Grading Rubrics
  
message boards journals summaries prewrite essays peer critique

Rubrics are used to asses work, assign a grade, and provide writers with criteria for better writing.
 

Grade
Conversions

 if graded
letter only

A+
100

A
95

A-
92		 B+
88		 B
85 		 B-
82 		C+
78 		 C
75 		 C-
72		 D
65		 F
50
if graded
numerically		 98-100 93-97 90-92 88-89 83-87 80-82 78-79 73-77 70-72 60-69 0-59

                

Journal Rubric    For instruction see: journals-summaries

Your grade represents the criteria itemized in the column below it - to get a best  grade use skills in the Bull's Eye column
 
( + )---------------A---------------( - )--
100---------------95---------------92---


Bull's Eye
Right on target-the best

 --( + )-------------B---------------( - )--
----88-------------85---------------82---


Check
Done nicely-good

 --( + )--------------C--------------( - )--
---78---------------75--------------72---


In poor health
sickly- needs vitamins

 --( + )-----------D----------------------F
---68------------65--(points vary)----- 0


Heavy Constructing
Needed
This journal is engaging and exhibits deep thought. It focuses on an interesting topic, and may provide fodder for future writing.

This assignment is complete and  sincerely and accurately  addresses all parts of the assignment and carefully follows directions.

This assignment is labeled correctly.
 
This assignment is written coherently in standard English with competency expected for completion of Eng 121

This journal is interesting and engaging for the reader as well as a very sincere writing by the author. It is very well  thought out, developed, coherent, and focused. It relates nicely to the readings and goes further with the issues. It provides interesting concrete support, and provides the writer with possible issues/topics. fodder for future essay writing.

 This journal is interesting and exhibits good thought. It focuses on a good topic, and may provide fodder for future writing.

This assignment is complete and does all parts of the assignment and and follows directions.

This assignment may not be labeled correctly.

This assignment is written coherently in standard English with competency expected for completion of Eng 121

This journal is good better thought out, developed, coherent, and focused. It relates nicely to the readings and exhibit sincerity. It provides interesting concrete support, and provides the writer with possible issues/topics. fodder for future essay writing.		 This journal is complete. It focuses on a clear topic, and may provide fodder for future writing.

This assignment is not complete and may not address all parts of the assignment and  may need to follow directions better.

This assignment is written coherently in standard English with competency expected for completion of Eng 121

This journal is a beginning and needs to be much better thought out, developed, coherent, and focused. It needs to relate to the readings more and exhibit more sincerity. It needs to provide more interesting concrete support, and possible issues/topics, and fodder for future essay writing.
OR
It is not complete. It did not do all parts of the assignment

 This journal is in need of more diligent thought.

This assignment is not close to complete and\or, does not addresses the assignment enough and\or does not follow directions.

This assignment may not be labeled correctly
 
This assignment is not written coherently in standard English with competency for Eng 121

This journal is either not done or not close too incomplete.

If done coherently in standard English, it hardly relates to the reading and does not exhibit sincerity. It does not exhibit understanding of the reading and makes no attempt to analyze for meaning.

 It needs to provide interesting concrete support, and possible issues/topics, and fodder for future essay writing.

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Summary Rubric    For instruction see:  journals-summaries

Your grade represents the criteria itemized in the column below it - to get a best  grade use skills in the Bull's Eye column
 
( + )---------------A---------------( - )--
100---------------95---------------92---


Bull's Eye
Right on target-the best

 --( + )-------------B---------------( - )--
----88-------------85---------------82---


Check
Done nicely-good

 --( + )--------------C--------------( - )--
---78---------------75--------------72--


In poor health
sickly- needs vitamins

 --( + )-----------D----------------------F
---68------------65--(points vary)---- 0


Heavy Constructing
Needed
This summary nicely encapsulates the essence of the essay. It does not retell the essay nor does it assume reader knowledge; it provides everything necessary for a reader to get the main points of the essay.

This assignment is complete and  sincerely and accurately  addresses all parts of the assignment and carefully follows directions.

This assignment is labeled correctly.
 
This assignment is written coherently in standard English with competency expected for completion of Eng 121
 

This summary is engaging, and makes the reader think about issues. It provides an understandable synopses of the essay, and cites the author  when needed. It exhibit sincerity. and good understanding of the reading. Furthermore, it exhibits  much insightful analysis of meaning behind the events, character, etc

 This summary encapsulates the essay. It does not retell the essay nor does it assume reader knowledge; it provides most of the main points of the essay.

