8/13/2019 Essay Test Grading Rubric

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Polishs Essay Test Grading Rubric

The Introduction'

5 10 15 20 25

(acks a hook Has a strong hook )does not need tobe a *uote+ that says something

interesting about the genera! topic

,oes not ep!ain &!ear!y connects the hook

the hook to the thesis

(acks a thesis Has a strong- c!ear thesis that ansers

the main *uestion

(acks a map statement Has a c!ear map statement that

out!ines the three body paragraphs

The Three Body Paragraphs:

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

(ack topic statements &!ear!y state the topic in the #irst

sentence

(ack reasons to Ha/e strong reasons ep!ain the

ep!ain the topic statements topic statement

(ack speci#ic eamp!es Ha/e to speci#ic eamp!es to

de/e!op the reasons in each paragraph

Eamp!es do not gi/e detai!s Eamp!es gi/e the ho- hat- here-

hen- and hy o# a situation.

Ha/e eamp!es that !ack ep!anation Ep!ain each eamp!e and connect it

to the main argument.

(ack transitions Smooth!y transition #rom one

paragraph to another

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The Conclusion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ! 10

,oes not re0state thesis Re0states thesis in di##erent ords.

,oes not summarie main argument Summaries main argument in

di##erent ords

,oes not c!ose ith a memorab!e !ine &!oses ith a memorab!e !ine that

or reiterate the main point o# the essay reiterates the main point o# the essay

Points "ill auto#atically $e deducted %or:

2sking *uestions

2ddressing the reader )3(ook at 4ashington5+

4riting 3you5

4riting 3I-5 3us-5 3our5 or 3e5 in any paragraph

2bbre/iating ords !ike 3can6t-5 3go/t.5 or 3don6t5

7sing present or #uture tense to ta!k about historica! e/ents )3Roose/e!t i!! start the ar5+

4riting 3this essay is about-5 3this paragraph is about-5 3#or eamp!e-5 or 3in conc!usion5

Starting a sentence ith 3e!!-5 3but-5 3and-5 3cause-5 3hich-5 3in hich-5 3yes-5 3no-5 or

3or5

Repeating a sentence or phrase ord0#or0ord

7sing a *uote ithout citing the source

7sing s!ang or curse ords )38ermany sucked and their go/ernment as b.s.5+

4riting sentence #ragments )32!though it as a good ar5+

4riting run0on sentences )3Roose/e!t as a good president he de#ended the nation5+

$ague eamp!es )3There as this batt!e during the ar here a !ot o# peop!e died5+

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9ot riting a tit!e

7sing the ords 3essay-5 3test5 or 3Po!ish5 in your tit!e