Reading & Writing Skills
CULMINATING ACTIVITY
Guidelines and Rubric : Academic Essay
2nd Trimester, AY 2019 - 2020
DIMENSION 4 3
Advance
Quality of Ideas All the ideas
included in the
academic paper
contribute to the
discussion and the
development of the
central idea. The
central idea
contributes fresh or
novel knowledge to
the reader.
Presentation of The ideas are
Ideas completely and
clearly discussed.
All supporting
details are closely
tied up to the main
idea. The paper
leaves the reader
with no further
questions.
Organization of Ideas in the paper
Ideas are logically
arranged. The
progression of
ideas is smooth,
and the easy to
follow.
Credibility The paper is based
on at least seven
credible sources
that are referenced
properly using the
APA 6th edition
format.
Language Use The synthesis is
able to achieve all
of the following:
Reading & Writing Skills
Rubric & Guidelines: Academic Essay
2nd Trimester, AY 2019 – 2020
Ms. April Gonzales|Mr. Christian M. Lacza| Ms. Julynette Cuadro|Ms. Alex Llagas
2 1
Satisfactory Developing Beginning
The ideas in the
paper are common,
and were not fully
established or
developed in the
paper.
The ideas in the The ideas in the The main idea is
paper are clearly paper are vaguely not discussed and
discussed, and the discussed. The elaborated. The
supporting details supporting details paper still needs to
help in establishing do not provide be improved and
the points. adequate refined.
However, several justifications of the
questions key points.
regarding the
development of
ideas can still be
raised.
Majority of the The paper is not The paper
ideas in the paper able to establish completely fails to
are logically logical develop
arranged. The relationships relationships
progression of between and between and
ideas is generally among the among ideas
easy to follow. majority of ideas, making the content
making it confusing vague or difficult to
in general. read.
The paper is based The paper is based The paper is either
on at least five on at least five based on at most
credible sources credible sources, two credible
that are referenced but are not sources, and/or did
properly using the referenced not follow the APA
APA 6th edition properly using the 6th edition
format. APA 6th edition referencing format.
format.
The synthesis is The synthesis is The synthesis is
able to achieve able to achieve not able to achieve
two of the one of the any the following:
following:
  The paper is  The paper is following:  The paper is
grammatical grammatical grammatical
 Academic  Academic  The paper is  Academic
language is language is grammatical language is
used. used.  Academic used.
 It has followed  It has followed language is  It has followed
the suggested the suggested used. the suggested
format. format.  It has followed format.
the suggested
format.
READING SKILLS

Critical Reading The paper shows The paper shows The paper shows The paper does not
insightful clear minimal show
understanding, and understanding, and understanding of understanding of
critical evaluation critical evaluation the sources. A the sources.
of sources. The of sources. The number of Evaluations have
position of the position of the evaluation have not established
writer is clear and writer is clear and not established logical foundations,
relevant. relevant. logical foundations, and the position is
and the position is either not
clear, but reflected, or
irrelevant. unclear.

Selection of The sources Majority of the Majority of the Sources are

Sources included in the
paper are critically
read. The sources
are relevant, and
closely related to
the topic.
sources included in sources are randomly selected,
the paper are randomly selected. which makes the
critically read. The Most sources have relationship to the
sources are no established topic vague.
relevant to the relevance to the Relevance to the
topic; however a topic. topic is not evident
close relationship among all sources.
to the topic have
not been
completely
established.

WRITING SKILLS

Writing Skills Borrowed ideas in
the academic
essay are
accurately
paraphrased, the
tone is academic,
and has followed
the conventions of
academic writing.
At most three At most three ideas Four or more ideas
borrowed ideas in in the academic in the academic
the academic essay mean essay mean
essay mean differently from the differently from the
differently from the base text arising base text arising
base text arising from inaccurate from inaccurate
from inaccurate paraphrasing, and paraphrasing, and
paraphrasing, the occasional lapses the paper is not
tone is academic, conventions of academically
and has followed academic writing written.
the conventions of are observed.
academic writing.

Synthesis of The paper reflects The paper provides The paper shows The paper has
Ideas insightful adequate minimal failed to show
understanding of understanding of understanding of connection
the connections the connections of the connections of between and
between and the sources. the sources. Such among sources
among sources. Insights are results to confusing arising from poor
reflected, but and/or irrelevant understanding.
freshness of such insights about the Insights are either
shall be improved. topic. irrelevant or not
provided.

Purposeful The tone, Majority of the The tone, The paper was not
Writing language, and tone, language, language, and able to consider

Reading & Writing Skills

Rubric & Guidelines: Academic Essay
2nd Trimester, AY 2019 – 2020
Ms. April Gonzales|Mr. Christian M. Lacza| Ms. Julynette Cuadro|Ms. Alex Llagas
 style of writing
closely follows the
requisites of the
discipline to which
the topic is aligned.
The study clearly
identifies how the
paper will address
the need and how
it will tackle the
problem in the
discipline.
Reading & Writing Skills
Rubric & Guidelines: Academic Essay
2nd Trimester, AY 2019 – 2020
Ms. April Gonzales|Mr. Christian M. Lacza| Ms. Julynette Cuadro|Ms. Alex Llagas
and style used in style of writing is purposeful writing
writing the paper either inconsistent in the discipline as
are aligned to the in appropriateness, it used an
requisites of the or mismatched to academic, but
discipline. the discipline of generic tone,
However, some the topic. language, and
parts included style.
lapses in The study states
purposeful writing how a certain The study does not
in the discipline. problem in the contribute to
discipline could be and/or benefit the
The study states addressed by the community or the
how the paper study. However, it discipline.
could solve a need was not fully
but failed to developed in the
establish how it will discussion.
benefit the
discipline and the
community.