Essay Scoring Rubric

Title of essay ________________________ Name of writer _________________

Peer editor ____________________   Teacher _________________
 

Qualities of good writing

Possible Points

Peer

Student

Teacher

Prompt - 35 points

 

 

 

 

Addressed all parts of prompt     

10

 

 

 

Voice

5

 

 

 

Details - clear/relevant support

7

 

 

 

Evidence - Did student prove thesis? 

10

 

 

 

Effective quote from text for support

3

 

 

 

Overall effectiveness

 

 

 

 

Total Score

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content - 33 points

 

 

 

 

Thesis Statement  

5

 

 

 

Introduction

5

 

 

 

Body

5

 

 

 

Conclusion

5

 

 

 

Organization

5

 

 

 

Clarity

5

 

 

 

Fluency

3

 

 

 

Overall effectiveness

 

 

 

 

Total Score

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grammar/Spelling - 33 points

 

 

 

 

Spelling

7

 

 

 

Varied sentence structure 

10

 

 

 

Transitions

6

 

 

 

Higher-level vocabulary 

10

 

 

 

Overall effectiveness 

 

 

 

 

Total Score

 

 

 

 

 

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