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    Descriptive Essay RUBRIC

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    The document is a rubric for grading descriptive essays. It evaluates essays across 5 categories: thesis and focus, organization and development, rhetorical skill and language, mechanics, and an overall holistic grade. For each category, it provides descriptors to assess excellent, competent, adequate, and developing/weak essays with criteria like clear thesis, logical organization, vivid language, and proper formatting.

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    Descriptive Essay RUBRIC

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    The document is a rubric for grading descriptive essays. It evaluates essays across 5 categories: thesis and focus, organization and development, rhetorical skill and language, mechanics, and an overall holistic grade. For each category, it provides descriptors to assess excellent, competent, adequate, and developing/weak essays with criteria like clear thesis, logical organization, vivid language, and proper formatting.

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    The document is a rubric for grading descriptive essays. It evaluates essays across 5 categories: thesis and focus, organization and development, rhetorical skill and language, mechanics, and an overall holistic grade. For each category, it provides descriptors to assess excellent, competent, adequate, and developing/weak essays with criteria like clear thesis, logical organization, vivid language, and proper formatting.

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    Descriptive Essay RUBRIC

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    The document is a rubric for grading descriptive essays. It evaluates essays across 5 categories: thesis and focus, organization and development, rhetorical skill and language, mechanics, and an overall holistic grade. For each category, it provides descriptors to assess excellent, competent, adequate, and developing/weak essays with criteria like clear thesis, logical organization, vivid language, and proper formatting.

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    Descriptive essay rubric name: ______________________________________

    D - F / Developing,
    A / Excellent B / Competent C / Adequate
    Inconsistent, Weak

    The essay contains a clear explicit The essay contains a clear explicit The essay contains an explicit or A thesis is either lacking, unclear, or
    or implicit thesis, the choice of or implicit thesis. implicit thesis (although it may not poorly placed in such a way as to
    Thesis & focus

    which makes the best sense for the be immediately apparent to the lend the paper little to no clear
    subject matter and its handling. There is consistent focus reader). purpose pertaining to the essay
    throughout the essay on supporting task or it subject matter.
    There is consistent focus the thesis, with very few irrelevant Focus is mostly maintained
    throughout the essay solely on details. throughout the essay with perhaps The essay is marked by a distinct
    supporting the thesis, with no a few inclusions of irrelevant lack of focus, causing the reader
    irrelevant details. details. confusion and/or frustration.

    An effective introduction captures The introduction captures reader The introduction, while not entirely An ineffective introduction either
    reader interest. interest. engaging, sets up the purpose and does not seek to engage the reader
    or tone of the essay. or sets the essay off on the wrong
    Subsequent paragraphs are Subsequent paragraphs are footing by introducing confusion.
    Organization &
    Development

    arranged in a logical, purposeful arranged in a logical, purposeful There is at least a recognizable


    manner, with smooth transitions manner, with transitions that make organization plan in the Very little evident organization in
    that make for an effortless read. for a mostly effortless read. arrangement of paragraphs. the arrangement of paragraphs.

    The thesis is clearly developed both The thesis is developed both within Coherence is mostly maintained Little coherence within paragraphs
    within paragraphs and from paragraphs and from paragraph to within paragraphs, and cohesion is or absence of transitions between
    paragraph to paragraph, to paragraph, to establish coherence evident even though some paragraphs lead to poor
    establish coherence and cohesion. and cohesion. transitions are unclear or missing. development of the thesis.

    Descriptive language, whether Descriptive language, whether Although descriptive, some vague The essay is largely devoid of vivid
    Rhetorical Skill

    objective or subjective, skillfully objective or subjective, brings the or flat language exists. Confusing descriptive language that renders
    brings the thesis to life, likely thesis to life, with appropriate choices regarding objective versus its subject matter dull or confusing.
    Language &

    through vivid diction, imagery, or diction, imagery, and selection of subjective description may obscure
    figurative devices. detail. the thesis or make for an awkward Sentence structure variety is
    read. lacking, lending either a monotone
    Appropriate selection of and variety Selection and variety of sentence or unnatural kind of fluency or
    of sentence structures are utilized structure create an engaging read. Sentence variety is present, but rhythm.
    to create an engaging read. could possibly be enhanced to
    produce a more engaging read.
    Mechanics

    Draft is devoid of misspellings, Devoid of misspellings & contains Draft may contain some spelling or Draft contains spelling or usage
    flawed sentence structure, or any only a few minor usage errors that usage errors that rarely impact errors that seriously impact
    other convention errors. Follows don’t interfere with fluency. Mostly understanding or fluency. Mostly understanding or fluency. Multiple
    correct MLA format precisely. observes correct MLA format. observes correct MLA format. MLA format errors exist.

    Holistic grade: ______


    Descriptive essay rubric name: ______________________________________

    Holistic grade: ______

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