Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 33 views

    Expository and Argumentative Essay Rubric

    Uploaded by

    chloe
    This document provides a rubric for assessing expository and argumentative essays. It evaluates essays based on five criteria: unity, coherence, concreteness and accuracy, references and citation, and clarity and conciseness. For each criterion, it describes the characteristics of essays that would be considered full marks, good, fair, or needs improvement. For example, for unity, a fully marked introduction would contain detailed background information and a clear thesis, while an introduction that needs improvement would have a vague or unclear thesis.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Expository and Argumentative Essay Rubric

    Uploaded by

    chloe
    33 views3 pages
    This document provides a rubric for assessing expository and argumentative essays. It evaluates essays based on five criteria: unity, coherence, concreteness and accuracy, references and citation, and clarity and conciseness. For each criterion, it describes the characteristics of essays that would be considered full marks, good, fair, or needs improvement. For example, for unity, a fully marked introduction would contain detailed background information and a clear thesis, while an introduction that needs improvement would have a vague or unclear thesis.

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document provides a rubric for assessing expository and argumentative essays. It evaluates essays based on five criteria: unity, coherence, concreteness and accuracy, references and citation, and clarity and conciseness. For each criterion, it describes the characteristics of essays that would be considered full marks, good, fair, or needs improvement. For example, for unity, a fully marked introduction would contain detailed background information and a clear thesis, while an introduction that needs improvement would have a vague or unclear thesis.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    33 views3 pages

    Expository and Argumentative Essay Rubric

    Uploaded by

    chloe
    This document provides a rubric for assessing expository and argumentative essays. It evaluates essays based on five criteria: unity, coherence, concreteness and accuracy, references and citation, and clarity and conciseness. For each criterion, it describes the characteristics of essays that would be considered full marks, good, fair, or needs improvement. For example, for unity, a fully marked introduction would contain detailed background information and a clear thesis, while an introduction that needs improvement would have a vague or unclear thesis.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 3

    FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY

    GENERAL EDUCATION

    Name: ________________________________________________________________________
    Course and Section: _______________ Day and Time: _____________ Date: _______

    Expository and Argumentative Essay


    (U4CA: Unity, Coherence, Concreteness, Clarity & Conciseness)

    Full Marks (3) Good (2) Fair (1) Needs Improvement


    (0)

    (UNITY) Well-developed Introductory Introduction states Thesis and/or problem


    Introduction: introductory paragraph contains the thesis but is vague or
    Background/history paragraph contains some does not adequately unclear. Background
    Thesis Statement detailed background explain the details are a
    background, a clear information and background of the seemingly random
    explanation or states the problem. The collection of
    definition of the problem, but does problem is stated, information, unclear,
    problem, and a thesis not explain using but lacks detail. or not related
    statement. details. States the to the topic.
    thesis of the paper.

    Conclusion Conclusion Conclusion Conclusion does not


    (UNITY) summarizes the main summarizes main summarizes main adequately
    Conclusion topics without topics. topics, summarize the main
    repeating previous Some suggestions but is repetitive. No points. No
    sentences; writer’s for change are suggestions for suggestions for change
    opinions and evident. change and/or or
    suggestions for change opinions are opinions are included.
    are logical included.
    and well thought out.

    (COHERENCE) Logical, compelling Overall, the paper is Progression of Arrangement of essay


    Body: progression of logically ideas in the essay is unclear
    Logical sequence ideas in essay; clear developed. is awkward, yet and illogical. The
    and transition of structure which Progression of ideas moves the reader writing lacks a
    supporting ideas. enhances in the through the text clear sense of
    and showcases the essay makes sense without too much direction. Ideas,
    central idea or and moves the confusion. The details or events seem
    theme and moves the reader easily writer sometimes strung
    reader through through the text. lunges ahead too together in a loose or
    the text. Strong transitions quickly or spends random
    exist throughout too much time on fashion; there is no
    Organization flows so and add to the details that do not identifiable
    smoothly the reader essay’s coherence matter. internal structure and
    hardly thinks about it. readers
    Effective, mature, Transitions appear have trouble following
    graceful transitions sporadically, but the writer’s
    exist throughout the not equally line of thought.
    essay. throughout the
    essay. Few, forced
    transitions in the essay
    or no
    transitions are present.

    (CONCRETENES Three or more main Three or more main Three or more main Less than three main
    S & ACCURACY) points are well points are present points, but all points,
    developed with but may lack detail lack development. with poor development
    Body: supporting details. and development in of
    Main points with one or two. ideas.
    supporting ideas.

    (CONCRETENES Source material is Source material is Source material is Lacks sources and/or
    S AND smoothly used. used, but sources are
    ACCURACY) integrated into the integration may be not accurately
    text. All sources are awkward. documented.
    Body: accurately cited,
    References and All sources but a few are not in All sources are Format is incorrect for
    citation are accurately cited in the desired format. accurately all sources.
    the Some sources lack documented, but
    desired format both in credibility. many are not in
    the text and on the desired format
    the reference lists. or lack credibility.

    (CLARITY AND All ideas are written Most ideas written Ideas written are Ideas are written
    CONCISENESS) with ease and with ease and clear but repetitive. obscurely and are
    precision. precision. repetitive.
    Sentence Essay contained a
    Construction Essay did not contain Essay contained few awkward Essay contained many
    sentences that sentences with sentences that awkward sentences
    distracted the reader. minor error that distracted the that made the essay
    barely distracted the reader. incomprehensible to
    reader. the reader.

    Comments:
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________

    You might also like