Rubric For Short Essay

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Grading Rubric for Short Essay

Levels of Assessment
Criteria Inadequate=D Adequate=C Above Average=B Exemplary=A
(Below Standard) (Meets Standard) (Exceeds Standard) (Far Exceeds Standard)
Organization Writing lacks logical Writing is coherent and Writing is coherent and Writing shows high degree of attention
organization. It shows some logically organized. Some logically organized with to logic and reasoning of points. Unity
coherence but ideas lack points remain misplaced and transitions used between clearly leads the reader to the
unity. Serious errors. stray from the topic. ideas and paragraphs to create conclusion and stirs thought regarding
Transitions evident but not coherence. Overall unity of the topic.
used throughout essay. ideas is present.

Level of Content Shows some thinking and Content indicates thinking Content indicates original Content indicates synthesis of ideas, in-
reasoning but most ideas are and reasoning applied with thinking and develops ideas depth analysis and evidences original
underdeveloped and original thought on a few with sufficient and firm thought and support for the topic.
unoriginal. ideas. evidence.

Development Main points lack detailed Main points are present with Main points well developed Main points well developed with high
development. Ideas are limited detail and with quality supporting quality and quantity support. Reveals
vague with little evidence of development. Some critical details and quantity. Critical high degree of critical thinking.
critical thinking. thinking is present. thinking is weaved into points

Grammar & Spelling, punctuation, and Most spelling, punctuation, Essay has few spelling, Essay is free of distracting spelling,
grammatical errors create and grammar correct allowing punctuation, and grammatical punctuation, and grammatical errors;
Mechanics distraction, making reading reader to progress though errors allowing reader to absent of fragments, comma splices,
difficult; fragments, comma essay. Some errors remain. follow ideas clearly. Very and run-ons.
splices, run-ons evident. few fragments or run-ons.
Errors are frequent.

Style Mostly in elementary form Approaches college level Attains college level style; Shows outstanding style going beyond
with little or no variety in usage of some variety in tone is appropriate and usual college level; rhetorical devices
sentence structure, diction, sentence patterns, diction, and rhetorical devices used to and tone used effectively; creative use
rhetorical devices or rhetorical devices. enhance content; sentence of sentence structure and coordination
emphasis. variety used effectively.

Format Fails to follow format and Meets format and assignment Meets format and assignment Meets all formal and assignment
assignment requirements; requirements; generally requirements; margins, requirements and evidences attention to
incorrect margins, spacing correct margins, spacing, and spacing, and indentations are detail; all margins, spacing and
and indentation; neatness of indentations; essay is neat but correct; essay is neat and indentations are correct; essay is neat
essay needs attention. may have some assembly correctly assembled. and correctly assembled with
errors. professional look.

Instructor: _________

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