Analytical Essay Grading Rubric

3.5 Analytical Essay Grading Rubric

Category Excellent (9-10) Good (8) Fair (7) Lacking (0-6) Your Name Contains less than 3 Heading English I Contains all lines but Contains 3 out of 4 lines or more than 2 Mrs. Graham may have 1-2 mistakes lines (x0.5) mistakes Date Due

Times New Roman, 12- Formatting Fulfills 3 of the 4 Fulfills 2 of the 4 Fulfills 0-1 pt. font, double-spaced, requirements requirements requirements (x0.5) with title centered

Introduction, Introduction, Contains five Contains fewer than conclusion, and three conclusion, and three paragraphs of some five paragraphs or 300 Completeness body paragraphs, and at body paragraphs. sort. words. least 450 words total.

Each body paragraph contains topic sentence, Each body paragraph Each body paragraph Structure Structure is evidence, explanation, contains 3 out of 4 contains 2 out of 4 unidentifiable. (x2) and concluding requirements. requirements. sentence.

Shows specific Shows basic Shows specific Shows little understanding of book understanding of understanding of Evidence understanding of book. and movie. movie and book. movie or book.

Clarifies interpretation Furthers understanding Attempts to clarify of the evidence by of the evidence by Does not support evidence by adding Explanation highlighting logical presenting a evidence. more detail. connections. connection.

Paragraphs transition Paragraphs have Paragraphs use smooth Order seems random, Organization smoothly and build on clearly topics and do transitions or go in devoid of categorization one another in logical not repeat unnecessary (x2) logical order. or logical progression. order. information.

Sincere, professional Thoughtful, logical Friendly, personal tone Audience tone attempts to earn Tone seems bored or tone earns reader’s engages reader but not reader’s hostile. (x0.5) respect and attention. academically oriented. respect/attention. Names spelled Several mistakes in A number of mistakes correctly; titles Few mistakes in Mechanics spelling and in spelling and appropriately spelling, punctuation, punctuation do not punctuation slow the (x0.5) capitalized/italicized; or capitalization. interfere with fluency. reader down. few other mistakes. All process materials All process materials All process materials are submitted and show are submitted (rubric, Writing are submitted, One or more process clear and significant outline, rough draft, although some may be materials is missing Process improvement of the final draft) and show sparse or incomplete piece effort on the piece

NAME: ______TOTAL: _____/100 points (test grade)