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Hero Essay Narrative Poetry America and Me Essay Contest Rubric Code: Y35AC5 By kristybrach Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Michigan Hero Essay America and Me Contest
	Exemplary - A 15 pts	Proficient - B 13 pts	Making Progress - C 11 pts	Not Yet - D 9 pts
Broken into Paragraphs	Exemplary - A Organized into 5 or more paragraphs including an introduction and conclusion paragraph.	Proficient - B Organized into 4 paragraphs with an introduction and conclusion paragraph.	Making Progress - C Organized into 3 paragraphs with at least an introduction or conclusion paragraph.	Not Yet - D Organized into a paragraph or two and attempted to have an introduction or conclusion paragraph.
Topic Sentences	Exemplary - A Each paragraph begins with a well written topic sentence that lets the reader know exactly what that paragraph will be about.	Proficient - B 3-4 paragraphs begin with a topic sentence that tries to let the reader know what the paragraph will be about.	Making Progress - C 1-2 paragraphs begin with a topic sentence or something close to it to try and explain what the paragraph will be about.	Not Yet - D There are no topic sentences for any paragraphs.
Specific Examples Including details of their Michigan Hero	Exemplary - A Includes at least 3 specific examples of why this person is a hero and includes 3 or more sentences (not including the topic sentence)with details to truly explain each example.	Proficient - B Includes at least 2 specific examples of why this person is a hero and includes 2 or more sentences (not including the topic sentence)with details for each example.	Making Progress - C Includes at least 1 specific example of why this person is a hero and 1 or more sentences (not including the topic sentence) with details for the example.	Not Yet - D Attempts to provide an example with details about their hero.
Hook Including a definition	Exemplary - A Grabs the readers interest right away in the first sentence with creative word choice and in the introduction paragraph defines what a hero is.	Proficient - B Grabs the readers interest somewhere within the first paragraph and defines what a hero is.	Making Progress - C Attempts to grab the readers interest in the first paragraph, but is not quite able, and there is somewhat of a defintion of a hero present.	Not Yet - D The introduction does not grab the readers interest and a defintion does not stand out.