Essay RUBRIC

Content / Word Choice / Organization / Sentence Fluency / Structure / SCORE
  • Meets all requirements with extra detail
  • Ideas are expanded
  • Clear topic/idea
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  • High level vocabulary
  • Used a variety of phrases/words
  • Used correct vocabulary
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  • Ideas grouped logically
  • Used thoughtful transitions
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  • Variety of structure and length
  • Variety of sentence beginnings
  • Sentences have rhythm
  • Sentences read smoothly
/ Limited errors which do not alter the meaning of the sentence
  • Spelling, accents, punctuation and capitalization
  • Subject/verb agreement
  • Adjective/noun agreement
  • Article/noun agreement
  • Pronoun usage
/ 4 - Superior
  • Sufficient information
  • Meets all requirements
  • Some expansion of ideas
  • Topic is somewhat clear
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  • Appropriate vocabulary for topic & level
  • Attempted to use a variety of words/phrases
  • Used mostly correct vocabulary
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  • Ideas are grouped, but not always logically
  • Used some transitions
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  • Some variety of structure and length
  • Some variety of sentence beginnings
  • Sentences have some rhythm
  • Sentence sometimes read smoothly
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  • Limited errors which donot alter the meaning of the sentence
  • Limited errors which do alter the meaning the sentence
  • See level 4
/ 3 - Acceptable
  • Basic information
  • Meets some requirements
  • Ideas are minimally expanded
  • Unclear topic
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  • Minimal attempt to use a variety of words/phrases
  • Used incorrect vocabulary
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  • Ideas are not grouped logically
  • Minimal transitions used
  • Reads like a formula
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  • Minimal variety of structure and length
  • Minimal variety of sentence beginnings
  • Sentences have minimal rhythm
  • Sentences rarely read smoothly
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  • Several errors which may or may not alter the meaning of the sentence
  • See level 4
/ 2 - Basic
  • Minimal information
  • Does not meet requirements
  • No focus of topic
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  • Basic level vocabulary
  • No attempt to use a variety of words/phrases
  • Chronic use of incorrect vocabulary
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  • Ideas jump around
  • No transitions used
  • Just doesn’t flow
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  • No variety of structure and length
  • No variety of sentence beginnings
  • Sentences have no rhythm
  • Sentences are very choppy
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  • Many errors, lacks control of sentence structure
  • See level 4
/ 1 - Unsatisfactory

Essay RUBRIC

20= 98 - 100

19=95 - 97

18=90 - 94

17=85 - 89

16=80 - 84

15=75 - 79

14=70 – 74

13=65 – 69

12=60 - 64

11=55 – 59

10=50 – 54

9=45 – 49

8=40 – 44

7=35 – 39

6=30 – 34

5=25 - 29