Structure/
Organization
Research
Reading
Comprehension
Documentation
Formal/ professional language and word choice
Grammar
(sentence structure, subject/verb agreement, pronoun/ antecedent agreement, etc.)
Punctuation, capitalization, & spelling
Exceptional
4
Has a sophisticated organizational structure that demonstrates a complex understanding of the material
Meets or exceeds research requirements and integrates sources skillfully
Demonstrates comprehension of all sources, ability to evaluate sources, and ability to advance knowledge through a sophisticated reading of the material
Demonstrates independent research of documentation manual and employs advanced documentation style techniques
Highly articulate academic tone employing professional language on an advanced level
Less than one grammatical error per page in a paper that employs a variety of complex sentence structures
Follows conventions for punctuation, capitalization, and spelling with fewer than one error of this type per page page
Good
3
Well organized from introduction to conclusion; paragraphs and ideas flow coherently
Meets or exceeds research requirements and integrates sources effectively
Demonstrates comprehension of all sources plus ability to evaluate sources
Follows basic style
(MLA, APA,
Chicago) with few or no flaws
Clear and appropriate language employing professional terms correctly
No more than one grammatical error per page in a paper that employs a limited range of complex sentence structures
No more than one error of this type per
Writing Skills
Fair/Adequate
2
Easy to follow, but would benefit from some restructuring and/or stronger transitions between ideas
Meets research requirements and integrates sources correctly
Demonstrates basic comprehension of both primary and secondary sources
Has punctuation or other minor errors in documentation, but in-text citations are clearly coordinated w/ bibliography
Acceptable language use overall, but some informal language present
Occasional errors in grammar (one or two per page) in a paper that employs mostly basic sentence structures
Occasional errors of this type but no more than one or two per page sources page page
Limited correctly inconsistent incomplete
1
Readable, but order of ideas and/or transitions between ideas need work
Either fails to meet research requirements or fails to integrate sources
Demonstrates comprehension of
Includes both in-text citations and bibliography, but they are inconsistent or
Some acceptable language use, but overall tone is informal
Several minor errors per
Approx. four or five errors of this type per
Poor/Unacceptable
0
Difficult to follow
Fails both to meet research requirements and to integrate sources correctly
Fails to demonstrate comprehension of sources
Either or both in-text citations or bibliography missing
Lack of respect shown to subject through use of slang and/or overly casual or colloquial language
Grammatical errors make it necessary to reread sentences and/or sections to discern meaning
Paper requires extensive editing/proofreading in this area
Faculty are expected to use the rubric when grading at least one writing assignment within their courses. Report to Rhonda Gilreath the paper grade and the scale points for each of the Writing Skills categories, i.e., 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, N/A.
Rubric Created by Dr. James Rovira and Dr. Sherry Truffin and affirmed by the Writing Across the Curriculum Committee.
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