5-Paragraph Essay Rubric: Student Name ______________________ Grade _____ / 100 Exemplary Proficient Needs Work Category 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Introduction Strong thesis statement; Good thesis; does not Weak or no thesis Paragraph completely grab statement; does not grab grabs reader’s attention. reader’s attention. reader’s attention. Supporting The thesis is supported by The thesis is supported There is no factual or Details correct, relevant facts and by some, but not enough analytical support for the analysis; some facts and analysis, or the thesis or the history is information came from an facts have been wrong. outside source and shows misinterpreted to a thorough understanding support the argument. of the subject. Conclusion Stimulates Has conclusion, but may Lacks conclusion or has reader’s thoughts and has strong not tie into the topic. one that is either too ending. simplistic or not engaging. 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Paper The essay is well The essay is somewhat The essay has no clear Organization organized with good organized, has 3-5 organizational structure, transitions, 5-8 developed possibly undeveloped may have less than 3 sentences per paragraph, sentences per paragraph, sentences in each and follows the required and may not consistently paragraph without essay format. follow the required descriptive details, and essay format. does not follow the required essay format. Spelling/Grammar The sentences structure, There are some errors in There are several errors in word choice, spelling and sentence structure, word sentence structure, word punctuation are correct choice, spelling and choice, spelling and and help to strengthen the punctuation. They do punctuation. They make it overall argument. not distract too much difficult to understand the from the argument. argument. Frequently Made Comments: ___ Need to use intro to set up and introduce topic (who, when, etc.) ___ Need strong thesis to set up argument ___ Need to use body paragraphs to provide supporting details and analysis of those details ___ Need to restate thesis at start of conclusion ___ Need to use conclusion to summarize main ideas ___ Need to spellcheck and/or grammar check ___ Need to use 12 point Times New Roman font and/or double space ___ Need to incorporate edits made on the rough draft of your essay Additional Comments:
5-Paragraph Essay Rubric: Student Name ______________________ Grade _____ / 100 Category Exemplary 10 9 8 Proficient 7 6 5 4 Needs Work 3 2 1 Introduction Paragraph Strong thesis statement; grabs reader’s attention. Good thesis; does not completely grab reader’s attention. Weak or no thesis statement; does not grab reader’s attention. Supporting Details The thesis is supported by correct, relevant facts and analysis; some information came from an outside source and shows a thorough understanding of the subject. The thesis is supported by some, but not enough facts and analysis, or the facts have been misinterpreted to support the argument. There is no factual or analytical support for the thesis or the history is wrong. Conclusion Stimulates reader’s thoughts and has strong ending. Has conclusion, but may not tie into the topic. Lacks conclusion or has one that is either too simplistic or not engaging. 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Paper Organization The essay is well organized with good transitions, 5-8 developed sentences per paragraph, and follows the required essay format. The essay is somewhat organized, has 3-5 possibly undeveloped sentences per paragraph, and may not consistently follow the required essay format. The essay has no clear organizational structure, may have less than 3 sentences in each paragraph without descriptive details, and does not follow the required essay format. Spelling/Grammar The sentences structure, word choice, spelling and punctuation are correct and help to strengthen the overall argument. There are some errors in sentence structure, word choice, spelling and punctuation. They do not distract too much from the argument. There are several errors in sentence structure, word choice, spelling and punctuation. They make it difficult to understand the argument. Frequently Made Comments: ___ Need to use intro to set up and introduce topic (who, when, etc.) ___ Need strong thesis to set up argument ___ Need to use body paragraphs to provide supporting details and analysis of those details ___ Need to restate thesis at start of conclusion ___ Need to use conclusion to summarize main ideas ___ Need to spellcheck and/or grammar check ___ Need to use 12 point Times New Roman font and/or double space ___ Need to incorporate edits made on the rough draft of your essay Additional Comments: