Grading Rubric for Writing Assignment
The standard rubric for this course will assess your writing according to the following
standards:
Criteria Inadequate=D
(Below Standard)
1pt
Organization Writing lacks logical
organization. It shows
some coherence but
ideas lack unity. Serious
errors.
Level of Shows some thinking
Content and reasoning but most
ideas are
underdeveloped and
unoriginal.
Development Main points lack
detailed development.
Ideas are vague with
little evidence of critical
thinking.
Grammar & Spelling, punctuation,
Mechanics and grammatical errors
create distraction,
making reading difficult;
fragments, comma
splices, run-ons evident.
Errors are frequent.
Style Mostly in elementary
form with little or no
variety in sentence
structure, diction,
rhetorical devices or
emphasis.
Format Fails to follow format
and assignment
requirements; incorrect
margins, spacing and
indentation; neatness of
essay needs attention.
Adequate=C Above Average=B Exemplary=A
(Meets Standard) (Exceeds Standard) (Far Exceeds Standard)
3pts 4pts 5pts
Writing is coherent Writing is coherent Writing shows high degree
and logically and logically of attention to logic and
organized. Some organized with reasoning of points. Unity
points remain transitions used clearly leads the reader to
misplaced and stray between ideas and the conclusion and stirs
from the topic. paragraphs to create thought regarding the topic.
Transitions evident coherence. Overall
but not used unity of ideas is
throughout writing. present.
Content indicates Content indicates Content indicates synthesis
thinking and original thinking and of ideas, indepth analysis
reasoning applied develops ideas with and evidences original
with original sufficient and firm thought and support for the
thought on a few evidence. topic.
ideas.
Main points are Main points well Main points well developed
present with limited developed with with high quality and
detail and quality supporting quantity support. Reveals
development. Some details and quantity. high degree of critical
critical thinking is Critical thinking is thinking.
present. weaved into points
Most spelling, Essay has few Essay is free of distracting
punctuation, and spelling, punctuation, spelling, punctuation, and
grammar correct and grammatical grammatical errors; absent
allowing reader to errors allowing reader of fragments, comma
progress though to follow ideas splices, and run-ons.
essay. Some errors clearly. Very few
remain. fragments or run-ons.
Approaches college Attains college level Shows outstanding style
level usage of some style; tone is going beyond
variety in sentence appropriate and usual college level;
patterns, diction, rhetorical devices rhetorical devices
and rhetorical used to enhance and tone used effectively;
devices. content; sentence creative use
variety used of sentence structure and
effectively. coordination
Meets format and Meets format and Meets all formal and
assignment assignment assignment
requirements; requirements; requirements and evidences
generally correct margins, spacing, and attention to
margins, spacing, indentations are detail; all margins, spacing
and indentations; correct; essay is neat and indentations are correct;
essay is neat but and correctly essay is neat and correctly
may have some assembled. assembled with professional
assembly errors. look.