1. Rater’s
Name:_____________________________________________________________
Essay
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Rubric
for
Gandhi
Essay
Contest
Conventions
&
Style
Development
&
Organization
Criteria
(a)
Explains
what
Gandhi
meant
by
the
quote
&
what
it
means
to
you.
Addresses
the
Content
Requirements
of
the
Prompt
4=Exemplary
Provides
an
in-­‐depth,
thoughtful,
&
thorough
explanation
and
a
meaningful
personal
opinion.
(b)
Discuss
how
Discusses
ideas
you
think
Gandhi’s
that
are
original,
definition
of
creative,
&
happiness
can
significant.
promote
peace
&
nonviolence
in
our
Connects
Gandhi’s
schools,
families,
&
definition
to
peace
communities
today.
&
nonviolence.
(c)
Describe
Presents
several
examples
of
when
descriptive,
you
lived
out
relevant,
well
Gandhi
quote
in
connected
your
life
or
when
examples
with
your
thoughts,
vivid
details.
beliefs,
words
&
actions
in
honest
agreement.
Degree
to
which
Writes
a
well
ideas
are
arranged
organized
essay
in
a
clear
order
and
with
engaging
overall
structure
is
introduction,
consistent
with
logically
developed
assignment.
paragraphs,
clear
transitions,
&
•
Overall
plan
coherent
summary.
•
Intro/body/conc.
•
Sequence
of
ideas
Shows
depth
with
•
Ideas
in
rich
support
from
paragraph
various
sources.
•
Transitions
Degree
to
which
Contains
very
few,
writer
uses
if
any,
errors.
language
to
engage;
Demonstrates
a
controls
sentence
clear
awareness
of
formation,
usage,
style.
mechanics.
Metaphors,
•
Word
choice
analogies,
or
other
•
Sentence
variety
devices
are
•
Audience
effective
&
compelling.
3=Proficient
2=Developing
Provides
a
clear
&
logical
explanation
with
a
personal
meaning.
Provides
a
partial
explanation
&/or
offers
a
weak
personal
meaning.
Discusses
thoughts
that
are
focused
&
important.
Connects
definition
of
happiness
to
peace
&
nonviolence.
Discusses
thoughts
that
are
not
fully
developed.
Fails
to
connect
the
definition
to
peace
&
nonviolence.
Fails
to
make
connections
between
the
definition
to
peace
&
nonviolence.
Presents
descriptive,
relevant
examples
with
details.
Presents
an
example
that
is
only
somewhat
relevant
or
lacking
in
detail.
Fails
to
include
an
example
or
presents
an
irrelevant
example.
Writes
organized
essay
with
solid
intro,
developed
paragraphs,
transitions
&
summary.
Shows
depth
with
several
resources
to
broaden
the
scope
of
the
paper.
Writes
essay
that
lacks
clear
introduction
or
summery,
&
underdeveloped
ideas
in
paragraphs,
Shows
some
depth
but
lacks
support
from
other
resources.
Lacks
introduction
or
summary,
with
poorly
organized
paragraphs.
Contains
a
few
errors,
none
of
which
interfere
with
meaning.
Demonstrates
a
growing
facility
with
language.
May
use
metaphors,
analogies,
or
other
devices.
Contain
some
errors,
but
few
interfere
with
understanding.
Demonstrates
a
developing
sense
of
style
with
word
choice
&
sentence
variety.
Contain
substantial
errors
that
interfere
with
understanding
the
writer’s
meaning.
Writes
with
uninteresting
word
choice
&
lack
of
sentence
variety.
TOTAL
SCORE
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1=Needs
Improvement
Struggles
to
explain
the
meaning
of
the
quote
with
little
or
no
mention
of
personal
meaning.