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Rubric on Essay Writing 
Rubric on Essay Writing
Students will be able to write an effective research thesis.
Rubric Code: V24AX9C
By jawadlahlou
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: Graduate, Post Graduate

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  Poor

1 pts

Average

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Thesis

Poor

The learner has a clear idea regarding their topic.
Average

The learner 's concept is clear although the problem lies in the expression.
Good

The learner has a clear conceptual clarity and also is able to emote the same through their writing.
Ideas

Poor

The learners ideas are repetitive .
Average

The learners ideas are somewhat unique.
Good

The learner expresses a lot of originality through their writing.
Essay Structure

Poor

The Essay has no detectable structure. There are no separate paragraphs
Average

There is some structure, but many elements are still mixed up.
Good

There is a clear structure. Introduction, different body paragraphs and the conclusion are clearly marked and separated.
Body Paragraph

Poor

The learner's paragraph has no support, and no examples to back up their thesis.
Average

The body Paragraph gives at least one clear example or piece of evidence to back up their thesis.
Good

The body paragraph gives at least two clear examples or pieces of evidence to help back up their thesis.
Topic Sentence

Poor

They have no clear topic sentences in my body paragraph.
Average

They have a topic sentence but it does not clearly summarize this body paragraph. And/or it is too long and/or does not make sense.
Good

They have a topic sentence for my body paragraph that summarizes in short what this paragraph is about.
Introduction

Poor

They have no clear Introduction to my Essay, it just begins.
Average

They have an introduction but it is too short (only one or two sentences) or too long (a whole page). And/or it is not related to the topic or gives the same information as the body paragraphs later.
Good

They have an informative introduction of appropriate length (about half a page).
Conclusion

Poor

They have no clear Conclusion to my Essay, it just ends.
Average

They have a conclusion but it is too short (only one or two sentences) or too long (a whole page). And/or it is not related to the topic.
Good

They have a informative conclusion of appropriate length (about the same length as the introduction or a bit shorter).
Citations

Poor

They do not have any citations and/or I did not mark the citations I used and presented them as their own.
Average

They have citations but not in every body paragraph. The citations are too long (there is no work written by them). The citations and the works cited list are not done in the requested MLA style.
Good

They do have one citation or more in each paragraph in addition to my own work. They are cited correctly as well as the Works Cited list.
Edit/Format

Poor

There is no format in their Essay. There are many spelling and grammar mistakes.
Average

There is a format to their essay but not as requested. There are quite a few spelling and grammar mistakes left in the text.
Good

The format of their essay is as requested and they have almost no spelling and grammar mistakes.




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