 

This assignment is complete and does all parts of the assignment and and follows directions.

This assignment may not be labeled correctly.

This assignment is written coherently in standard English with competency expected for completion of Eng 121

This summary is good and interesting for a reader.  It provides an understandable synopses of the essay, and cites the author  when needed. It exhibit sincerity. and good understanding of the reading. Furthermore, it   does some insightful analysis of meaning behind the events, character, etc		 This summary gives the gist the essay. It may resort to possible retelling  the essay in parts and assume reader knowledge and not provide everything necessary for a reader to get the main points of the essay.

This assignment is not complete and may not address all parts of the assignment and  may need to follow directions better.

This assignment is written coherently in standard English with competency expected for completion of Eng 121

This summary is just in the beginning stages. It primarily only retells the essay, and cites the author too much. It should exhibit more sincerity. It needs to exhibit more understanding of the reading and analyze more for meaning.

 This summary may retell essay and not actually summarize it. It assumes reader knowledge, and therefore does not provide everything necessary for a reader to get the main points of the essay.

This assignment is not close to complete and\or, does not addresses the assignment enough and\or does not follow directions.

This assignment may not be labeled correctly
 
This assignment is not written coherently in standard English with competency expected for Eng 121

This summary is not close to incomplete.

If done coherently in standard English, it hardly relates to the reading and does not exhibit sincerity. It does not exhibit understanding of the reading and makes no attempt to analyze for meaning.

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Message Board Rubric 

Your grade represents the criteria itemized in the column below it - to get a best  grade use skills in the Bull's Eye column
 
( + )---------------A---------------( - )--
100---------------95---------------92---


Bull's Eye
Right on target-the best

 --( + )-------------B---------------( - )--
----88-------------85---------------82---


Check
Done nicely-good

 --( + )--------------C--------------( - )--
---78---------------75--------------72---


In poor health
sickly- needs vitamins

 --( + )-----------D---F-------if not done
---68------------65--50-----------0


Heavy Constructing
Needed
This assignment is complete and  sincerely and accurately  addresses all parts of the assignment and carefully follows directions.

This assignment is labeled correctly.
 
This post is written coherently in standard English with competency expected for completion of Eng 121

 

 This assignment is complete and does all parts of the assignment and and follows directions.

This assignment may not be labeled correctly.

This post is written coherently in standard English with competency expected for completion of Eng 121

 		 This assignment is not complete and may not address all parts of the assignment and  may need to follow directions better.

This assignment may not be labeled correctly

This post is written coherently in standard English with competency expected for completion of Eng 121

 This assignment is not close to complete and\or, does not addresses the assignment enough and\or does not follow directions.

This assignment may not be labeled correctly
 
This post is not written coherently in standard English with competency expected for completion of Eng 121

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Essay Peer Critique Rubric    For instruction see: Essay Peer Critique

Your grade represents the criteria itemized in the column below it - to get a best  grade use skills in the Bull's Eye column
 
( + )---------------A---------------( - )--
100---------------95---------------92---


Bull's Eye
Right on target-the best

 --( + )-------------B---------------( - )--
----88-------------85---------------82---


Check
Done nicely-good

 --( + )--------------C--------------( - )--
---78---------------75--------------72


OK - but
needs vitamins

 --( + )-----------D-------------------F
---68-----------65--(points vary)---0


Heavy Constructing
Needed
Brief summary is complete and very helpful for understanding of the critique to follow.

 Includes much insightful and useful analysis of essay techniques including: intro, conclusion, unity, coherence, development

 Includes much insightful\helpful attention to style to include: Tone, rhetorical methods, appropriate use of person, advanced vocabulary

Includes much attention to enjoyment value and addresses the author's message with useful interpretation

offers excellent helpful supportive suggestions for improvement

Directions are carefully followed

Areas of grammatical need have been pointed out where necessary.
 
This assignment is written coherently in standard English with grammatical competency expected for completion of Eng 121.

This writing is interesting, engaging, and  for the reader as well as a very sincere writing by the author. It is very well  thought out, developed, coherent, and focused. It focuses on the assignment and is complete.
 
 This assignment is labeled correctly.

 Brief summary is evident and helpful for understanding of the critique to follow.

 Includes insightful and useful analysis of essay techniques including: intro, conclusion, unity, coherence, development

 Includes insightful\helpful attention to style to include: Tone, rhetorical methods, appropriate use of person, advanced vocabulary

Includes attention to enjoyment value and addresses the author's message with useful interpretation

offers helpful supportive suggestions for improvement

Directions are followed

Areas of grammatical need have been pointed out where necessary.
 
