Personal Essay Grading Rubric
Judging Criteria:
5 |
3 |
1 |
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ORGANIZATION:
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The essay has: – well-developed arguments. – a clear conclusion. |
The piece includes some (but not all) of a strong theme, an identifiable conclusion, and a logical flow of arguments/ideas. |
Problems with the essay’s organization/development prevent it from being persuasive and easily understood. |
VOICE/STYLE: |
The author demonstrates: – creative word choices. Sentence structure is clear and easy to understand.
The author experiments, as appropriate, with various sentence lengths and structures. |
Efforts to create a personal style are evident. The author uses some creative language and original expression. |
The piece is dominated by conventional ideas, language, and structure. Anyone could have written it. |
MECHANICS: |
The piece: – conforms to the expected format stipulations (Times New Roman typeface, 12 pt. font, double-spaced). – responds appropriately to the assigned prompt. |
The piece:
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Inaccuracies and non-traditional formatting make the piece difficult to understand. |