Rubric for Rhetorical Analysis Essay (WRT 101)
(Julia Gousseva)
Category
Focus or Thesis
Statement
15%
Supporting Evidence
25%
Sources
20%
Sequencing/
Organization
25%
Grammar and
Mechanics
15%
4-Exceeds standards
The thesis statement clearly and effectively
connects the purpose and target audience of
the essay/article to the writing techniques to
be analyzed. The interpretation is beyond
the obvious.
3 – Meets standards
The thesis statement connects the purpose
and target audience of the essay/article to
the writing techniques to be analyzed.
Quotes and examples from the text are used
to clearly support the student’s claim about
the effectiveness of the writing techniques
for the stated purpose and intended
audience of the essay/article.
Quotes and examples from the text are
used to support the student’s claim about
the effectiveness of the writing techniques
for the stated purpose and/or intended
audience of the essay/article.
The essay/article analyzed is cited correctly,
both in text and in the works cited page.
The essay/article analyzed is mostly cited
correctly, both in text and in the works
cited page.
Analysis of writing techniques is
somewhat logically organized and used to
explain whether the essay/article achieves
its rhetorical purpose for the target
audience.
Analysis of writing techniques is logically
organized and used to clearly explain
whether the essay/article achieves its
rhetorical purpose for the target audience.
No errors or very few errors
A few errors
2- Approaches Standards
The thesis statement
identifies the purpose and
target audience of the
essay/article and names the
writing techniques to be
analyzed.
Quotes and examples from
the text are used to support
the student’s claim about the
effectiveness of the writing
techniques. There is little or
no connection of the
examples to the stated
purpose and intended
audience of the
essay/article.
The essay/article analyzed is
cited incorrectly or not cited
at all.
Analysis of writing
techniques is somewhat
logically organized but does
not sufficiently explain
whether the essay/article
achieves its rhetorical
purpose for the target
audience.
Many errors
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