This assignment is written coherently in standard English with grammatical competency expected for completion of Eng 121.

This writing is interesting, engaging, and  for the reader as well as a very sincere writing by the author. It is very well  thought out, developed, coherent, and focused. It focuses on the assignment and is complete.
 
 This assignment is labeled correctly.

 

 Brief summary  may\may not be complete and helpful.

 may\may not include useful analysis of essay techniques including: intro, conclusion, unity, coherence, development

 may\may not include helpful attention to style to include: Tone, rhetorical methods, appropriate use of person, advanced vocabulary

may\may not attention to enjoyment value and addresses the author's message with useful interpretation and

may\may not offer helpful supportive suggestions for improvement

Directions may\may not be followed

Areas of grammatical need may\may not have been pointed out where necessary.
 

This assignment is written coherently in standard English with grammatical competency expected for completion of Eng 121.

This writing is somewhat interesting, engaging, and  for the reader as well as a very sincere writing by the author. Although developed, coherent, and focused more of the the above would help . It focuses on the assignment.
 
 This assignment is labeled correctly.

 

 May critique an essay that has already been earlier critiqued and exhibit much of the same criticism as the earlier critique

Brief summary may be missing or incomplete

 Critique is a vague analysis of essay techniques and style. More clarity and specificity are needed.

 Message and enjoyment value may\may not  be present, or may be vague. Much more specific attention is needed.

Directions may\may not have been followed.

Areas of grammatical need may\may not have been pointed out where necessary.
 
This assignment may not be written coherently in standard English with competency expected for Eng 121

This writing  is either not done ,too incomplete, or not written coherently due to insufficient use of standard English. Although it need not be error free, it must be written with a degree of language and grammar competency expected for completion of Eng 121.
OR
If done coherently in standard English, It does not adhere to an specific instructions, objectives, and does not referees to the text and readings as an assignment directs.

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Essay Prewrite (34% of Essay Grade)   For instruction see: how to make an essay outline
                                                                                                        prewriting strategies

Your grade represents the criteria itemized in the column below it - to get a best  grade use skills in the Bull's Eye column
 
( + )---------------A---------------( - )--
100---------------95---------------92---


Bull's Eye
Right on target-the best

 --( + )-------------B---------------( - )--
----88-------------85---------------82---


Check
Done nicely-good

 --( + )--------------C--------------( - )--
---78---------------75--------------72---


In poor health
sickly- needs vitamins

 --( + )-----------D---F-------if not done
---68------------65--50-----------0


Heavy Constructing
Needed
Topic is appropriate, interesting, and suitable for an essay

Brainstorm is complete and has more than enough material for an essay

Outline is complete and formal (complete sentences)

Thesis is clearly stated at the top of the outline & clearly encompasses all the following Main Ideas (MI)

All (MI) Main Ideas support the THESIS

All SI (Supporting ideas\details) clearly support the MI of the paragraphs

This assignment is labeled correctly.
 
 This post is written coherently in standard English with competency expected for completion of Eng 121

 

 Topic is appropriate, interesting, and suitable for an essay

Brainstorm is mostly complete and has material for an essay

Outline is complete and may\may not be formal (complete sentences)

Thesis is stated at the top of the outline & clearly encompasses all the following Main Ideas (MI)

Most\some (MI) Main Ideas support the THESIS

Most\some SI (Supporting ideas\details) clearly support the MI of the paragraphs

This assignment may\may not be labeled correctly.

This post is written coherently in standard English with competency expected for completion of Eng 121

 		 Topic is mostly appropriate, i

Brainstorm is incomplete and needs more material for an essay

Outline is incomplete and may\may not be formal (complete sentences)

Thesis is may\may not be stated at the top of the outline

Some\none (MI) Main Ideas support the THESIS

Some\none SI (Supporting ideas\details) clearly support the MI of the paragraphs

This assignment may\may  not be labeled correctly

 This post is written coherently in standard English with competency expected for completion of Eng 121

 This assignment is not close to complete and\or, does not addresses the assignment enough and\or does not follow directions.

