RUBRIC FOR SHORT ESSAY

5 4 3 2 1 SCORE
The essay The essay The essay The essay The essay did
contains the contains the mentioned contains one not mention a
CONTENT purpose, purpose, some of the purpose and purpose; any
information information purpose, with one information or
and elaboration and few one or two information elaboration
of the chosen elaborations information but no about the
topic. All these of the chosen and few elaboration of chosen topic
are discussed topic. elaborations of the chosen is not evident.
completely. the chosen topic.
topic.
ORGANIZATION The ideas flow There is an One or two More than There is no
freely and there effort for ideas flow two ideas free flow of
are no ideas to flow smoothly but seem to be ideas.
exaggerations. smoothly there are disconnected Exaggeration
The ideas are and there is exaggerations. and is evident.
coherent. no attempt to One or two exaggerated. Ideas are
exaggerate. ideas are More than incoherent.
The ideas are incoherent. three ideas
coherent. are
incoherent.
MECHANICS Punctuation One or two Three to four Five to six Too many
marks, errors in errors in errors in errors in
spelling, punctuation punctuation punctuation punctuation,
margins are marks and marks, marks, spelling and
perfect misspelled misspelled misspelled margin.
words. words. Margin words. Error
Margin is is correct. in margins.
correct.
TOTAL

RUBRIC FOR SHORT ESSAY

5 4 3 2 1 SCORE
The essay The essay The essay The essay The essay did
contains the contains the mentioned contains one not mention a
CONTENT purpose, purpose, some of the purpose and purpose; any
information information purpose, with one information or
and elaboration and few one or two information elaboration
of the chosen elaborations information but no about the
topic. All these of the chosen and few elaboration of chosen topic
are discussed topic. elaborations of the chosen is not evident.
completely. the chosen topic.
topic.
ORGANIZATION The ideas flow There is an One or two More than There is no
freely and there effort for ideas flow two ideas free flow of
are no ideas to flow smoothly but seem to be ideas.
exaggerations. smoothly there are disconnected Exaggeration
The ideas are and there is exaggerations. and is evident.
coherent. no attempt to One or two exaggerated. Ideas are
exaggerate. ideas are More than incoherent.
The ideas are incoherent. three ideas
coherent. are
incoherent.
MECHANICS Punctuation One or two Three to four Five to six Too many
marks, errors in errors in errors in errors in
spelling, punctuation punctuation punctuation punctuation,
margins are marks and marks, marks, spelling and
perfect misspelled misspelled misspelled margin.
words. words. Margin words. Error
Margin is is correct. in margins.
correct.
TOTAL