Written Classification Essay Rating Tool
Instruction:
1. Indicate the no. of the essay that’s assigned to you in the rating tool’s first column.
2. Indicate the author’s name on the space provided in the tool’s second row.
3. Read the essay that’s assigned to you and rate by indicating the number of the corresponding point/s for each component based on the essay’s content.
4. Get the summation then indicate the total score in the box opposite the word total.
5. Write both your over-all positive and negative feedback on the spaces provided just above the author’s name.
6. Indicate your name as the evaluator and the date of evaluation on the spaces provided right below the rubric.
Essay’s Components
Body
Introduction
Essay
No.
 Presents an excellent thesis
statement which has specific
topic and clear opinion of the
author about the topic;
 Has relevant background
information; and
 Has no grammar lapses.
 Presents the thesis
statement with its topic
and author’s opinion
about the topic;
 Has background
information; and
 Has some grammar lapses.
5
 Doesn’t present any
of the ff. or both:
- thesis statement
- background
information; and
 Has lots of grammar
and sentence
structure lapses.
3
Introduction
1
Conclusion
 Excellently supports
the thesis statement
with clear and all
known categories;
and
 Has no grammar
lapses.
 Supports the thesis
statement with all
known categories;
and
 Has some grammar
lapses.
5
3
 Does not support the
thesis statement at
all or simply
indicated incomplete
categories ; and
 Has lots of grammar
and sentence
structure lapses.
Body
1
 Excellently ends or
wraps-up the essay
with any of the ff.:
- Restatement of
the thesis
statement;
- Summary of the
important points
in the body;
- Expression of
opinion/
generalization; or
- Suggestion of an
action.
 Has no grammar
lapses.
5
 Ends or wraps-up
the essay with any
of the ff.:
- Restatement of
the thesis
statement;
- Summary of the
important points
in the body;
- Expression of
opinion/
generalization; or
- Suggestion of an
action.
 Has some grammar
lapses.
3
 Doesn’t end or
wrap-up the essay
at all.
 Has lots of grammar
and sentence
structure lapses.
1
Conclusion
Total:
Over-all Positive Feedback: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Over-all Negative Feedback: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Author of the Essay: ________________________________________
Note: Evaluator’s points for this activity will be based on how clear, substantial and accurate his/her evaluations fort each component and/or subcomponent.
Evaluated by:_________________________________________
Signature over printed name
Date of evaluation:__________________
Prepared by
Miss Lesley Karen B. Penera
GENEDDEPT/classificationessayratingtool/commskills2/11-12