This assignment may not be labeled correctly
 
This post is not written coherently in standard English with competency expected for completion of Eng 121

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Essay - Final Copy (66% of essay grade)   (follow links for help)

Essays are graded using this rubric. The 6 criteria for a great essay are itemized on the left with their
respective point values. Whichever rectangle is highlighted represents the techniques\skills you used and the points they earned out of the total points possible for each criteria. To get full point values, utilize the techniques\skills in the (good........strong) column.
 To see a rubric (completed by the instructor for your essay) go to:
    Welcome Page - Student Tools - My Grades - View Rubric (under grade for the essay)
 
  good...........strong fair.......................ok weak.........missing Totals
Introduction
(10.0 Pts)
8.1Pts - 10.0Pts
GRABBER
* very intriguing
* gets reader 
   interest
THESIS
* very clear
* unique
* interesting
7.0Pts - 8.0Pts
GRABBER 
* is present
* may get a reader's
   interest
THESIS
* somewhat clear
* may be more
   factual than idea
* some interest
0.0Pts - 6.9Pts
GRABBER
* needs interest
   value
* nothing new
* may be missing
THESIS
* states the obvious
* may be missing
* may be a fact
   not an idea
10.0Pts
Conclusion
(10.0 Pts)
8.1Pts - 10.0Pts
* Is memorable
* provokes thought
* wraps it up nicely 
* good techniques
7.0Pts - 8.0Pts
* a bit memorable
* may provoke
   thought
* may wraps it up
* some techniques
0.0Pts - 6.9Pts
*not memorable
*needs to
  provoke thought
*may be redundant
*needs techniques
10.0Pts
Unity
(20.0 Pts)
17.1Pts - 20.0Pts
PARAGRAPHS
* all have only 1 MI 
* all SS support MI
* all have CS
* all clearly support 
   thesis
14.0Pts - 17.0Pts
PARAGRAPHS
*some have only
  1 MI 
*some SS support 
  MI
*some have CS
*some support 
  thesis
0.0Pts - 13.9Pts
PARAGRAPHS
* few have only 1 MI 
* few SS support MI
* few have CS
* few support thesis
20.0Pts
Coherence
(20.0 Pts)
17.1Pts - 20.0Pts
ORDER OF IDEAS 
* clear order of
   paragraphs
* enhances meaning
ORDER OF SUPPORT
* clear within
   paragraphs
PRONOUNS
* used correctly
VERBS
* used correctly
14.0Pts - 17.0Pts
ORDER OF IDEAS
* some paragraph
  order
* may enhance
   meaning
ORDER OF SUPPORT
* vague within
   paragraphs
PRONOUNS
* most used 
   correctly
VERBS
* most used 
   correctly
0.0Pts - 13.9Pts
ORDER OF IDEAS 
* needs paragraph
   order
ORDER OF SUPPORT
* needs order of
   support
PRONOUNS
* many used 
   incorrectly
VERBS
* many used 
   in correctly
20.0Pts
Development
(20.0 Pts)
17.1Pts - 20.0Pts
RHETORICAL METHOD
* well chosen
* very clear
* supports meaning
CONCRETE SUPPORT
* plentiful use of:
   examples
   sensory details
   case examples
   statistics
   quotes
   etc....
14.0Pts - 17.0Pts
RHETORICAL METHOD
* chosen, 
* may be clear 
* may support
   meaning
CONCRETE SUPPORT
* some use of:
   examples
   sensory details
   case examples
   statistics
   quotes
   etc....
0.0Pts - 13.9Pts
RHETORICAL METHOD
* none chosen
* unclear
* may not support
   meaning
CONCRETE SUPPORT
* needs use of:
   examples
   sensory details
   case examples
   statistics
   quotes
   etc...
20.0Pts
Mechanics
(20.0 Pts)

* any use of 2nd person (YOU) in an assignment requiring 3rd person will result in significant grade reduction.

 
17.1Pts - 20.0Pts
SENTENCES
* Parts of speech
  used correctly
*clauses used correctly
* mostly accurate 
* mostly grammatical
* stylishly engaging
* concise use of words
PERSON
* all appropriate
   perspective
14.0Pts - 17.0Pts
SENTENCES
* most Parts of speech
  used correctly
* most clauses used correctly
* basically accurate 
* basically grammatical
* some stylishly engaging
* some wordiness
PERSON
* most appropriate
   perspective
0.0Pts - 13.9Pts
SENTENCES
* many Parts of speech
  used correctly
*many clauses used correctly
* many inaccurate 
* several grammatical errors
* too much wordiness 
   (repetitious)
PERSON
* inappropriate
   perspective
20.0Pts
TOTAL: 6 RUBRIC POINTS 100.0Pts

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