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Expository Essay Rubric

Expository Essay Rubric
Expository Essay Rubric

Writing Rubric


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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Reflection - Oct. 15 - Rubric for Writing Revisited - Sec. 7

See the rubric below as you compose your essays. Ensure that you meet the criteria listed for composing, style, sentence formation, usage, and mechanics.


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Discuss your thoughts on today's activities.

55 comments:

  1. This rubric is very helpful. It allows me to categorize and analyze my work.That I can reach and maintain a level four standard.

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    1. This rubric is also helpful for me to analyze my work too. I will take a look on this rubric every time I write an essay, so I will be able to write a better essay.

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    2. This rubric was very helpful. At the same time, it was sad to know my English writing level.

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    3. I agree with you! I think the rubric was extremely helpful!

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  2. The rubric above is very useful for me to review my essays. I can see what level my writing skills are by looking at this rubric. This rubric will be my aid and exhance my writings next I write essays. I will try to reach level 4 in all contents. Today, I also read about writing examplification. I have been using examples in my essays but I have learned more details about how to use examplification today. I will use what I learned about examplificatins to give readers images of what I try to express in a better way.

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    1. I really felt the same thing as he felt. my goal is that reach level 4 in all contents.

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    2. I agree. We should all strive to succeed to level 4.

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    3. striving to a higher level is all good for us and it is a good goal to set.

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    4. I too am trying to reach level four in all categories of my essay, unfortunately so far i've been unsuccessful.

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  3. I have read the rubric and thought that my writing level is still low especially sentence formation and mechanics. Hopefully, my knowledge of these techniques are level 2. It was a good opportunity to know that what my writing level was. I am going to improve my writing level by caring about them.

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    1. My writing level is low in all contents too. I need to work on my writing skills. I think that this rubric will help me improve my writing.

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    2. Practice makes perfect. I am still learning to produce a well written essay too especially when we are limited on time.

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    3. I agree. As long as we practice and continue to learn new and effective strategies, we can all reach level 4.

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    4. I agree with you! I feel like we all needed this rubric but with practice I know we will improve in our writing!

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    5. The rubric has also given me insight on where I am as writer. What changes I can make to improve my writing as well as specific areas I need to improve on.

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  4. The rubric was really useful. The narrative essay is almost due and this rubric would be really helpful for my essay.

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    1. I forgot about the due day of the narrative essay. I was thinking of going snorkeling this coming weekend but I need to cancel that.

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    2. Thank you for reminding me about the due day of the narrative essay. This is useful to write a well constructed essay.

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    3. Remember not to procrastinate. I also think that this well most definitely help my essay critiquing skills.

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    4. yea i just remembered that the essay was due. i think i'll be pulling some all nighters due to my work schedule.

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    5. I second that notion, it definitely will come in handy.

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    6. I was just thinking about the due date for our next test! I need to start so I'm not stressing the day of!

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  5. I have read and I understand the rubric. When I write I will look to this to critic myself and see where I can improve.

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    1. I will use this rubric to improve my essay too. This rubric will help me write better essays.

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    2. I could know what my writing skills are. This rubric will help me to improve my writing skills.

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    3. All these styles and procedures of writings is like math. Exemplification is a new one to me. I may need Advil for the next class if we learn something new. Good experience, but best to be prepared for any situation of learning.

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    4. having this rubric will help us all in our essays.

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    5. Using it to critic ourselves is a good idea. It will help us improve in things we are weak in.

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    6. That's what I love about the rubric, I can always use it as a guide and determine what my strong and weak points are.

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  6. I read the rubric, and I need to think real carefully when writing my essay. I have to make sure if my central idea is explained cleared, in detailed, and organized.

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  7. I read this rubric and found many similar traits that i follow on my own that were on here so it looks like my essays are looking pretty good so far. It's good knowing what I'm doing is right. Makes a first in my life. lol

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    1. Those who make mistakes, and learn from them, become wiser after each experience.

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    2. I need to think through things when I'm writing my essay too. I get off topic sometimes and I need to keep the focus on the main point.

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  8. This rubric is very helpful in writing a good essay. I can write my essay and use this rubric to correct the flaws in my essay. Today's activities helped us learn the importance of exemplification and when it is useful.

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    1. The rubric is really helpful to me. It's a good guide for me to use on my future essays.

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    2. A useful guideline that makes it as easy as possible to solidify your work, but not as easy for the paranoid perfectionist to use.

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  9. Rubric's are extremely beneficial, considering I am a visual learner and examples, such as the rubric help me tremendously.

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    1. The rubric does really help a lot. It's like a reminder to me that I should always check my work once or twice to look for any errors.

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    2. Maybe the levels are categorized to keep the procedure on the same level as the subject.

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    3. The rubric helps become a better writer and I agree with what you said.

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    4. I also am a visual learner and examples help me understand better too. This rubric helped us and it can help us for future references.

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  10. Good information is provided with proper organization, and I've not quite grasped the levels of how to use the information provided aaaannnddddd there goes my caffeine-induced train-of-thought....

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  11. Having a rubric in front of me as a reference to ensure that I am on the right track to getting a satisfying grade is really helpful. It also makes revising my essay and others (for peer reviews) a lot easier as well.

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    1. I couldn't agree more about how this will help with our peer reviews.

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    2. The rubric will also help me get a satisfying grade. I also agree with you that it will help others with revising including ourselves. We will become better writers than before

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    3. I agree. It would help out with peer review and final drafts.

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  12. Having looked over the rubric and having it at my reach while I work on my essay is extremely helpful. Knowing I can look at it while writing my essay makes it much more helpful and it also keeps me on track so I don't get carried and drift away from my topic.

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    1. I agree with you. I, myself, go off topic too. This rubric will help all of us become better writers.

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    2. Couldn't disagree with you. I always get side tracked.

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  13. having the rubric, will not be easier for me to write my essay. it shows me what i need in my essay and what i don't need. also it helps in revising essays.

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  14. The rubric is very useful because I can focus on what an essay should have. It will guide me which can also teach me how to be a better writer. This will help me have more courage into my writing because sometimes I go off topic and not have anything else to say. Today's activities were very informative and helpful.

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  15. The rubric was very useful to me. I will make sure to use it on the test coming up that way I can improve my writing and my grade! I am sure that the rubric is very help to everyone because it shows you how you should write your essay and where the standards are for the essay. I think this overall class today was very informative and helpful.

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  16. Following the rubric will lead a student on to the right path of excellent structured writing. It’s very helpful to students with difficulty in writing. It helps a lot to get the grade you want. I’m not very great but I know I can only improve if I just stick the rubric.

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  17. I will definitely use this rubric as a guide. With it, I see how I received my grade for Test #1, as well as the standards I must meet for the remaining upcoming tests. The rubric will help better my writing as well as stay on track.
    Today's lesson was about exemplification. I learned how examples could strengthen an essay- a technique I should use more often.

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  18. This rubric is a very useful tool. it is very useful in a way that will help me write a better essay and it will also help me to see where my writing skills are.

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