Rubric – Writing II

Assignment Grading Rubric

Content (30 points: excellent=27-30; good=24-26; adequate=21-23; fair=18-20; poor=<18)

Content refers to the quality your ideas. You want to use relevant and interesting examples, relevant personal anecdotes, excellent analyses, and persuasive evidence to support your claims and achieve your communicative purpose in relation to your audience.

Organization (20 points: excellent=18-20; good=16-17; adequate=14-15; fair=12-13; poor=<12)

Organization refers to the logical organization of your ideas. You want to have smooth transitions between sentences, between paragraphs, and between sections.

Vocabulary (20 points: excellent=18-20; good=16-17; adequate=14-15; fair=12-13; poor=<12)

Vocabulary refers to precise and appropriate use of words for the context of your writing.

Grammar (20 points: excellent-18-20; good=16-17; adequate=14-15; fair=12-13; poor=<12)

Grammar refers to concise and precise sentence structure, understandable language structures, and adherence to the writing rules expected by your audience.

Conventions (10 points: excellent=9-10; good=8; adequate=7; fair=6; poor=<6)

Conventions refers to proper use of punctuation, citation rules, layout in a rhetorically effective manner.

Total (100 points: excellent=90-100; good=80-89; adequate=70-79; fair=60-69; poor=<60)

Assignment Draft Review Handouts/Rubrics

Reviewing your drafts and ensuring completing all of the aspects in the handouts below will ensure the highest grade. Points are deducted when no draft is submitted, no revision is completed, and the requirements listed in the assignment’s description and in the handouts below are not met.