Thesis Statement Rubric
Total Points: 100 ADVANCED
The overall statement is
clear and concise. It states
Overall Thesis Statement the author's opinion and
(40 pts) position on the issue. The
reader knows exactly what
the essay will be about and
how the writer will write
about it.
(40 pts)
No punctuation errors are
Grammar present. The sentence
(20 pts) follows the mechanics of
English with no mistakes.
(20 pts)
Wording The author uses
(20 pts) appropriate words. There
are no clichés or over-used
adjectives.
(20 pts)
Length The statement is to the
(20 pts) point; the author does not
add more than is necessary.
(20 pts)
PROFICIENT
The statement describes
the reader's statement and
opinion. The statement
does not give insight into
how the essay will be
discussed.
(30 pts)
The statement contains one
error in grammar or
mechanics.
(15 pts)
Word choice is mostly
effective.
(15 pts)
The statement says all it
needs to, with a few extra,
unnecessary clauses.
(15 pts)
BASIC
The statement merely gives
an answer to the prompt.
The author's idea is not
stated at all.
(20 pts)
More than one grammar
error exists in the
statement.
(10 pts)
The author's choice of
words are somewhat
effective; over-used words
and cliches are dominant.
(10 pts)
The statement is broken up
into multiple sentences and
says too much or not
enough.
(10 pts)
BELOW BASIC
The statement does not
give information about
what will be discussed or
the author's opinion on the
subject.
(0 pts)
The statement is hard to
understand as a result of
grammar errors.
(0 pts)
Words are used incorrectly
or cliche words are used
throughout the whole
statement.
(0 pts)
The thesis is entirely too
long or too short and takes
more than two sentences to
compose.
(0 pts)