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Writing Scoring Rubric

Name :Writing Assignment Draft 1, Research Paper 1

Total Course Points Earned (50_ points possible)

Percentage

Excellent = Demonstrates highest level of assignment expectations; original creative content;well-developed ideas; clear organizational structure; effective vocabulary choice; distinctivewriters voice; few or no grammatical, mechanical, or language usage errors.Good = Much of the draft is well-written, but one component or aspect is noticeably weaker.Acceptable = Acceptable writing generally, but uneven quality with weaknesses in more than onearea; clear sentence meaning despite errors.

Weak = Lack of clear organizational structure; major sentence construction problems; frequenterrors of grammar, usage, and mechanics; errors create unclear meaning of text at times.Unacceptable = Demonstrates lowest acceptable level of assignment expectations; lacking someassignment requirements; meaning frequently confused or obscured; minimal effort or timecommitment to the writing process.No Credit = Lacks major assignment requirements; unacceptable writing.

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Key to abbreviations: E = excellent; G = Good; A = acceptable; W = weak; UN = unacceptable; NC = no credit

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CONTENT & IDEAS (14)

Original and/or creative approach to the assignment

Clear thesis or main ideaRelevant, clear and descriptive detail

NC UN W A G E

NC UN W A G ENC UN W A G E

Excellent: Unique approach to topic; sound, logical supportable main points; supporting information is relevant andclearly supports the chosen topic/thesis; Each requirement or aspect of the assignment is addressed.

Unacceptable: General discussion of the topic without specific focus; illogical and insupportable main points;supporting information is present but unclearly related to the chosen topic/thesis; Not all assignment requirements are

met.

ORGANIZATION (12)

Introduction: Effective and appropriate

Body: logical progression of ideas with a clearstructure and use of effective transitions from oneidea to anotherConclusion: Effective and appropriateParagraphs: Appropriate topic sentencesParagraphs: Supporting information

NC UN W A G E

NC UN W A G E

NC UN W A G ENC UN W A G E

NC UN W A G E

Excellent: Specific thesis/main idea provides controlling idea for the paper; Essay structure is clear and follows logicasupporting points; Paragraphs contain only one key supporting idea; Introduction sets-up the essay for the reader;Conclusion summarizes key ideas and restates thesis.Unacceptable: Thesis statement/main idea is too general to guide the content of the paper; No clear structure ispresent; Paragraphs do not clearly present focused and related information; Introduction is too broad and/or unrelatedto the main ideas of the essay; Conclusion does not summarize key ideas and restate thesis.

WORD CHOICE & ENGLISH EXPRESSION (7)

NC UN W A G E

Excellent: Effective word choice and usage; appropriate register.Unacceptable: Frequent word choice errors; meaning frequently confused or obscured; inappropriate register.

MECHANICS & GRAMMAR (7)

NC UN W A G EELEMENTS (+ or -): ___Word order ___Comma splice ___Comma usage___Subject/Verb agreement ___Article usage ___Fragment or run-on ___Ending punctuation ___ Verb tense ___Spelling ___Sentence structure ___ Other punctuation [colon, semi-colon, quotations]___Standard style format [page header, paper heading, margins, spacing)

Excellent: Few errors of agreement, tense, number, word order/function, articles, pronouns, prepositions, spelling,

punctuation, capitalization; one-two errors using standard style.Unacceptable: Major problems in simple/complex constructions, frequent errors of grammar, usage, and mechanics;meaning frequently confused or obscured; multiple errors using standard style.

REFERENCE LIST (5)NC UN W A G E

Excellent: Correct formatting, APA, alphabetized, all necessary information provided.

CITATIONS (5)NC UN W A G E

Excellent: All direct quotes clearly marked and cited, all paraphrased, included material cited and correctly noted.

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