventions of language in the correct manner, throughout the essay. There may be a few mistakes that do not interfere with understanding the work.	Excellent Essay uses all conventions of language in the correct manner, consistently throughout the essay. There are no mistakes.
Format	Poor Essay is lacking three or more requirements for a proper MLA paper.	Fair Essay is lacking two requirements for a proper MLA paper.	Good Essay is lacking one requirement for a proper MLA paper.	Excellent Essay is written in MLA format, double-spaced in 12-Point Times New Roman Font, with in-text citations and a works cited page.