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Final Draft due Friday, March 25.

Rubric Cause/Effect Essay
Score out of 10: 5 4 3 2 1
Introduction: All Most Some Few Section is
- Raises reader’s interest/hooks requirements requirements requirements requirements missing,
attention are met; are met; good are met; needs are met or no
- Prepares reader for topic superb improvement requireme
discussion (gives appropriate nts are
background information) met
- Thesis is clear and concise, located
at end of introduction

Point 1: All Most Some Few Section is

- Well-written topic sentence that requirements requirements requirements requirements missing,
introduces point & connects to thesis are met; are met; good are met; needs are met or no
- Supporting sentences contain superb improvement requireme
sufficient evidence and are nts are
connected met
- Evidence is clear and specific;
author explains meaning/importance

Point 2: All Most Some Few Section is

- Well-written topic sentence that requirements requirements requirements requirements missing,
introduces point & connects to both are met; are met; good are met; needs are met or no
items of comparison superb improvement requireme
- Supporting sentences contain nts are
sufficient evidence and are met
connected
- Evidence is clear and specific;
author explains meaning/importance

Conclusion: All Most Some Few Section is

- Restates thesis requirements requirements requirements requirements missing,
- Provides closure clearly and are met; are met; good are met; needs are met or no
logically superb improvement requireme
- Provides reader with direction for nts are
future thinking; leaves impact on met
reader
Specifications: All paper Most paper Some paper Few paper No paper
- Minimum 400 words specifications specifications specifications specifications specificat
- Typed in easy-to-read 12 point font are met; are met; good are met; needs are met ions are
- Double spaced superb improvement met
- Interesting title
- Pages numbered
- Name, date, class, and assignment
in the upper left corner
- If an outside source is used,
information is listed at end of paper
 Rubric Comparison Contrast Essay
Score out of 10: 5 4 3 2 1
Style: All Most Some Few Very few
-Vocabulary usage enhances the requirements requirements requirements requirements or no
meaning of the essay are met; are met; good are met; needs are met requireme
- Ideas are comprehensible superb improvement nts are met
- Expresses original thoughts in a
creative way
Organization: All Most Some Few Section is
- Thesis is thoroughly supported requirements requirements requirements requirements missing,
throughout essay are met; are met; good are met; needs are met or no
- Essay does not contain any superb improvement requireme
paragraphs or isolated sentences nts are met
unrelated to thesis
- Body points are ordered logically
and sequentially

Cohesion: All Most Some Few Very few

- Ideas flow together requirements requirements requirements requirements or no
- Sentences are combined using are met; are met; good are met; needs are met requireme
coordinating conjunctions or superb improvement nts are met
dependent clauses
- Ideas are connected through use of
transitions of comparison/contrast

Grammar All Most Some Few Very few

- Demonstrates control of basic requirements requirements requirements requirements or no
grammar (tenses, verb forms, noun are met; are met; good are met; needs are met requireme
forms, preposition, articles) superb improvement nts are met
- Varies sentence structure; uses
complex sentence structure

Mechanics All Most Some Few Very few

- Demonstrates control over use of requirements requirements requirements requirements or no
capital letters and punctuation: are met; are met; good are met; needs are met requireme
periods, commas, semicolons, and superb improvement nts are met
quotation marks
- Doesn't have fragments, comma
splices, or run-on sentences
- Words are spelled correctly

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