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North Lawndale College Prep HS Writing Rubric, 2010-2011
Student Name: ______________________________
An A essay has: A B essay has: A C essay has: An F essay has: Your
( 9.0-10.0 points) (8.0-8.9 points) (7.0-7.9 points) (0-6.9 points) Points
Skill
Thesis/Claim An exceptional thesis/claim An effective thesis/claim that A somewhat effective No thesis/claim, one that does
A statement of your argument; that responds to the assignment responds to the assignment thesis/claim that somewhat not make sense, or one that does
the essay’s “main idea” responds to the assignment not respond to the assignment
Ideas/Evidence
Supporting Ideas/ Exceptional supporting Effective supporting Supporting ideas/ Either very few or no supporting
Evidence ideas/evidence that make ideas/evidence that make evidence, which somewhat ideas/evidence or ideas/evidence
Ideas and evidence that support logical sense logical sense make sense which do not make sense
your thesis/claim, including
appropriate set-ups for secondary
sources
Analysis of Supporting Exceptional explanations that Effective explanations that Somewhat effective Ineffective or no connection of
Ideas/Evidence connect the ideas/evidence to connect the ideas/evidence to explanations that connect the ideas/evidence to the
Logical connection of ideas/ the thesis/claim the thesis/claim ideas/evidence to the thesis/claim
evidence to your thesis/claim thesis/claim
Introduction An exceptional introduction An effective introduction that A somewhat effective No introduction, or an
A preview of the essay body that that includes a thesis/claim, its includes a thesis/claim, its introduction that includes a introduction without a
includes a thesis/claim and gives context and a preview of the context and a preview of the thesis/claim, its context and a thesis/claim, context or preview
its context
essay body essay body preview of the essay body of the essay body
Body Paragraphs and Paragraphs with exceptional Paragraphs with effective topic Paragraphs with somewhat Paragraphs with ineffective or
Organization
Transitions topic sentences, supporting sentences, supporting sentences effective topic sentences, no topic sentences, supporting
Organization at the paragraph sentences and concluding and concluding sentences supporting sentences and sentences or concluding
level; each paragraph has a clear sentences concluding sentences sentences
topic sentence stating its main
idea and supporting sentences.
Connections from one paragraph Exceptional transitions between Effective transitions between Somewhat effective transitions Ineffective or no transitions
to another and within paragraphs and within paragraphs and within paragraphs between and within paragraphs between or within paragraphs
Conclusion An exceptional conclusion An effective conclusion A somewhat effective or off- Ineffective or no conclusion
A fresh restatement of topic conclusion
thesis/claim and a thoughtful
ending to the essay
Style Exceptionally advanced and Effectively advanced and A mostly accurate vocabulary, Inaccurate vocabulary; rarely
Vocabulary, sentence structure complex vocabulary, frequently complex vocabulary, some varied sentence structure varied sentence structure and
Language
and variety used to establish a varied sentence structure and occasionally varied sentence and length length
unique writer’s voice
length structure and length
Tone A tone that shows an A tone that shows an effective A tone that shows a somewhat A tone that shows ineffective or
An appropriate use of language exceptional awareness of awareness of audience, purpose effective awareness of no awareness of audience,
that shows an awareness of audience, purpose and occasion and occasion audience, purpose and occasion purpose and occasion
audience, purpose and occasion
Grammar & Usage Exceptional control of Effective control of grammar Somewhat effective control of A lack of control of grammar
No unintended run-ons or grammar and writing and writing conventions, with grammar and writing and writing conventions, with
fragments, correct subject-verb &
Mechanics
conventions with no errors few errors that do not prevent conventions, with occasional frequent errors that prevent
pronoun-antecedent agreement,
correct tense, correct punctuation, understanding errors that limit understanding understanding
capitalization and spelling
Formatting Correct formatting Mostly correct formatting Somewhat correct formatting Incorrect formatting
12-point font, correct margins
and spacing and other
assignment-specific directions
*Plagiarism will result in a zero for the entire draft.
Total Score: __________
