“This I Believe” Essay Rubric



“This I Believe” Essay Rubric

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| Thesis/Focus |Belief statement is not evident. |Multiple beliefs are listed with little |Core belief is clearly stated with |One core belief is explicit and developed |

| | |development. |evidence of development. |throughout essay. |

|Purpose |Tells a story that is not connected to the |Tells a story that is somewhat connected to the |Tells a story that is connected to the |Tells a story that is grounded in the |

| |belief or does not tell a story. |belief, but is difficult to follow. |belief. |events of everyday life; links to the |

| | | | |essence of daily life philosophy and to |

| | | | |the shaping of personal beliefs. |

|Organization/ |Demonstrates limited or no organization; does|Demonstrates ineffective organization; attempts to|Demonstrates organization; maintains focus|Demonstrates unique or effective |

|Transition |not stay on topic; limited or no transitional|refer to a single topic; transitional devices are |throughout; uses a variety of transitional|organization; maintains focus throughout; |

| |devices. |limited. |devices. |uses a variety of transitional devices |

| | | | |uniquely/effectively. |

|Details/ |Lacks details for the belief or details do |Limited use of details; details tell rather than |Effective use of relevant details support |Unique, rich, insightful, and effective |

|Elaboration |not enhance the belief. |show. |the belief; details mostly show rather |use of details to support belief; details |

| | | |than tell |effectively show rather than tell. |

|Point of View |Uses second person (you) point of view. |Inconsistent use of first-person point of view. |Mostly consistent use of first-person |Consistent use of first-person point of |

| | | |point of view. |view. |

|Voice & Tone |• Lacks writer's voice. |• Emerging sense of voice. |• Strong sense of voice. |• Powerful sense of voice |

| |• Tone is unclear or negative. |• Tone preaches or judges. |• Tone is mostly personal and |throughout piece, appropriate |

| | | |positive. |for purpose. |

| | | | |• Tone is consistently personal |

| | | | |and positive. |

|Vocabulary & Style |• Weak vocabulary; word choice |• Basic or limited vocabulary; some |• Consistently varied and |• Rich vocabulary, vivid |

| |interferes with meaning. |incorrect word choice. |effective use of vocabulary; |language; sophisticated word |

| |• Limited or no use of sentence |• Ineffective use of sentence variety. |clear and appropriate word |choice. |

| |variety. | |choice. |• Effective use of sentence |

| | | |• Effective use of sentence |variety to enhance voice and |

| | | |variety. |meaning. |

|Mechanics |• Errors seriosuly interfere with meaning. |• Many errors that sometimes interfere with |• Some errors that do not interfere with |• Few errors that do not interfere with |

| |• Shows no evidence of revision using |meaning. |meaning. |meaning. |

| |suggestions from your peers. |• Shows little evidence of revision using |• Shows some evidence of revision using |• Shows ample evidence of revision using |

| | |suggestions from your peers. |suggestions from your peers. |suggestions from your peers. |

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Overall Score: ________/ 40

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