Expository Essay
(The student will write a well developed and supported expository paragraph.)
Attempted
Acceptable
Admirable
Awesome
1
2
3
4
The thesis
statement
was much
Thesis
too
general
Sentence &
Introductory and needed
Information to be more
interesting.
(x5)
Introductory
material not
relevant. No
presentation
of points.
(0 out of 3
parts)
Content of
the Body &
Concluding
Paragraph
(x4)
Style and
Sentence
Structure
(x3)
The thesis
The thesis
statement
statement was
was too
specific but not
general and
attentionneeded to be
grabbing or the
more
introductory
interesting.
material was
Introductory
irrelevant.
material or
Points
presentation
presented but
of points not
not well.
included.
(2 out of 3)
(1 out of 3)
The thesis
statement
was specific
and grabbed
the reader’s
attention.
The
introductory
material was
relevant.
Points
presented
well.
(3 out of 3)
The thesis is
The thesis is
The thesis is
clearly
The thesis is
somewhat
not
supported
hardly
supported and
supported
and
supported and developed (all
nor
developed.
developed.
points present)
developed.
The
Points missing
and the
Key points
conclusion is
or the
conclusion is
missing. The
very well
conclusion is
fairly well
conclusion is
written. All
not complete.
written (all
missing.
parts
parts present).
present!
Sentences
Sentences
are well
Sentences are Sentences are
are
written and
too simple or well written but
fragmentary
varied.
too long.
lack variety.
and
There is
There is a lack There is good
incomplete.
strong clarity
of clarity and
clarity and
There is no
and
coherence—
coherence—
coherence—
coherence—
few transition some transition
no transition
transition
words used.
words used.
words found.
words well
used.
There are
numerous
Usage and capitalization,
punctuation
Mechanics
or spelling
(x2)
errors,
missing
words and/or
significant
problems in
usage or
agreement.
There are
3—5
capitalization,
punctuation or
spelling
errors. There
are 1 or 2
words missing
or several
problems in
usage or
agreement.
There are 2 or
There are no
fewer
capitalization,
capitalization,
punctuation
punctuation or
or spelling
spelling errors.
errors. No
There are no
words are left
words left out
out nor any
and 1 or 2
problems in
problems in
usage or
usage or
agreement.
agreement.
Score