Beowulf Essay Rubric
A Writing (10)
ORGANIZATION
INTRODUCTION
REASONS IN
SUPPORT OF
CLAIM
EVIDENCE
C Writing (6)
D Writing (4)
F Writing (2)
The essay is clearly organized,
presenting a logical flow of ideas,
including a beginning, middle, and
end.
Unity, coherence and integration
are well maintained.
The essay is clearly
organized, presenting a
logical flow of ideas,
including a beginning,
middle, and end.
The essay is sufficiently
organized to present a logical
flow of ideas, including a
beginning, middle and an end.
The essay lacks a clear
beginning, middle and an
end and lacks unity,
coherence and integration.
The essay lacks a clear
beginning, middle and an
end and lacks unity,
coherence and
integration.
There is a well developed
introduction which effectively
introduces the main idea (thesis),
stimulates interest and establishes
the tone of the essay.
Your thesis is the last sentence in
your intro and it includes the title
of the work, claim, and reasons.
There is a well developed
introduction which
effectively introduces the
main idea (thesis).
There is a sense of purpose and
a controlling idea (thesis)
which is satisfactorily met.
The controlling idea
(thesis) is vague,
unrestricted, often lacks
unity and is not
consistently developed
throughout the essay.
There is neither a single
subject nor a controlling
idea.
I give clear and accurate reasons in
support of my claim.
I give reasons in support of
my claim but I may overlook
important reasons
I give 1 or 2 weak reasons that
don't support my claim and/or
irrelevant or confusing reasons.
I give 1 weak reason that
doesn’t support my claim
and/or an irrelevant or
confusing reason.
I do not give convincing
reasons in support of my
claim.
General ideas are clearly stated
and supported by textual evidence.
I clearly introduce the quote, set up
the quote, lead-in to the quote, and
explain how the quote relates to
the reason.
General ideas are almost
always supported by textual
evidence.
I almost always introduce
the quote, set up the quote,
lead-in to the quote, and
explain how the quote
relates to the reason
General ideas are usually
supported by textual evidence.
I usually introduce the quote,
set up the quote, lead-in to the
quote, and explain how the
quote relates to the reason.
General ideas are
frequently unsupported by
textual evidence.
I frequently do not
introduce the quote, set up
the quote, lead-in to the
quote, and/or explain how
the quote relates to the
reason.
General ideas are
consistently unsupported
by textual evidence.
I consistently do not
introduce the quote, set
up the quote, lead-in to
the quote, and/or explain
how the quote relates to
the reason.
I cite my quotes
incorrectly.
I use correct in-text citation and
punctuate properly.
CONCLUSION
B Writing (8)
Your thesis is the last
sentence in your intro and it
includes the title of the
work, claim, and reasons.
I almost always use correct
in-text citation and
punctuate properly.
Your thesis is not the last
sentence in your intro or you’re
missing either the title of the
work, claim, or reason(s).
There are more than a couple
times where I use in correct
citation and punctuation form.
Your thesis is not the
sentence in your intro and
you’re missing either the
title of the work, claim, or
reason(s).
I have several citation
errors.
There is a complete and
appropriate conclusion.
There is an appropriate
conclusion.
There is an ending, but it is
lacking in detail.
You clearly summarize your claim
and reasons. You give a final
statement – the essay doesn’t just
end.
You summarize your claim
and reasons. You give a final
statement – the essay doesn’t
just end.
You summarize your claim and
reasons. You may not give a
final statement – the essay just
ends.
There is an ending, but it
is not an appropriate
conclusion.
You don’t completely
summarize your claim and
reasons. You don’t give a
final statement – the essay
just ends.
Your thesis is not the
sentence in your intro
and you’re missing either
the title of the work,
claim, or reason(s).
There is no identifiable
ending.
You do not summarize
your claim and reason
and your essay just ends.
A Writing (10)
B Writing (8)
C Writing (6)
Grammatical and mechanical
errors are rare.
There are few grammatical
and mechanical errors.
My essay contains sophisticated,
accurate and effective word choice
including consistent and advanced
transitions.
My word choice is accurate
and effective, but my
transitions are only
somewhat advanced.
My word choice lacks
sophistication and my
transitions are simplistic.
CONTENT
In-Depth Understanding of Subject
(Issue) consistently Demonstrated.
In-Depth Understanding
somewhat demonstrated.
In-Depth Understanding
inconsistently demonstrated
WORKS CITED
Works Cited Page Consistent with
M.L.A. requirements
GRAMMAR AND
WORD CHOICE
There are no more than three
different, basic, subject-verbagreement errors.
D Writing (4)
There are frequent errors
in Standard English:
Punctuation
Misspellings
Language Usage
Shift in tense, person,
number, voice, or mood
Mixed Construction
Transitions are
inconsistently used.
F Writing (2)
There are frequent errors
in Standard English:
Punctuation
Misspellings
Language Usage
Shift in tense, person,
number, voice, or mood
Mixed Construction
There are few transitions
or none present.
I use “I” “me” “we”
I use “I” “me” “we”
FORMATTING
PRE-WRITING
The essay is double-spaced, has
one inch margins, all paragraphs
are indented, there is one space
after punctuation, Times New
Roman 12-point font, black ink,
nothing is bolded, and the title is
properly done.
I have completed and attached all
of the following: Thesis Chart,
Overview Chart, Outline, Rough
Draft WITH EDITS, Self-Edit, and
Rubric.
In-Depth Understanding
rarely demonstrated
Facts and Ideas are
demonstrated but InDepth Understanding is
not shown.
Works Cited Page
Inconsistent with M.L.A.
requirements
The essay has a couple
formatting errors.
The essay has a few formatting
errors.
The essay has a few
formatting errors, with
some major issues.
The essay is formatted
incorrectly and is
difficult to look at.
I don’t have one or more
the pre-writing
documents attached.
ATTACH YOUR ESSAY IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER WITH A PAPER CLIP:
Rubric, Final typed essay with Works Cited page, Rough Draft WITH EDITS (including the self-edit sheet), Outline, Overview Chart, and Thesis
Chart with Statement
TOTAL: ________/100
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