Process-Analysis Essay Rubric
Name:
Date:
Finishing Your Process-Analysis Essay
Over the next two nights, your homework is to finish your process-analysis essay (or rather, to
get it in as-finished-a-form-as-possible to turn in for a grade). What should you do?
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Type your essay in Times New Roman 12 pt font.
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Double-space it.
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Check that the margins are 1” (use File and Page Set Up).
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Spell check.
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Add a header in the upper right corner with your name, period, and date.
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Add a centered title. (It can be, “How to _________,” where you fill in your topic.)
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Check the rubric to make sure that you have done everything that it asks you to do.
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Your essay should be between 1.5-3 pages in length.
Process-Analysis Essay Rubric
Excellent
Good
Needs
Improvement
You handed in your process-analysis essay and all
drafts on-time.
5
3
1
Your drafts show careful self-editing as well as editing
based on your teacher’s and peer’s comments.
5
3
1
You included an appropriate title.
1
--
0
Your essay uses the first person and directly addresses
your reader using the imperative.
2
1
0
Your introduction establishes you as an expert on the
process and gets your reader excited about your topic.
2
1
0
Your essay includes a list of materials that is
understandable, specific, and defined/explained as
necessary.
4
2
0
You provide clear, specific directions and in
chronological order.
5
3
1
The essay includes any necessary warnings for the
process, and you write in an entertaining way (no
“recipes”).
3
2
1
The essay sums up the benefits of the process and
explains to the reader what the final product should
look like.
2
1
0
A variety of transitions are included to move from
step to step and they are used effectively.
2
1
0
Your essay is typed according to the final draft
instructions and guidelines in your English class
information.
4
2
0
Total
/35