Name: ___Student Sample B_____

End of Unit 3 Assessment

Essay Prompt:
In his Narrative, Frederick Douglass explains his purpose is to throw “light on the American slave system.”
Which aspects of slavery does his narrative bring to light? How does his position differ from that of people who
defended slavery? How does he use his story to support his position?

Directions: Using your rough draft of the explanatory essay, write your FINAL copy.
Be sure your essay:
● Includes an ​introduction​, t​hree body paragraphs​, and a ​conclusion​.
● Establishes a clear ​main idea​ throughout.
● Includes ​evidence​ from the text “A Long Walk to Water”.
● Clearly ​explains the meaning​ of the evidence/ quote.
● Uses ​vocabulary​ relevant to the topic.

Explanatory Rubric

Score Statement of Organization Elaboration Language/ Conventions

Purpose/ Focus Vocab

4 Effectively Effectively Effectively includes Effective use of Minimal

establishes a clear establishes a evidence​, ​facts​, academic grammatical,
main idea​, main structure- with and ​details​. language and sentence,
idea is transition​ words, Elaborates on related vocabulary punctuation,
communicated sequence​, concepts. to help the reader capitalization​, and
clearly throughout. introduction,​ and gain understanding. spelling​ errors.
conclusion​. Ideas
must be connected.

3 Establishes a ​main Establishes a Includes ​evidence​, Use of some A few (5-9)

idea ​throughout the structure- with facts​, and ​details​. academic grammatical,
writing. transition​ words, Somewhat language and sentence,
sequence​, elaborates on related vocabulary punctuation,
introduction,​ and concepts. to help the reader capitalization​, and
conclusion​. gain understanding. spelling​ errors.

2 Somewhat Somewhat Somewhat includes Ineffective use of Some (10+)

establishes a ​main establishes a evidence​, ​facts​, academic grammatical,
idea​, may be structure- with and ​details. language and sentence,
unclear. transition​ words, related vocabulary. punctuation,
sequence​, Does NOT help the capitalization​, and
introduction,​ and reader gain spelling​ errors.
conclusion​. May be understanding.
unclear.

1 Does not establish Does not establish Does not include Does not use Too many errors,
a ​main idea. a structure. evidence​, ​facts​, or academic ​language makes the narrative
details. and vocabulary. difficult to follow.

0 No evidence of an explanatory _______________ _______________ _______________

ability to write essay.

Score: (5/20) = Score: 1/4