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Writing Skills Rubric (Research-based, requiring
formal documentation) |
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Structure |
Content |
Mechanics |
Research |
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5
Superior |
Clear beginning,
development, and conclusion
Appropriate paragraphing
Clear and appropriate transitions |
Appropriate length to cover
topic
Clearly and coherently focused (including a good sense of audience)
Thoughts clearly organized and presented
Assertions clearly supported and/or illustrated |
Correct sentence structure
Correct spelling
Correct punctuation
Correct capitalization
Correct usage
Appropriate word choice |
Reference page included and
in correct format
Appropriately cited sources
Appropriate # of resources
Appropriate resources for thesis |
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4
Very Good |
Generally clear beginning,
development, and conclusion
Generally appropriate paragraphing
Generally clear and appropriate transitions
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Appropriate length to cover
topic
Clearly and coherently focused (including a sufficient sense of
audience)
Thoughts generally organized and presented
Generally logical and clear progression
Assertions generally supported and/or illustrated
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Generally free of errors
in:
sentence structure
spelling
punctuation
capitalization
usage
word choice
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Reference page included and
mostly in correct format
Sources generally cited
correctly
Appropriate number of
resources
Mostly appropriate resources for thesis
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3
Adequate |
Adequate beginning,
development, and conclusion
Adequate paragraphing
Adequate transitions
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Adequate length to cover
the topic
Adequately focused (including some sense of audience)
Thoughts adequately organized and presented
Adequate progression
Assertions adequately supported and/or illustrated
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Relatively free of errors
in:
sentence structure
spelling
punctuation
capitalization
usage
word choice |
Adequate reference page
Errors in citations
Adequate but limited
resources
Adequate but limited choice
of resources
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2
Fair |
Weak beginning,
development,
and conclusion
Weak paragraphing
Weak transitions
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Not adequate length to
cover topic
Weakly focused (little sense of audience)
Thoughts not clearly organized
Unclear progression
Assertions weakly supported and/or illustrated
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Significant errors in:
sentence structure spelling/punctuation
capitalization
usage/word choice
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Significant errors in:
reference page
citations
choice of resources
Not adequate resources
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1
Not
Adequate |
Serious and persistent
errors in:
organizational structure
paragraphing
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Not focused (no sense of
audience)
Does not cover the topic
Unorganized
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Serious and persistent
errors in:
sentence structure/spelling
punctuation/capitalization
usage/word choice
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No reference page and/or
numerous format errors
Sources not cited or incorrectly cited
Few & inappropriate resources
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