Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Essay Rubric
Criteria
THESIS (20)
Poor
(0-13)
Satisfactory
(14-15)
Good
(16-17)
Excellent
(18-20)
(0-27)
(28-31)
(32-35)
(36-40)
(0-15)
(16-20)
(21-27)
(28-30)
(0-4)
(5-6)
(7-8)
(9-10)
CONTENT (40)
The author offers
evidence that effectively
supports the thesis and
main arguments.
ORGANIZATION
(30)
The body has a clear
introduction, body, and
conclusion. Each
paragraph begins with a
topic sentence and
unified idea.
GRAMMAR AND
FORMATTING
(10)
The author follows
proper grammar,
spelling, and
punctuation rules.
Sources are properly
cited and paper follows
proper formatting
requirements.