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 Comments