Paper Grading Rubric |
1-2 = fails to meet minimum standards for writing proficiency;
3 = approaches minimum standards for writing proficiency;
4 = achieves minimum standards for writing proficiency;
5 = exceeds minimum standards for writing proficiency |
CONTENT: 1 2 3 4 5 * 4 = ________ (20 pts) |
- Provides substantive and relevant development of ideas
- Provides logical, accurate, and sufficient level of detail
- Creates appropriate college level, academic tone
- Avoids plagiarism; uses paraphrase and quotes skillfully
- Demonstrates an in-depth understanding
of the ideas in the source material and critically evaluates/responds
to those ideas in an analytical, persuasive manner
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| ORGANIZATION 1 2 3 4 5 * 2 = ________ (10 pts) |
- Creates a clearly identifiable introduction,
body, and conclusion
- States a clear thesis
and provides identifiable, focused topic sentences
- Provides unified paragraph structure--each paragraph develops
only one central idea.
- Provides coherent paragraph structure--writer employs cohesive
devices such as transitional phrases within and between paragraphs
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LANGUAGE USE 1 2 3 4 5 * 3 = ________ (15 pts) |
- Avoids errors in sentence boundaries such as fused sentences and
sentence fragments
- Demonstrates mastery of coordination and
subordination of English clauses
- Demonstrates mature sentence style by employing sentence combining
- Avoids word usage errors in verb tenses and word forms
- Avoids word usage errors in subject-verb agreement, number, word order, word choice
- Avoids word usage errors in articles, pronoun usage, and prepositions
- Employs a mature, college-level vocabulary (varied, sophisticated, and unrepetitive word choice)
- Defines and uses technical terms at an appropriate level for the intended audience
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| MECHANICS 1 2 3 4 5 * 1 = ________ (5 pts) |
- Follows formatting/length instructions for the assignment
- Proofreads the essay for correctness: avoids errors in spelling, punctuation,
capitalization, and paragraphing
- Writer uses quotes appropriately and where required
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TOTAL SCORE: _____ |