RUBRIC

 -­-­-­  PROCESS  ANALYSIS  ESSAY  

 
  4   3   2   1   Score  
Introduction   Catches  the  reader’s  attention,   Generally  grabs  the   Sets  a  basic  framework  or   Missing  -­‐-­‐-­‐  or  very  simple;  I    
gives  me  a  reason  to  be   reader’s  interest,  with   backstory  for  my  project   more  or  less  just  state  my  
interested  in  this  process— some  detail.   purpose  and  jump  in  to  the  
makes  a  strong  human   essay  
connection  
Thesis/goal   I  let  my  reader  know  clearly   I  let  my  reader  know   I  let  my  reader  know  what   I  suggest—or  my    
what  their  goal  should  be/final   generally  what  their  goal   their  goal  should  be  or  what   thesis/goal  is  missing  
product  should  look  like     should  be/final  product   final  product  should  look   altogether  
should  look  like   like  –  more  detail  might  be  
needed  
Background   I  give    any  necessary   I  give    any  necessary   I  give    some  background/   I  give  little,  if  any,    
background/  context/   background/  context/   context/  ingredients;  some   background/  context/  
ingredients  in  vivid  detail   ingredients  in  detail     elements  may  be  missing  or   ingredients    -­‐-­‐  no  detail,  or  
including  alternatives,  sources,   incomplete   too  generic  
things  to  avoid  
Steps  –   My  steps  are  broken  into  easily   My  steps  are  broken  into   Some  organization  of  my   Little  obvious  organization    
Clarity,   workable  chunks,  presented   chunks,  presented  with   steps,  although  more  could   of  steps/broad  
with  such  detail  (and  any   some  detail   be  needed,  or  the   generalizations—I’d  have  
detail   necessary  warnings)  that  my   description  of  the  step  is   to  guess  at  what  a  step  
reader  can  easily  complete   vague   looked  like  
them  
Steps  –   I  seamlessly  connect  ideas   I    connect  ideas  with   I  connect  some  ideas  with   Little,  if  any,  transition  use    
Transitions   with  transitions,  use  them  to   transitions.   transitions;  transitions  may   –or  transitions  are  use  
establish  relationships   be  basic  in  nature   incorrectly.  
between  steps/ideas  
Language   I  pick  words  that  are  vivid,   I  pick  words  that  are   I  pick  words  that    may  be   I  pick  words  that  are    
use   engaging,  appropriate  for  my   interesting,  appropriate   bland,  or  used  incorrectly  –   repetitive,  or  basic,  or  
topic.    Sentences  flow  well.   for  my  topic    Generally,   they  communicate  my   perhaps  used  incorrectly  –  
Essay  is  pleasant  to  read   my  sentences  flow.   meaning,  but  that’s  about  it   I  don’t  use  language  to  
overall.   connect  with  my  reader  
Mechanics/   My  work  is  polished  and   My  work  shows  evidence   My  work  has  a  number  of   My  work  has  so  many    
conventions   professional,  with  few,  if  any   of  proofreading,  with  few   errors,  some  of  which  may   errors  that  it’s  hard  for  a  
errors   errors   get  in  the  way  of  the   reader  to  read  it/follow  my  
reader’s  understanding   reasoning