Student __________________________________
Points
Possible
RWS 100 Grading Rubric for Paper #2
Criteria
Draft
Introduces topic, primary text and author. Gives an account the
rhetorical situation and Boyd’s overall argument. Comments:
10
10
120
20
10
20
10
Total
Possible
200
Has a clear thesis statement, which makes an argument and/or indicates
how the paper will proceed. (metadiscourse) Comments:
Analyzes Boyd’s claims and/or evidence through the lens of outside
texts and demonstrates explicitly how they are being complicated,
extended, qualified, challenged or illustrated (makes claims that
advance the thesis, but do not merely argue on the topic). Does not
merely give general discussion of what texts are “about,” but makes
genuine connections using verbs and phrases from class lectures. This
includes a clear introduction to the outside texts and an account of their
arguments, and does not argue on the topic. Comments:
Analyzes as a whole what the other texts DO to Boyd’s claims OR
evaluates the strengths/weaknesses, and effectiveness of Boyd’s claims
and strategies. (Conclusion) Comments:
Uses an effective structure that carefully guides the reader from one
idea to the next (smoothly integrates information and evidence from
sources and Boyd and transitions between sentences and paragraphs).
Comments:
Implements academic stylistic conventions, to include: sentences and
paragraphs are cohesive, fully developed, unified and focused. All
quotations are introduced, integrated, and explained. Comments:
Carefully edited for grammatical errors as well as typos.
Paper/Works Cited page follows MLA format (lack of careful
proofreading and MLA format can result in the loss of up to 10 points).
Comments:
Final Comments
Your
Total
Final