3
2
 essay maintains strong, clear
focus throughout
 the purpose of the essay is
clearly reflected in the writing
 essay maintains focus
throughout
 the purpose of the essay is
mostly reflected in the
writing
 essay sometimes
maintains focus, but gets
off topic at times
 the purpose of the
essay may sometimes
be unclear
 essay is unfocused on a
specific point
 the purpose of the
essay is unclear
 introduction provides context
to the essay
 introduction ends with a
clear, well-worded thesis that
thoroughly addresses the
questions from the prompt.
 Introduction attempts to
provide context to the essay.
 ends with a thesis that
addresses the prompt
 introduction may be
missing one of the
required components
 thesis may be
unclear or not fully
address the questions
from the prompt
 introduction is missing
or fails to answer any of the
questions from the prompt.
Body
Paragraph #1
 information in the paragraph
strongly relates to and
supports the thesis statement
 begins with a topic sentence
that states the main idea of the
paragraph
 contains analysis of the
prompt questions
 natural, fluent transitions
are made between sentences
and paragraphs
 information in the
paragraph generally relates to
the thesis statement
 begins with a topic
sentence that states the main
idea of the paragraph
 contains details about the
prompt questions.
 transitions are mostly used
effectively to connect ideas
 information in the
paragraph may not
relate back to the thesis
 topic sentence may
be unclear
 little detail is given to
support main idea
 transitions
are attempted
 it is unclear how the
information in the
paragraph relates back to the
thesis
 topic sentence is
confusing or nonexistent
 little to no supporting
detail is provided
 no transitions are used
Body
Paragraph #2
Iron Jawed Angels Essay Rubric
 information in the paragraph
strongly relates to and
supports the thesis statement
 begins with a topic sentence
that states the main idea of the
paragraph
 contains analysis of the
prompt questions
 natural, fluent transitions
are made between sentences
and paragraphs
 information in the
paragraph generally relates to
the thesis statement
 begins with a topic
sentence that states the main
idea of the paragraph
 contains details about the
prompt questions.
 transitions are mostly used
effectively to connect ideas
 information in the
paragraph may not
relate back to the thesis
 topic sentence may
be unclear
 little detail is given
to support main idea
 transitions
are attempted
 it is unclear how the
information in the
paragraph relates back to the
thesis
 topic sentence is
confusing or nonexistent
 little to no supporting
detail is provided
 no transitions are used
Introduction
Genre/
Purpose
4
1
 information in the
paragraph generally relates to
the thesis statement
 begins with a topic
sentence that states the main
idea of the paragraph
 contains details about the
prompt questions.
 transitions are mostly used
effectively to connect ideas
 information in the
paragraph may not
relate back to the thesis
 topic sentence may
be unclear
 little detail is given to
support main idea
 transitions
are attempted
 it is unclear how the
information in the
paragraph relates back to the
thesis
 topic sentence is
confusing or nonexistent
 little to no supporting
detail is provided
 no transitions are used
Conclusion
 clearly and concisely wraps
up the main points of the
essay
 leaves the reader with
insightful, thought-provoking
information
 wraps up the main points
of the essay and attempts to
leave the reader with a
thought-provoking ending
 attempts to wrap
up the main points of
the essay
 conclusion is nonexistent or extremely
confusing
 Does not attempt to
wrap up the main points
of the essay
Conventions
 there are very few or no errors  there are some errors in
in punctuation, sentence structure punctuation, sentence structure
or grammar
or grammar
Body
Paragraph #3
 information in the paragraph
strongly relates to and
supports the thesis statement
 begins with a topic sentence
that states the main idea of the
paragraph
 contains analysis of the
prompt questions
 natural, fluent transitions
are made between sentences
and paragraphs
 there are many
errors punctuation,
sentence structure or
grammar
 frequent errors in the
punctuation, sentence
structure or grammar
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Teacher:_____________________________
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