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Analytical Paragraph Rubric

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Organization Essay is highly organized. Organization is Essay is somewhat Information is
Order of ideas is logical and fits the organized. Ideas needed to not
Writes with thoughtful and aids idea that your are be presented in a different understandable
focus, understanding of ideas. communicating. order. Lacks transitions or due to
Thoughtful transitions and Basic transitions and connections to show basic organization
organization
connections show connections show relationships between flaws.
and supporting insightful relationships relationships between ideas. Paragraphs are not
detail. between ideas. Paragraphs ideas. Paragraphs created effectively. Ideas
effectively organize ideas. effectively organize run into each other.
ideas.
Text Evidence Textual evidence in essay Textual evidence Textual evidence does not Textual evidence
gives excellent support for included in essay always support your does not support
Writes with your thesis. Often, there provides adequate opinion. Textual evidence your opinion, or
focus, org, and are multiple pieces of and focused support may not be focused on there isn’t
evidence used to support for your thesis. Each your main idea. There are enough evidence
supporting
an idea. Evidence is used idea has focused key ideas that do not have to evaluate.
detail. skillfully to enhance ideas. textual support. textual evidence.
Topic Analysis of evidence is Analysis of evidence Analysis of evidence There is little to
Development thorough and explains how provides good provides some explanation no analysis.
Analysis of your textual evidence explanation of how of how your textual You don’t
Text supports your main ideas your textual evidence evidence supports your explain how
insightfully. supports your opinion. your textual
Analyzes the
opinion. evidence
elements of supports your
literature opinion.
Context Excellent paraphrases, in Good job – Has a mix of accurate and Contains
Analysis: your own words, catch the paraphrases catch the inaccurate information. multiple
Reads & Comp. meaning of each quote. overall meaning of Correctly identifies inaccuracies.
a Variety of Accurately identifies the the lines, and analysis speakers, but may be Work is too
speaker & explains the is accurate but may unclear about meaning of unclear or brief
Grade Level
quote or paraphrase is lack depth. quote or passage to show
Texts
important understanding.
Varied sentence Sentences are of Errors in sentence Errors make
Uses standard beginnings, all words varying length, most structure, spelling or your writing
English spelled correctly, correct words spelled incorrect usage of difficult to
conventions in use of punctuation and correctly, no punctuation and understand.
writing, capitalization rules. punctuation or capitalization are No page
Perfect use of page capitalization errors. distracting to the reader. citations.
revising, and
citations. Careful use of Many errors in citations.
editing. citations.

Double Final Points: _____/50a