Scoring Essays

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Scoring Essays

Each essay should be rated from 1 to 4 in the following six categories:

Ability to follow directions, use of proper grammar and spelling
Originality
Clear position
Supports position by using core democratic values
Supports position with knowledge of history, geography, civics or economics
Uses researched information to compare/contrast or support position

The Criteria for Scoring Essays (the criteria for scoring is similar to the MEAP criteria for scoring) outlines what is required to award a score of 1 to 4 in each of the six categories. The maximum score each essay can receive in a category is 4. Total the scores for all the categories. The maximum total score any essay can receive is 24.

Click on this link for a blank scoring sheet for the teacher to use in tabulating student essays.