In Chapter 3, we looked at the general scoring rubric for the Analytical Writing essays. That rubric outlined the holistic
characteristics that essay reviewers look for when scoring an essay. The rubric below and the rubric found in the next
chapter outline the essay-
specific characteristics that reviewers look for when scoring your individual essays.
6.0
• Essay takes a clear stance on the issue and provides a complete response to the issue.
• Essay is organized and contains sufficient connections between presented ideas.
• Essay uses persuasive evidence to support the position and incorporates specific examples and other appropriate
premises.
• Every sentence is structured and uses appropriate vocabulary.
• Essay contains only minor grammatical, usage, and spelling errors.
5.0
• Essay takes a clear stance on the issue and presents a cogent and focused response.
• Essay is clearly organized and proper connections are drawn between presented ideas.
• Proper evidence is used to support the selected position and
includes appropriate examples, insight, and a
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persuasive argument.
• Essay exhibits varied sentence structures, proper word choice, and a clearly advanced understanding of writing.
• Essay contains only minor grammatical, usage, and spelling errors.
4.0
• Essay takes a clear stance on the issue and presents a near-
complete response to the prompt.
• Essay is logically organized and utilizes appropriate evidence.
• Sentences and vocabulary usage are clear and appropriate.
• Essay generally adheres to grammatical, usage, and spelling conventions, though some errors do exist.
3.0
• Essay takes a generally clear stance on the issue but addresses the prompt in
a manner that may be unclear
or incomplete.
• Ideas in the essay are not clearly linked and evidence is inadequate or unrelated.
• Essay is loosely organized and does not flow in a manner that is easily understood.
• Sentence structure and vocabulary choices sometimes hinder rather than help organization and flow.
• Writing exhibits occasional grammatical, usage, and spelling errors that impact the flow and clarity of the essay.
2.0
• Essay takes a position that is unclear or poorly articulated and does not sufficiently address the prompt.
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Evidence used is incomplete, illogical, or unclear; ideas of the passage do not connect to each other.
• Organization is lacking and the overall flow of the essay is without clarity and understanding.
• Sentence structure and vocabulary use negatively impact the flow of the essay.
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Consistent grammatical, usage, and spelling errors significantly impact the flow and clarity of the essay.
1.0
• Position taken on the issue is uncertain and the prompt is unaddressed.
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Evidence is poorly marshaled, is illogical and/or irrelevant.
• Essay is poorly organized and reflects no clear structure.
• Sentence structure and vocabulary significantly impact the flow of the essay.
• Consistent grammatical, usage, and spelling errors significantly impact the flow and clarity of the essay.
0.0
• The response is written in a language other than English.
• The response includes nothing but a copy of the question task or the issue.
• The response is not legible (paper exam) or contains only non-
English characters (computer-adaptive exam).
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