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Critical Analysis Essay Rubric Critical Analysis Essay Rubric Rubric to assess students' ability to construct a critical essay that uses textual evidence to defend an argument Rubric Code: V9X5W7 By MaryScally Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Critical Analysis - Lit 7
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Essay Structure	Poor Essay does not have identifiable introduction, body paragraphs and/or conclusion. There is no thesis statement.	Fair Essay has an introduction, conclusion, and body paragraphs, but are poorly organized. Thesis statement is present, but not developed.	Good Essay has an introduction and a conclusion, and includes body paragraphs. Thesis statement needs additional development.	Excellent Essay has a clear, well developed introduction, conclusion and thesis statement. Conclusion summarizes the point of the essay.
Argument/Thesis	Poor Writer's stance on the argument is missing.	Fair Writer's stance on the argument is not clear. Argument is simple and not explained.	Good Writer states argument and is somewhat developed.	Excellent Writer clearly states his or her position. Writer's argument is thoughtful, complex and thoroughly explained.
Textual Evidence	Poor Evidence is missing or does not support the writer's argument/thesis.	Fair Evidence is simple and not fully explored.	Good Includes textual references to back up thesis, but not thoroughly explained or examined.	Excellent Includes textual references to support thesis. This evidence is thoroughly examined and clearly supports the writer's argument.
Grammar	Poor The essay clearly has not been edited. There are numerous spelling, punctuation errors, and sentence structure problems.	Fair There are several errors which impact comprehension.	Good There are few spelling errors. Student uses mostly proper grammar, including correct punctuation. Sentence structure allows for easy comprehension.	Excellent Writing is free of errors.