This rubric outlines the grading criteria for a September 11th interview assignment. Students will be penalized 10 points for every day their final essay is late. The final grade is calculated by multiplying the number of late days by 10 and subtracting from the total points earned. The rubric evaluates mechanics, quotations, questions addressed, topic sentences, and submission of a graphic organizer. Full points are awarded for meeting all criteria with deductions made for missing or incomplete elements.

1. September 11, 2001 Interview Assignment Rubric
Category 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points O Points
For Everyday that the final essay is late,
you are going to be penalized 10 points.
__________________ points multiplied by 5
FINAL GRADE ______________________
Mechanics
Quotations
Questions
Topic
Sentence
No grammatical,
spelling or
punctuation errors.
1-2 grammatical,
spelling or
punctuation errors.
3-5 grammatical,
spelling or
punctuation errors.
More than 5
grammatical, spelling
or punctuation errors.
Meets the quotation
requirements and are
relevant to the topic.
Missing 1 of the
quotation
requirements relevant
to the topic.
Missing both of the
quotation
requirements relevant
to the topic.
Student reports on all
three questions within
their essay.
Student reports on two
questions within their
essay.
Student reports on one
question within their
essay.
Student does not
report on any
questions within their
essay.
Student delivers a solid
topic sentence for each
paragraph that explains the
main idea of the
paragraph.
Student missing a
topic sentence for
ONE of their
paragraphs
Student missing a
topic sentence for
TWO of their
paragraphs
Student missing a
topic sentence for
ALL of their
paragraphs
Graphic
Organizer
Student passes in the
completed graphic
organizer.
Student passes in the
graphic organizer with
ONE missing section.
Student passes in the
graphic organizer with
TWO missing sections
Student does not pass
in the graphic
organizer.