8/19/2019 Cause Effect Essay Rubric

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TOTAL: 1 2-3 4

Ideas & Content ● 0-1

cause/effect

● Topic is not

developed

● Onl 2

causes/effects

● Causes/effe

cts don!t connect

● 3

effects/causes a"e

#ell developed

● Topic is

#ell connected in

t$e causes/effects

O"%aniation ● Int"oductio

n is 'issin%

● Conclusion

is 'issin%

● (a"a%"ap$s

a"e 'issin%

● Atte'pt to

#"ite pa"a%"ap$s) *ut it

needs i'p"ove'ent+

● Atte'pt to

#"ite int"oduction

and/o" conclusion) *ut it

needs i'p"ove'ent

● Citations

 pa%e is 'issin%

● Int"oductio

n includes $oo,)

 *ac,%"ound ,no#led%e)

and a t$esis state'ent

● 3 distinct

 pa"a%"ap$s

● Conclusion

 pa"a%"ap$

● Citations

 pa%e at t$e end

oice ● .ec$anical

#"itin%● I'pe"sonal

● App"op"iat

e audience and pu"pose● Inconsisten

c

● $o#s

e'otion: $u'ou")$onest) suspense

● t"on%

sense of audience

● p"essive

o"d C$oice ● A*sence of

cause/effect nouns

● ene"al

adectives and ve"*s

● Atte'pts

use of cause/effect

nouns *ut it needs

i'p"ove'ent

● o'e

specificadectives/ve"*s

● Includes

cause/effect nouns

● pecific

adectives and ve"*s

entence 5luenc ● Co'pound

and co'ple sentences

a"e confusin% and

ineffective+

● entence

va"iet: atte'pts to use

co'pound and co'ple

sentences) *ut it needs

i'p"ove'ent

● 6se of

si'ple sentences

● 6se of

co'pound sentences

● 6se of

co'ple sentences

Conventions ● Lac, of

 punctuation

● .LAfo"'at is 'issin%

● Inco""ect

in-tet citation fo"'at

● Inco""ect

co'pound and co'ple

sentences st"uctu"es● 5"a%'ents)

"un-on sentences) and

co''a splice a"e

co''on

● Co'pound

and co'ple sentences

a"e not punctuatedaccu"atel+

● Atte'pt at

.LA fo"'at needs

i'p"ove'ent+

● Atte'pt at

in-tet citation *ut itneeds i'p"ove'ent

● Atte'pts

co'pound and co'ple

sentences

● Accu"ate

 punctuation+

● .LAfo"'at

● In-tet

citations in .LA fo"'at

● Co'plete

sentences

● Accu"ateuse of co'pound and

co'ple sentences

● Co""ect

su*ect-ve"* a%"ee'ent

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