Expository Essay Rubric

Expository Essay Rubric

Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a 20. 15. 10. 5.0 0.0 20.0 pts
Learning OutcomeTopic 0 0 0 pts pts
Selection: Thesis Statement pts pts pts Ben No
Full Mil Mil ch Ma
Ma est est mar rks
rks one one k
Ide s + s- Ide
ntifi Ide Ide ntifi
es a ntifi ntifi es a
cre es a es a topi
ativ foc topi c/t
e, use c hesi
foc d tha s
use and t tha
d, ma whi t is
and nag le far
ma eab ma too
nag le/d nag gen
eab oab eab eral
le le le/d and
topi topi oab wid
c/t c/t le, e-
hesi hesi is ran
s s too gin
tha tha nar g as
t t row to
add app ly be
ress rop foc ma
es riat use nag
pot ely d eab
enti add and le
ally ress leav and
sign es es doa
ifica rele out ble.
nt van rele
yet t van
pre asp t
vio ects asp
usly of ects
less the of
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exp c. topi
lore c/t
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asp s.
ects
of
the
topi
c.
This criterion is linked to a 20. 15. 10. 5.0 0.0 20.0 pts
Learning OutcomeExisting 0 0 0 pts pts
Knowledge, Research, and/or pts pts pts Ben No
Views Full Mil Mil ch Ma
Ma est est mar rks
rks one one k
Syn s+ s- Pre
the Pre Pre sen
size sen sen ts
s ts ts info
in- in- info rma
dep dep rma tion
th th tion fro
info info fro m
rma rma m irrel
tion tion rele eva
fro fro van nt
m m t sou
rele rele sou rces
van van rces rep
t t rep res
sou sou res enti
rces rces enti ng
rep rep ng limi
res res limi ted
enti enti ted poi
ng ng poi nts
vari vari nts of
ous ous of vie
poi poi vie w/a
nts nts w/a ppr
of of ppr oac
vie vie oac hes
w/a w/a hes .
ppr ppr .
oac oac
hes hes
. .
This criterion is linked to a 20. 15. 10. 5.0 0.0 20.0 pts
Learning OutcomeGrammar & 0 0 0 pts pts
Mechanics pts pts pts Ben No
Full Mil Mil ch Ma
Ma est est mar rks
rks one one k
Ess s+ s- Spe
ay Ess Mo llin
is ay st g,
free has spel pun
of few ling ctu
dist spel , atio
rac ling pun n,
ting , ctu and
spel pun atio gra
ling ctu n, mm
, atio and atic
pun n, gra al
ctu and mm err
atio gra ar ors
n, mm corr cre
and atic ect ate
gra al allo dist
mm err win rac
atic ors g tion
al allo rea ,
err win der ma
ors; g to kin
abs rea pro g
ent der gre rea
of to ss din
frag foll thr g
me ow oug diffi
nts, ide h cult
co as ess ;
mm clea ay. frag
a rly. So me
spli Ver me nts,
ces, y err co
and few ors mm
run frag rem a
- me ain. spli
ons nts ces,
. or run
run -
- ons
ons evi
. den
t.
Err
 ors
are
fre
que
nt.
This criterion is linked to a 20. 15. 10. 5.0 0.0 20.0 pts
Learning OutcomeAnalysis 0 0 0 pts pts
pts pts pts Ben No
Full Mil Mil ch Ma
Ma est est mar rks
rks one one k
Org s+ s- List
aniz Org Org s
es aniz anizevi
and es es den
syn evi evi ce,
the den den but
size ce ce, it is
s to but not
evi rev the org
den eal org aniz
ce imp anized
to ort atioand
rev ant n is/or
eal patt not is
insi ern effeunr
ghtf s, ctivelat
ul diff e ined
patt ere rev to
ern nce ealifoc
s, s, ng us.
diff or imp
ere simi ort
nce lari ant
s, ties patt
or rela ern
simi ted s,
lari to diff
ties foc ere
rela us. nce
ted s,
to or
foc simi
us. lari
ties
.
This criterion is linked to a 20. 15. 10. 5.0 0.0 20.0 pts
Learning OutcomeConclusions 0 0 0 pts pts
pts pts pts Ben No
Full Mil Mil ch Ma
Ma est est mar rks
rks one one k
Stat s+ s- Stat
es a Stat Stat es
con es a es a an
clus con gen am
ion clus eral big
tha ion con uou
t is foc clus s,
a use ion illo
logi d tha gica
cal sole t, l, or
extr ly bec uns
apo on aus upp
lati the e it ort
on inq is abl
fro uiry so e
m find gen con
the ings eral clus
inq . , ion
uiry The also fro
find con app m
ings clus lies inq
. ion bey uiry
aris ond find
es the ings
spe sco .
cific pe
ally of
fro the
m inq
and uiry
res find
pon ings
ds .
spe
cific
ally
to
the
inq
uiry
find
ings
.
Total Points: 100.0