Evaluation
Test scores can be converted to Levels 0-4 using the following chart:
90%-100% is a level 4
80%-89% is a level 3
70%-79% is a level 2
55%-69% is a level 1
0%-54% is a level 0
| Writing Rubric for Black American Poetry, Temperance-Prohibition, and the Scopes Trial | |||||
| CATEGORY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Score |
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Introduction
and Thesis - Main Idea
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First paragraph is catchy. Thesis is evident and point to be argued well stated. | First paragraph has a weak "grabber." Thesis is mixed among many sentences and hard to piece together. | A catchy beginning was attempted but was confusing rather than catchy. Thesis is not entirely apparent although topic is evident. | No attempt was made to catch the reader's attention in the first paragraph. Thesis is not apparent nor is the topic of the essay. | _____ |
| Accuracy of Facts | All facts presented in the essay are accurate and relate back to the thesis. | Almost all facts presented in the essay are accurate and occasionally relate back to the thesis. | Most facts presented in the story are accurate (at least 70%). Evidence is sputtered about rather than used to prove your thesis. | There are several factual errors in the essay. There is no real effort to make the piece cohesive. | _____ |
| Organization | The essay is very well organized. Five paragraphs evident. One idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence with clear transitions. | The essay is pretty well organized. Five paragraphs evident. One idea may seem out of place. Clear transitions are used. | The essay is a little hard to follow. Paragraphs are unclear. The transitions are sometimes not clear. | Ideas seem to be randomly arranged. No effort at paragraph organization. | _____ |
| Focus on Assigned Topic | The entire essay is related to the assigned topic and allows the reader to understand much more about the topic. | Most of the essay is related to the assigned topic. The essay wanders off at one point, but the reader can still learn something about the topic. | Some of the essay is related to the assigned topic, but a reader does not learn much about the topic. | No attempt has been made to relate the essay to the assigned topic. | _____ |
| Mechanics | The essay has few, if any, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, or usage errors. | The essay has two or three mechanics errors. | The essay has four or five mechanics errors. | ||