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Standard MLA Writing Rubric - Beacon Charter High School for the Arts

Exceeds Standard – 14 / Meets Standards – 11 / Approaches Standards – 8 / Insufficient Evidence – 5 - 0 / GSE’s
Thesis
______pts / o  Is a clearly & creatively articulated argument
o  It defines & carries the argument throughout / o  Is a clearly articulated argument
o  It carries the argument throughout / o  Attempts to articulate argument
o  Sometimes carries the argument through the paper / o  Argument not clear or relevant
o  Does not carry the argument throughout the paper / W-10-7.1: In informational writing students effectively convey purpose by establishing a topic
Intro-duction
______pts / o  Has a creative hook that introduces the thesis & demonstrates strong research
o  Gives sufficient & pointed background info relevant to the topic / o  Has a hook that introduces the thesis
o  Gives background info relevant to the topic / o  Attempts to use a hook but it may be irrelevant or inaccurate
o  Not enough background info or some irrelevant info / o  No hook
o  No background information or completely irrelevant info / W-10-8.1: In info writing, student demonstrates use of a range of elaboration strategies by including facts and details relevant to thesis, and excluding extraneous info
Body/
Evidence
______pts / All Body Paragraphs Include:
o  Topic sentence clearly states main idea of the paragraph
o  Ideas/details/evidence clearly support thesis
o  Creative & accurate use of all evidence / All Body Paragraphs Include:
o  Topic sentence states main idea of paragraph
o  Ideas/details/evidence support thesis
o  Accurate use of all evidence / All Body Paragraphs Include:
o  Topic sentence does not fully capture main idea of paragraph
o  Ideas/details/evidence do not always support thesis
o  Mostly accurate use of evidence / All Body Paragraphs Include:
o  Topic sentences not used
o  Ideas/details/evidence do not support thesis
o  Inaccurate use of evidence / W-10-7.2: In info writing, student effectively conveys purpose by stating & maintaining a focus/controlling idea/thesis
W-10-3.3: Uses specific details & references to text or relevant citations to support thesis, interpretations or conclusions
Conclu-sion
______pts / o  Restates the thesis in interesting way
o  Strongly unifies the ideas in the paper
o  Leaves a strong impact on the reader by answering the question, “So what?” / o  Restates the thesis
o  Unifies the ideas in the paper
o  Leaves an impact on the reader / o  Attempts to revisit thesis
o  Partially unifies ideas in paper
o  Attempts to leave an impact on the reader / o  Does not revisit the thesis
o  Does not unify ideas in paper
o  Does not leave any kind of impact on reader / W-10-14.5: Provides closure, leaving reader with something to think about
Structure
______pts / o  Paper is organized according to the “triangle paper organization” method
o  Papers flows, using transitions between points and paragraphs
o  Presents argument in a clear and logical sequence / o  Paper is organized according to the “triangle paper organization” method
o  Paper uses transitions between points & paragraphs
o  Presents argument in a logical sequence / o  Some of the paper is organized according to the “triangle paper organization” method
o  Paper sometimes uses transitions between points & paragraphs
o  Argument is sometimes presented logically / o  Paper is not organized according to the “triangle paper organization” method
o  No use of transitions
o  No logical presentation of argument / W-10-1.3: Recognizes organizational structures within paragraphs or within texts
W-10-6.3: Using transitional words or phrases appropriate to text structure
Content Teacher Category
______pts
Exceeds Standard – 8 / Meets Standard – 6 / Approaches Standard – 4 / Insufficient Evidence – 2-0 / GSE’s
Mechanics
______pts / o  Completely accurate use of grammar
o  Variety in sentence structure
o  No spelling errors
o  Extensive variety in word selection / o  Mostly accurate use of grammar
o  Some variety in sentence structure
o  Limited spelling errors
o  Variety in word selection / o  Several grammatical errors
o  Little variety in sentence structure
o  Some spelling errors
o  Some variety in word selection / o  Too many grammatical errors
o  No variety in sentence structure
o  Too many spelling errors
o  No variety in word selection / W-10-1.1: Uses varied sentence length & structure to enhance meaning
W-10-9.5: Applies conventional & word derivative spelling patterns/rules
W-10-9.1: Applying rules of standard English usage to correct grammatical errors
Meets Standard
8 / Insufficient Evidence
6 – 0 / GSE’s
MLA Format
______pts / o  Paper always uses proper MLA format (i.e. heading, margins, font, spacing, page numbers, & works cited)
o  All sources are properly cited both in the body of the paper and on the works cited page / o  Paper does not use proper MLA format
o  Sources are not properly cited in the body of the paper and on the works cited page / W-10-6.5: Listing and citing sources using standard format

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