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Rubric for Self-Assessment

Cause-and-Effect Essay—4-point rubric

Audience and Purpose Organization Elaboration Use of Language

Score 4

Consistently targets an audience through word choices and details; clearly identifies purpose in thesis statement

Presents a clear, consistent organizational strategy to show cause and effect

Successfully links causes with effects; fully elaborates connections among ideas

Chooses clear transitions to convey ideas; presents very few mechanical errors

Score 3

Targets an audience through most word choices and details; identifies purpose in thesis statement

Presents a clear organizational strategy with occasional inconsistencies; shows cause and effect

Links causes with effects; elaborates connections among most ideas

Chooses transitions to convey ideas; presents few mechanical errors

Score 2

Misses a target audience by including a wide range of word choices and details; presents no clear purpose

Presents an inconsistent organizational strategy; creates illogical presentation of causes and effects

Links some causes with some effects; elaborates connections among most ideas

Misses some opportunities for transitions to convey ideas; presents many mechanical errors

Score 1

Addresses no specific audience or purpose

Demonstrates a lack of organizational strategy; creates a confusing presentation

Develops and elaborates no links between causes and effects

Demonstrates poor use of language; presents many mechanical errors

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Cause-and-Effect Essay—6-point rubric

Audience and Purpose Organization Elaboration Use of Language

Score 6

Clearly identifies a cause-and-effect situation and effectively targets audience

Well organized, with strong transitions helping to link words and ideas

Effectively links causes with effects through relevant and elaborated support and details

Varies sentence structures and makes good word choices; very few errors in spelling, grammar, or punctuation

Score 5

Clearly identifies a cause-and-effect situation and targets audiences

Clearly organized, although an occasional lapse may occur

Links causes with effects through relevant support and details

Some sentence variety and good word choices; some errors in spelling, grammar, or punctuation, but they do not interfere with reader understanding

Score 4

Identifies a cause-and-effect situation and adequately addresses audience

Is consistently organized, although perhaps simplistically

Links causes with effects with some support

Sentence structures and word choices are appropriate; errors in spelling, grammar, or punctuation may occur, but they do not interfere with reader understanding

Score 3

A cause-and-effect situation may be identified, but it is not clear; target audience may not be addressed

May have organization in some parts but lacks organization in other parts

Although some support linking cause and effect may be present, it is not fully or consistently developed

Inconsistent control of sentence structure and incorrect word choices; errors in spelling, grammar, or punctuation occasionally interfere with reader understanding

Score 2

Contains only a minimal attempt at linking a cause-and-effect; either topic is unclear or support is limited

Very disorganized and not easy to follow

Support is very unclear or very undeveloped

Problematic sentence structures and frequent inaccuracies in word choices; errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation hinder reader understanding

Score 1

Not fully engaged in the task; a cause and effect may not be identified

Lacks organization and is confusing and difficult to follow; may be too brief to assess organization

Lacks supports or no attempt is made to support the connection between cause and effect

Little or no control over sentences and incorrect word choices may cause confusion; many errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation severely hinder reader understanding