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Essay Assessment Rubrics

Performance Areas 10 – 8 8 - 6 4 3 1 – 2
The key topic of The central Unable to find Essay had no
the essay is notion is hazy, specific central idea or
established indistinct, and supporting supporting
Content clearly in the unrelated to the details, more details
first paragraph; issue; it lacks than 4 errors in
adapt the concentration. information
central idea and
demonstrate
originality and
emphasis.
The essay is Essay somewhat Central points Ideas were
ordered logically, digresses from and flow of essay unorganized and
with a beginning, the central idea; is lost; lacks vague; no
Organization a body, and a ideas do not organization and particular flow
conclusion. The logically follow continuity. was followed
ability to think each other.
critically is
clear..
Virtually no Few spelling and A number of So many
spelling, punctuations spelling, spelling,
Grammar Usage and punctuation or errors, minor punctuation or punctuation and
Spelling grammatical grammatical grammatical grammatical
errors. errors errors. errors that it
interferes with
the meaning

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