General Essay Rubric - Campbell University

General Essay Rubric

Rank each category with any number from 0-4. Please note each essay has a different prompt and will

be different to review. See the electronic rubric for more information.

Criteria

Not Acceptable (1) Somewhat

Somewhat Excellent Excellent (4)

Acceptable (2)

(3)

Spelling,

? Essay contains 3 or ? Essay contains 1 or ? Essay has

? Essay has no

Punctuation,

more errors in

2 minor errors in

occasional spelling, spelling,

Grammar, and

spelling,

spelling,

punctuation, or

punctuation, or

Mechanics

punctuation,

punctuation, or

grammar mistakes grammar mistakes

grammar or spacing grammatical errors ? Shows good use of ? Shows excellent

? Shows poor use of ? Shows average use the English

use of the English

the English

of English language language

language

language

? Essay flows well

? Essay flows well

? Flows poorly

Insight,

? Essay didn't include ? Essay included

? Essay included at ? Essay included 2 or

Examples, &

any examples to

some examples

least 1 example to more examples to

Originality

support essay

(maybe gave 1) to support the prompt support the prompt

The essay

? Essay didn't come

support the prompt ? At least one

? The entire essay

highlights

across as unique or ? A few sentences of paragraph of the

came across as

examples

genuine and

the essay came

essay came across genuine and

supporting the

specific to the

across as genuine

as genuine and

specific to the

prompt, self-

individual

and specific to the specific to the

individual

insight, genuine, addressing the prompt

? No personal insight

individual ? Very little personal

insight

individual ? Fair personal

insight

? Excellent personal insight

Addressing &

? Essay did not

? Essay somewhat ? Essay mostly

? Essay fully

Answering the

address or answer addressed or

addressed or

addressed or

Prompt (see

the given prompt

answered the given answered the given answered the

electronic rubric ? Reader didn't see

prompt

prompt

prompt

for specific essay any relatability to ? Reader saw some ? Reader saw

? Reader saw much

prompts)

the prompt or the relatability to the

relatability to the

relatability to the

subject of the

prompt or the

prompt or the

prompt or the

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subject of the

subject of the

subject of the

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