Essay Rubric – GHSWT Style



|Argumentative Essay Rubric |

|Argumentative Essay |5 |4 |3 |2 |1 |Points |

| | | | | | |Earned |

| |The essay is fully focused |The essay is consistently |The essay is sufficiently |The essay is minimally |The essay shows little | |

|IDEAS |and contains a wealth of |focused and contains ample |focused and contains some |focused. The provided |or no focus, and the | |

|Thesis Statement |ideas and examples. The |ideas and examples. The |ideas and examples. The |examples are vague or |ideas are unclear, | |

|Supporting ideas |writer uses rhetorical |writer may employ |response is generally |general, and the response |irrelevant, or | |

|Use of details |strategies and addresses |rhetorical strategies or |appropriate to the |demonstrates minimal |repetitive. The | |

|Awareness of purpose |counterparts |address counterarguments. |persuasive purpose. |awareness. |response is incomplete | |

|Sense of completeness | | | | |or too brief. | |

|X10 | | | | | | |

| |The organization of ideas |The organization is |The organization is |The organization is |The essay shows little | |

|ORGANIZATION |supports the writer’s |appropriate, and the |generally appropriate, and|formulaic or |evidence of | |

|Introduction/body/conclusion |focus. Ideas are grouped |sequencing of ideas is |the ideas are clearly |inappropriate. The |organization or | |

|Sequence of ideas |in a logical manner. |logical. Varied |sequenced but may be |response may lack a clear |sequencing. | |

|Grouping of ideas |Effective and varied |transitions are used. |repetitive. Transitions |introduction or |Transitions are not | |

|Effective transitions |transitions are used. | |are used. |conclusion. Transitions |used. The response is | |

|Awareness of purpose | | | |are rare. |incomplete or too | |

|X5 | | | | |brief. | |

| |The writer utilizes |The language and tone of |The language and tone are |The language and tone are |The language and tone | |

|STYLE |carefully crafted phrases |the essay enhance the |appropriate. Word choice |uneven. Word choice is |are inappropriate. | |

|Sentence variety |to create a sustained tone |persuasive purpose. Word |is adequate but may be |simple, ordinary, or |Word choice is | |

|Word choice |and an authoritative voice.|choice is appropriate. |simple or ordinary. Some |repetitive. There is |incorrect or confusing.| |

|Audience awareness |Word choice reflects an |Sentences are varied. |sentence variety is |minimal variation in |The response is | |

|Personal voice |advanced vocabulary. | |evident. |sentence length and |incomplete or too | |

|X3 | | | |structure. |brief. | |

| |The writer demonstrates |The writer demonstrates the|The writer demonstrates |The writer demonstrates |The writer lacks | |

|CONVENTIONS |full command of the |knowledge of the |sufficient control of the |minimal control of the |understanding of the | |

|Sentence formation |conventions of written |conventions of written |conventions of written |conventions of written |conventions of written | |

|Subject-verb agreement |English. No errors are |English. Errors are minor |English. Errors may |English. Errors are |English. Errors are | |

|Standard word forms |evident. |and do not interfere with |interfere with meaning but|frequent and interfere |pervasive. The | |

|Punctuation, spelling, and capitalization | |meaning. |are not distracting. |with meaning. |response is incomplete | |

|X2 | | | | |or too brief. | |

Final Point Value: 5- 100, 4- 90, 3- 80, 2- 70, 1- 65 TOTAL POINTS = ______________________

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