Expository Essay Thesis Writing (Gloucester High Rubric)

THESIS
Level 1 D/F
Unclear thesis statement.
Level 2 C
Clear and supportable thesis statement. (Or perhaps the thesis is insightful or meaningful but not completely clear.)
Level 3 B
Clear, meaningful, insightful, supportable, and debatable thesis statement.
Level 4 A
Clear, meaningful, insightful, supportable, debatable, original, and essential thesis statement.