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Question 11:
How will I be graded on this assignment?
We are going to use this assignment to inform us where your strengths and
weaknesses are for writing essays that require you to use textual evidence to prove
a point. The scoring rubric we are going to use will look like this:
SCORING
RUBRIC
SCORE 4: Proficient
SCORE 3: Basic
SCORE 2: Below
Basic
SCORE 1: Far Below
Basic
1. Addresses the prompt
All directions for the essay
writing prompt were
followed, include the
requested content in the
guiding question.
The writer misses more than a
few details, although the essay
is still recognizably an attempt
to answer the prompt.
It is clear that this writer has
significant problems following
directions.
2. Has introduction and
conclusion
Starts with a hook (quote,
statement, commentary, or
the thesis itself) and
introduces the book title and
author. Ends with a
conclusion, leaving the reader
with a final commentary,
resolution, impression of the
book.
Each paragraph uses indents,
topic sentence, logical sequence
of facts, and concluding
sentence.
The writer misses a few
details in the prompt; for
example, forgets to qualify “to
what extent” a character did
something, or incompletely
defines the requested
concept.
The writer has an introduction
and conclusion, but one or both
are not fully developed.
The writer fails to introduce the
topic or fails to conclude the
essay.
Has fundamental problems
constructing a multi-paragraph
essay; may be written as all
one paragraph.
The writer misses one of the
requirements in Score 4.
The writer misses at least two
of the requirements in Score 4.
Has fundamental problems
constructing paragraphs;
writing may look like a list.
3. Writes paragraphs
correctly
4. Cites textual evidence
The writer backs up a statement
about the book by including
text from the author, then
comments on the significance
of the textual evidence.
The writer uses textual
evidence, but may forget to
introduce the quote or forget to
explain why the quote is
significant.
The writer may use some
textual evidence, but the quote
does not support the point that
the writer is trying to make, or
no attempt is made to connect
the quote to the prompt.
The writer does not include
textual evidence.
5. Uses correct grammar,
editing, and mechanics
(G.E.M.)
Grammar, editing, and
mechanics are reasonably
correct; errors do not distract
from the content of the essay.
Grammar, editing, and
mechanics are OK; has a few
errors that could have been
caught if the writer had read
through the essay before
printing it.
Mistakes in G.E.M. include
multiple errors; the errors
interfere with the content of the
essay.
Has fundamental errors with
basic grammar, editing, and/or
mechanics.