Student Essay Grading Rubric Your essay should use a strong opening statement, provide supportive paragraphs, and end with a final conclusion. The essay should be at least five paragraphs in length and no more than 500 words. Your essay will be judged individually by five educators using the following grading rubric and their scores will be combined into one total score. CRITERIA
1 POINT
2 POINTS
3 POINTS
4 POINTS
Little or no adherence to theme or creative expression.
Some adherence to theme or creative expression.
The author adheres to the theme and often uses creative words and phrases to describe their experience.
The author adheres to the theme creatively using vivid words and phrases to describe their experience.
Support Details
Answers at least one question and provides well-developed reasons and/or examples.
Answers at least two questions and provides well-developed reasons and/or examples.
Answers at least three questions and provides well-developed reasons with some examples.
Persuasively answers at least three questions and provides at least three well-developed reasons and/or examples.
Organization
Lacks organization of shared ideas with no clear introduction, structure, or conclusion.
Some organization of ideas and explanations are present.
Organizes ideas to build a logical, coherent explanation with a good ending.
Effectively organizes ideas to build a logical, coherent explanation with a strong ending.
Many run on sentences and errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Some run on sentences. Some errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Uses correct grammar, Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation spelling, and punctuation with very few errors. throughout.
The author’s purpose and/or passion for their future is unclear with little evidence of their experience with eDynamic Learning curriculum.
The author’s purpose and/or passion for their future is somewhat evident regarding their experience with eDynamic Learning curriculum.
The author’s purpose and/or passion for their future is clearly evident through their writing with evidence of knowledge regarding their experience with eDynamic Learning curriculum.
Focus/ Originality
Sentence Structure, Grammar, Spelling, etc.
Voice
The author’s purpose and/or passion for their future shines through in their writing with extensive knowledge regarding their experience with eDynamic Learning curriculum.