ESSAY

Essay 1 Grading Rubric

Copy/Paste the Essay 1 Grading Rubric below onto your essay’s last page before you submit it. The rubric indicates that the essay grade will be based on these areas: 

· Length: Essay meets the length requirements

· MLA Format: Essay follows visual MLA format indicated in the Essay 1 PowerPoint

· Organization & Structure: Essay follows the structure indicated in the E1 PowerPoint

· Clear thesis w/ listed concepts

· Transitions and topic sentences

· Explanation of concept

· Specific examples of the concept

· Elaboration/Analysis of the concept

· Sources: Essay uses/introduces/integrate only two sources specifically from class readings correctly according to the MLA and Quoting PowerPoints.

· Academic Language: Essay uses academic language as specified in the Academic Language page

· Clarity: Essay is generally clear and understandable, free of grammatical errors

· Works Cited Page: Works Cited page includes and correctly cites all sources used in the essay

PENALTIES

· Not meeting word count: F or lower

· Not following academic structure/organization indicated in E1 PowerPoint: D or lower

· Not including specific examples to demonstrate concepts (not solely from sources): D or lower

· Not following MLA Format: -10% or more

· Not following citation/MLA citation guidelines: -10% or more

· Plagiarizing anything: Zero without opportunity to revise.