Short Essay/Answer Writing Rubric
Short Answer Tests, Short Essay Responses, & 3-5
Paragraph Timed Writings
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Developing |
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Rhetorical completeness:
introduction, body, conclusion – paragraphs in longer essays; sentences in
shorter paragraph long answers |
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Clear thesis/main idea, properly
placed – end of first paragraph in longer essays; first sentence in shorter
paragraph long answers |
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Focus on the topic –
little or no irrelevant material; the essay does the verbs asked of
it (Discuss? Analyze? Define? Evaluate? etc…) |
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Is well organized with
appropriate transitions |
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Answers prompt fully,
addressing each part of the question/topic |
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Uses appropriate support
material, whether they be textual quotes, examples, etc. |
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Proper Academic Voice;
avoids 1st & 2nd person as appropriate |
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MUGS (correctness) |
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Neatness, penmanship,
margins, tabs, etc. MLA if that is
expected. |
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