6
Ideas
The ideas
show a
complete
understandi
ng of the
reading.
Organization
All the parts
work
together to
create and
insightful
essay.
5
The essay
has a clear
thesis and
necessary
supporting
details.
4
The essay
has a clear
thesis.
Unnecessar
y details
need to be
cut.
The
The
organization organizatio
pattern fits
n pattern
the topic and fits the
purpose. All topic and
parts of the
purpose. A
essay are
part of the
well
essay
developed.
needs
better
developme
nt
Sentence
The
No
Fluency
sentences
sentence
The
are skillfully problems
sentences in written and
exist. More
the essay
keep the
sentence
make the
reader’s
variety is
ideas really interest.
needed.
stand out.
Conventions The essay
The essay
Grammar
has one or
has a few
and
two errors
careless
punctuation that do not
errors in
are correct, interfere
punctuatio
and the copy with the
n and
is free of all reader’s
grammar.
errors.
understandin
g.
Rubric for “The Monkey’s Paw” Essay
3
The thesis is
too broad.
A variety of
details are
needed.
2
The thesis
is unclear.
More
details are
needed.
1
The essay
needs a
focus
statement
and
details.
The
organizatio
n fits the
essay’s
purpose.
Some parts
need more
developme
nt.
The
organizati
on doesn’t
fit the
purpose.
A plan
needs to
be
followed.
A few
sentence
problems
need to be
corrected.
The essay
has many
sentence
problems.
The writer
needs to
learn how
to
construct
sentences
.
The errors
in the essay
confuse the
reader.
The
number of
errors
makes the
essay hard
to read.
Help is
needed to
make
correction
s.
Rubric for “The Monkey’s Paw” Essay
6
Ideas
The ideas show a
complete
understanding of the
reading.
Organization
All the parts work
together to create
and insightful essay.
Sentence Fluency
The sentences in the
essay make the ideas
really stand out.
Conventions
Grammar and
punctuation are
correct, and the
copy is free of all
errors.
5
The essay has a clear
thesis and necessary
supporting details.
4
The essay has a clear
thesis. Unnecessary
details need to be
cut.
3
The thesis is too
broad. A variety of
details are needed.
2
The thesis is unclear.
More details are
needed.
1
The essay needs a
focus statement and
details.
The organization
pattern fits the topic
and purpose. All
parts of the essay
are well developed.
The sentences are
skillfully written and
keep the reader’s
interest.
The essay has one or
two errors that do
not interfere with
the reader’s
understanding.
The organization
pattern fits the topic
and purpose. A part
of the essay needs
better development
No sentence
problems exist.
More sentence
variety is needed.
The essay has a few
careless errors in
punctuation and
grammar.
The organization fits
the essay’s purpose.
Some parts need
more development.
The organization
doesn’t fit the
purpose.
A plan needs to be
followed.
A few sentence
problems need to be
corrected.
The essay has many
sentence problems.
The writer needs to
learn how to
construct sentences.
The errors in the
essay confuse the
reader.
The number of
errors makes the
essay hard to read.
Help is needed to
make corrections.