English 1A/B Grading Rubric Essay ___ Name__________________ Grade Points____________ Letter Grade_______

Achievement of Purpose -You do more than summarize, your audience knows why they are being told what they are more than once in the essay, you answer the “so what” question, and analyze why what you are writing about is important to know.	________ out of 15 points
Supporting Evidence Your evidence is varied, specific, detailed, clearly supports and develops your purpose, and you vary between direct quotations, brief summary statements, and paraphrasing.	________ out of 15 points
Use of Sources -You accurately introduce and integrate your sources, giving context and background when needed, analyzing and reflecting how your sources either support and/or complicate your main idea/purpose.	________ out of 15 points
Overall Organization -Points in your essay develop your main idea logically, that is, relationships can be clearly explained to and understood by an audience.	________ out of 15 points
Paragraph Structure Paragraphs are focused on and develop one idea made clear in a topic or reflective sentence, and relationships between paragraphs are made clear using transitional phrases and/or bridge sentences.	________ out of 10 points
Sentence Structure -You write in complete sentences with few editing mistakes, alternate sentence length and structure, using active instead of passive verbs when appropriate, and it is clear that you have read your work out loud and more than once before turning it in.	________ out of 10 points	Fused Sentences, Comma Splices, Commas, Spelling, General Editing, Fragments, Specifying Pronouns, Clarity, Word Choice
Documentation -Accurate use and placement of in text parenthetical citations, indentation and citation of block quotations, and placement of quotation marks.	________ out of 10 points	Check MLA handout
Format -Interesting title -Accurately citing works on works cited page -Last name and page numbers -Appropriate placement of name, instructor, class, date -Correct margins (1”) and font (12 pt.)	________ out of 10 points

Not meeting assignment expectations will result in a returned essay: follow prompt, meet page/word requirement, have complete portfolio with all supporting documents as specified in prompt and/or class.