9th Grade Essay Rubric

Ms. Badger
Student Name:
Date:
Class Period:
Paper Title:
Category
Beginning
Introduction
0 1 2 3
and thesis
statement
stated clearly.
Body
paragraphs are
organized and
contain
supporting
details.
Stayed on topic
throughout the
essay.
Creativity.
Student
showed the
ability to paint
images with
the use of
descriptive
words.
Conclusion.
Summarized
the essay and
restate the
thesis in the
conclusion.
Grammatical
Errors
When
applicable: Cited
sources
correctly
throughout the
paper. MLA
format works
cited page.

Developing
4 5 6

Accomplished
7 8 9

Exemplary
10