middle school - graphic organizer - cause and effect
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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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Rubric for Self-Assessment
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