Name: ___Student Sample B_____

End of Unit 2 Assessment

Essay Prompt:
What factors made survival possible for Salva in A Long Walk to Water?

Directions: Using your rough draft of the explanatory essay, write your FINAL copy.
Be sure your essay:
● Includes an ​introduction​, t​hree body paragraphs​, and a ​conclusion​.
● Establishes a clear ​main idea​ throughout.
● Includes ​evidence​ from the text “A Long Walk to Water”.
● Clearly ​explains the meaning​ of the evidence/ quote.
● Uses ​vocabulary​ relevant to the topic.

Explanatory Rubric

Score Statement of Organization Elaboration Language/ Conventions

Purpose/ Focus Vocab

4 Effectively Effectively Effectively includes Effective use of Minimal

establishes a clear establishes a evidence​, ​facts​, academic grammatical,
main idea​, main structure- with and ​details​. language and sentence,
idea is transition​ words, Elaborates on related vocabulary punctuation,
communicated sequence​, concepts. to help the reader capitalization​, and
clearly throughout. introduction,​ and gain understanding. spelling​ errors.
conclusion​. Ideas
must be connected.

3 Establishes a ​main Establishes a Includes ​evidence​, Use of some A few (5-9)

idea ​throughout the structure- with facts​, and ​details​. academic grammatical,
writing. transition​ words, Somewhat language and sentence,
sequence​, elaborates on related vocabulary punctuation,
introduction,​ and concepts. to help the reader capitalization​, and
conclusion​. gain understanding. spelling​ errors.

2 Somewhat Somewhat Somewhat includes Ineffective use of Some (10+)

establishes a ​main establishes a evidence​, ​facts​, academic grammatical,
idea​, may be structure- with and ​details. language and sentence,
unclear. transition​ words, related vocabulary. punctuation,
sequence​, Does NOT help the capitalization​, and
introduction,​ and reader gain spelling​ errors.
conclusion​. May be understanding.
unclear.

1 Does not establish Does not establish Does not include Does not use Too many errors,
a ​main idea. a structure. evidence​, ​facts​, or academic ​language makes the narrative
details. and vocabulary. difficult to follow.

0 No evidence of an explanatory _______________ _______________ _______________

ability to write essay.

Score: (10/20) = Score: 2/4