In-class Essay Rubric: America's Participation in World War II

Teacher Name: Mr. Webster

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Title/Introduction The essay has a The essay has an The essay has a The essay has an
creative title that effective title. clear title. The unclear title. The
effectively reflects The introduction introduction has introduction has
its content. The has a somewhat a thesis that is a thesis that is
introduction has a clear thesis that not very clear and incomplete,
clear thesis that addresses the somewhat unclear, or
fully addresses the prompt. addresses the missing.
prompt. prompt.
Evidence & All of the evidence Most of the Some of the Evidence and
Examples and examples, evidence and evidence and examples are not
including names, examples are examples are explained,
dates, laws, accurate and inaccurate and inaccurate, and
events, etc. are relevant. The not relevant. Few are not relevant.
accurate and essay integrates pieces of The essay
relevant. The much information from integrates no
essay integrates information from previous information from
significant previous assignments are previous
information from assignments. integrated in the assignments.
previous Explanation is essay. It is not
assignments. given for most explained how
Explanation is pieces of some of the
given for each evidence to show evidence or
piece of evidence how it supports examples support
to show how it the thesis. the thesis.
supports the
thesis.
Analysis In-depth analysis Effective analysis Analysis is Analysis is
is provided is provided somewhat essentially
throughout the throughout the shallow. Ideas absent from the
essay. The essay essay in and information essay.
includes a explaining the presented are
thorough role of the United only partially
explanation of the States in World addressed.
role of the United War II and how
States in World the United States
 War II, its has been
significance, and changed by the
how the United war.
States has been
changed by the
war.
Organization Information is Information is Information is Information is
exceptionally organized. Ideas somewhat disorganized and
organized. Ideas and information organized. Ideas confusing.
and information are presented in and information
are presented in the essay with are presented
the essay with a considerable with limited
high degree of effectiveness. effectiveness.
effectiveness.
Conclusion The conclusion is The conclusion is The conclusion is The conclusion is
strong and recognizable and somewhat unclear and does
restates the thesis. restates the recognizable and not restate the
thesis. restates the thesis.
thesis.
Conventions Sentence structure Sentence Sentence Sentence
is clear, correct, structure is structure is structure is
and effective correct and correct, however unclear,
throughout. generally there are incorrect, and
Grammar, spelling, effective. There frequent ineffective.
capitalization, and are a few fragments and There are severe
punctuation are mechanical run-on sentences. mechanically
correct errors present in There are many errors that
throughout the the essay. mechanical errors prevent the
essay as well. present in the reader from
essay understanding
the ideas
presented.