RUBRIC FOR CRITIQUE PAPER

Student: ___________________________________ Section: ________________

Components Highly Competent Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Score

Competent
Identification of 15-20 points 10-14 points 5-9 points 0-4 points
Premise and Includes accurate Includes accurate One of the More than one of the
Supporting Points identification of identification of following is following are missing
(Argument) article premise, article premise, missing or or insufficiently
20 points significant points importance to the insufficiently analytical: accurate
in support of the course, significant analytical: identification of
premise, and the points in support of accurate article premise,
significance of the premise, and/or identification of importance to the
these to the field, but one or article premise, course, significant
course and/or field more of them need importance to the points in support of
improvement course, significant the premise, and/or
points in support field; those included
of the premise, need
improvement
and/or field
Application of 15- 20 points 10-14 points 5-9 points 0-4 points Includes
Analysis Includes several Includes some Includes few general opinionated
20 points analyses that analyses that analytical statements that are
relate the article to relate the article to statements that unrelated to the
course content course content and relate the article course content and
and real-life real-life situations to course content real-life
situations and real-life and/or are
situations substantiated.

Critical 22-30points 15-21 points 8-14 points 0-7 points

Evaluation of Includes critical Includes critical Student’s opinion Student’s opinion of
premise and thinking that thinking that clearly of the article is the article is not clear;
supporting points clearly states the states the student’s stated, along with critical thinking is not
(argument) student’s informed opinion and some critical evaluation evident
30 points and substantiated evaluation of the of the article’s
opinion, thorough article’s premise premise and/or
evaluation of the and/or arguments argument, but
article’s premise, but overlooks some significant
and supporting some points points are
points overlooked
APA Formatting 9-10 points 6-8 points 3-5 points 0-2 points
10 points Documents Documents Reflects Uses little to no
sources using sources using incomplete correct APA
APA formatting APA formatting knowledge of formatting
accurately and with APA formatting.
consistently minor violations
Writing 9-10 points 6-8 points 3-5 points 0-2 points
Mechanics Writing Writing is mostly Writing lacks Writing lacks
10 points is clear and clear and concise. clarity or clarity and
concise. Sentence structure conciseness. conciseness.
Sentence structure and grammar are Minor problems Serious problems
and grammar are strong and mostly with sentence with sentence
excellent. Correct correct. Few minor structure and structure and
use of errors in some grammar.
punctuation. No spelling punctuation and/or Grammatical errors. Numerous major
errors. spelling. Several and/or minor
minor errors in errors in
punctuation and punctuation and
Spelling. spelling.
Organization 9-10 points 6-8 points 3-5 points 0-2 points
10 points The organization The overall Arrangement is Arrangement is
results in clarity arrangement is less than clear, or haphazard and
and presents logical but can organization is difficult to follow;
logically arranged occasionally be clear but there paper strays
points difficult to follow are some substantially from
digressions topic
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