l4 rw essay rubric
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7/29/2019 L4 RW Essay Rubric
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Raters initials: ______ Writers name _________________________
Cause/Effect Essay Rubric _______/12
High ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Low Comments
4 3.5 3 2.5 2
Organization The essaycontains a clear
introduction, 2-3 body
paragraphs and a
conclusion; there is
excellent use of
transitions to display
unity and progression
of information.
The essay
contains an
introduction, body,
and conclusion. There
is effective use of
transition words and
phrases to display
unity and progression
of information.
The essay
contains more
than one paragraph;
There is effective use
of transition words and
phrases to display unity
and progression of
information.
The essay
contains only
one paragraph;
beginning levels of
organization.
The essay
contains several
complete sentences.
The writer needs to
organize the
information.
Content The essay doesan excellent job
of addressing the
prompt.
The information in the
essay is coherent and
well-connected. The
essay contains a main
idea and multiple
supporting sentences
per paragraph
The essay does a
good job of
addressing the prompt.
The information in the
essay is coherent and
connected. There is a
main idea and multiple
supporting sentences
per paragraph
The essay
adequately
addressed the prompt.
The information in the
essay is generally
coherent and
connected, but needs
more development.
There is a main idea
and multiple
supporting sentences
per paragraph.
The essay
contains some
information relevant to
the prompt.
There is a simple main
idea and several
supporting sentences
The essay largely
does not address
the topic of the writing
prompt.
There is a simple main
idea and few supporting
sentences.
Language
Use
A few language
errors
throughout.Consistent, correct use
of grammatical
features.Appropriateword choice.
Some language
errors
throughout.Consistent, generally
correct use of
grammatical features.
Appropriate word
choice
Several language
errors
throughout. Generallyconsistent, correct use
of grammatical
features. Mostly
appropriate word
choice.
Several language
errors in
paragraph. Someconsistent, correct use
of grammatical
features. Mostly
appropriate word
choice.
Numerous
language errors
per sentence.Needs to practice
consistent, correct use
of grammatical features.
Inappropriate word
choice*Note: If the essay is off-topic, merely copies the prompt, does not fulfill the requirements of the writing prompt, is plagiarized, or is not submitted, the studentwill receive a grade of 0.