THINGS FALL APART – ESSAY RUBRIC

4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0

Brainstormi Your packet is Your packet is Your packet is Your packet is Missing
ng Packet entirely mostly about half-way barely started;
completed completed finished; you some information
(anecdotal intro, (missing 1-2 started it, did is included but
three body elements or some work most is missing
paragraphs, details from
conclusion packet)
paragraph)
Anecdotal Tells a detailed, Tells an okay Tells a personal Tells a story that Missing
Intro compelling, and personal story; story but the doesn’t have
real personal somewhat point – that much of a point;
Paragraph story; effectively communicates choices are missing a thesis
communicates the idea that complicated – is
the idea that choices are unclear; has a
choices are complicated; thesis
complicated; has has a thesis
a thesis
Body Identifies choice, Missing one Missing two Missing three or Missing
Paragraph context, and element of elements of more elements of
importance of body paragraph body paragraph body paragraph
#1 choice; provides (context, (context, (context,
a relevant quote; importance, importance, importance,
clearly explains quote, quote, quote,
connection to connection, connection, connection,
downfall; counter-claim) counter-claim) counter-claim)
addresses a
counter-claim
Body See above (Body See above See above (Body See above (Body Missing
Paragraph Paragraph 1) (Body Paragraph 1) Paragraph 1)
Paragraph 1)
#2

Body See above (Body See above See above (Body See above (Body Missing
Paragraph Paragraph 1) (Body Paragraph 1) Paragraph 1)
Paragraph 1)
#3

Conclusion Thesis restated in Missing one Missing two Missing three or Missing
a new way; element of elements of more elements of
summarizes conclusion conclusion conclusion
choices; paragraph paragraph paragraph (thesis
references (thesis re- (thesis re-stated, re-stated,
connection to stated, summaries, summaries,
downfall summaries, connection) connection)
connection)
Convention Contains 0-3 Contains 4-6 Contains 7-10 Contains 11+ Missing
s errors in errors in errors in errors in
capitalization, capitalization, capitalization, capitalization,
homophones, homophones, homophones, homophones, and
and in-text and in-text and in-text in-text citations
citations citations citations

Comments:
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