Rubric for Paper Composition

Rubric for Papers in English Composition

(A) High Proficiency (B) Good Proficiency Ideas topic thesis/central idea focus purpose audience Development details evidence examples logic arguments Ideas are clear, insightful, thought-provoking, and focused so that they consistently support the topic, thesis and audience for the paper. Development is fresh, with abundant details and examples that arouse audience interest and provide relevant, concrete, specific and insightful evidence in support of sound logic. Ideas are clear and focused to support the topic and a clearly-stated central idea, but are not consistently insightful or thought-provoking. Development is adequate, but may lack depth, with details and examples that arouse audience interest and provide relevant, concrete, specific evidence in support of sound logic. (C) Minimal Proficiency Ideas are clear but conventional or general, and support the topic, thesis, and audience for the paper. (D or F) Non-proficiency Comments: Ideas are unclear or clichéd and demonstrate a lack of focus in support of the topic or a central idea, which may be vague or missing. Development is insufficient, providing scarce or inappropriate details, evidence, and examples that may include logical fallacies or unsupported claims.

Rating: A B C Comments:

N

Development is sufficient but general, providing adequate but perhaps not interesting details, examples, and evidence that include no logical fallacies or unsupported claims.

Rating: A B C N

Organization structure coherence unity transitions

Organization is coherent, unified and effective in support of the paper’s purpose/ plan and consistently demonstrates effective and appropriate rhetorical transitions between ideas and paragraphs.

Organization is coherent, unified and effective in support of the paper’s purpose/ plan and usually demonstrates effective and appropriate rhetorical transitions between ideas and paragraphs.

Organization is coherent and...