Cause and Effect essay rubric and peer editing checklist

My name________________________ Name of Essay Writer____________________

1. The essay has a proper heading.

(Name, Date, Period, Teacher’s Name in upper right hand corner)

Yes No (if no circle what applies)

2. The essay has a title.

Yes No

3. The title is topic related and creative.

Yes No

4. The title is typed and centered on the page.

Yes No

5. The paper is properly formatted.

(12 pt Times New Roman font, Double Spaced, 1 inch margins, 2-3 Pages, page numbers)

Yes No (if no circle what applies)

Introduction:

The introduction has an attention grabbing first sentence.

Yes No

The introduction contains specific details.

Yes No (if yes please list those details)

The introduction has a thesis statement.

Yes No

The introduction makes me want to continue reading the paper.

Yes No (state why you answered yes or no)

Thesis Statement:

The thesis statement is the last sentence of the introductory paragraph.

Yes No

The thesis statement contains a topic, an opinion, and three proofs.

Yes No (if no circle what applies)

Topic: _________________

Opinion: _____________________

Three Proofs:

1. ____________________________________

2. ____________________________________

3. ____________________________________

Body Paragraphs:

The essay contains three distinct and separate body paragraphs.

Yes No

Cause and Effect Essay Peer Editing Exercise (page 2)

The body paragraphs contain a topic sentence.

Yes No

The topic sentences are connected to the thesis statement.

Yes no

The body paragraphs are longer than the introduction and conclusion.

Yes No

The body paragraphs each contain one conflicting detail.

Yes No (if no list which paragraphs do not)

The body paragraphs each contain at least two examples proving the conflicting details.

Yes No (if no list which paragraphs do not)

Conclusion:

The conclusion restates thesis in a slightly different manner.

Yes No

The conclusion provides an overview of the paper.

Yes No

The conclusion does not bring up any new points.

Yes No

The conclusion provides a sense of closure to the paper.

Yes No

Did you like or dislike the paper? Answer yes or no then explain why.

What could be done to improve the paper?

What are the strong points of the paper?

What are the weak points of the paper?

What did you learn about the essay topic?

Name _________________________ Date __________ Period __________

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Cause & Effect Essay Rubric

Proper Format _____/ 5

12 pt font (1/2 point)
Times New Roman (1/2 point)
Double Spacing, 1 inch margins (1/2 point)
2-3 pages (1/2 point)
Heading in the upper-right hand corner (2 points)
- Includes your name, date, class period, teacher’s name
Page numbers in the bottom middle of each page (1 point)

Title _____/ 03

Topic related (1 point)
Creative (1 point)
Centered (1 point)

Introduction _____/ 03

General, does not contain specific evidence (1 point)
Opening sentence attention grabbing (1 point)
Contains thesis statement (1 point)

Thesis Statement _____/ 03

Contains essay topic (1point)
Contains opinion of essay topic (1point)
Contains three proofs (1 point)

Body Paragraphs _____ / 21

Essay has three body paragraphs (3 points)
Body paragraphs are longer than the introductory and
- conclusion paragraphs (3 points)
Each body paragraph includes a topic sentence (3 points)
Each body paragraph includes two qualities (6 points)
Each body paragraph includes two examples per paragraph (6 points)

Topic sentences _____ / 03