WRITING ABOUT THERMOCHEMISTRY

Essay Rubric
Category 5 4-3 2-1 0
Based on the sources Based on the sources Based on the sources No sources were
used, all arguments used, most used, differentiating cited to support
differentiating arguments exothermic from arguments
exothermic from differentiating endothermic are differentiating
Support for endothermic are exothermic from persuasive and the exothermic from
Topic (Evidence, persuasive and the endothermic are scientific language is endothermic and the
General, and/or scientific language is persuasive and the listed to the scientific language is
Personal) explained in detail to scientific language is audience. Thesis is not used. There is no
the audience. Thesis mostly explained to lost in the jungle. thesis.
is well established. the audience. Thesis
is somewhat
established.
Two supporting Two supporting One supporting One supporting
arguments for topic arguments for topic argument is listed argument for topic is
are discussed, are listed and not all and only two discussed,
components of components of components of components of
Evidence and systems in simulation systems in systems in systems in simulation
Examples are explained, and simulation are simulation are are missing. No
parallel, refined discussed. Parallel, discussed. Unrefined, claims are listed nor
claims are well refined claims are parallel claims are explained.
explained about the listed about the lab listed about the lab
lab and simulation. and simulation. and simulation.
Essay meets/exceeds Essay is within half of Essay is within one Essay a few
paragraph paragraph paragraph sentences long, is
requirement, is well requirement, is requirement, is not organized, many
organized, no somewhat poorly organized, grammatical errors,
grammatical errors, organized, some many grammatical and MLA format was
Sequencing and
and MLA format is grammatical errors, errors, and MLA not followed. The
Format followed. Conclusion and MLA format has format has many conclusion is lost in
reflects thesis. some errors. errors. Conclusion the jungle.
Conclusion mentions doesnt mention
some aspects of thesis.
thesis.