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Project 1 Rubric Rubric Code: UXB25X7 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Purpose: Focusing Idea Descriptions Enter rubric description
	Zero 0 pts	Developing 12 pts	Good 16 pts	Very Good 18 pts	Excellent 20 pts
Purpose: Focusing Idea 0-20 points	Zero Missing or not submitted	Developing The writer’s argument or position may be difficult to identify, may be too general or broad to meet the assignment task.	Good The writer’s argument or position is somewhat identifiable, and meets the assignment task.	Very Good The writer’s argument or position is generally clear and identifiable overall. The argument aligns with the assignment task.	Excellent The writer’s argument or position is clear and identifiable throughout, and well aligned with the assignment task. (1) There is an identifiable statement of the essay’s purpose or thesis near the beginning of the essay. (2) The purpose or thesis does not change throughout the essay (though it is developed and expanded on throughout). (3) Each part of the essay is relevant to the overall purpose and main claim.
Development, Quality, & Audio
	Zero 0 pts	Developing 22.75 pts	Good 26.25 pts	Very Good 29.75 pts	Excellent 35 pts
Development, Quality, & Audio File 0-35 points	Zero Missing or not submitted	Developing (1) The main position or argument in the essay is insufficiently developed through explanations, examples, or other details. (2) Support for claims and positions appear inaccurate or disconnected. (3) There is little to no imagery, detail, or description. (4) Tone is inconsistent, inappropriate, or problematic because of audio quality.	Good (1) The main position or argument in the essay is partially developed through relevant explanations, examples, and other details. (2) Claims and positions are partially supported and expanded on through related research and personal experience. (3) There is some imagery, detail, and description. (4) The tone and audio quality are acceptable.	Very Good (1) Main position or argument is developed through relevant & interesting explanations, examples, & other details. (2) Claims & positions are supported & generally expanded on through relevant personal experience & through relevant research resources. (3) Research resources are generally accurately represented. (4) Writer shows attention to imagery, detail, & description. (5) Writer’s tone & persona fit the audience and topic. Quality of the audio delivery is very good.	Excellent (1) Argument is persuasively developed through relevant & interesting explanations, examples, & narrative. (2) Claims & positions are supported & expanded on through relevant personal experience & research sources. (3) Research sources summarized or paraphrased in useful & appropriate ways. (4) Writer does an outstanding job attending to imagery, concrete detail, & vivid sensory description. (5) Writer’s persona compliments the topic & distinguishes the writer. Outstanding audio delivery.
Audience Adaptation
	Zero 0 pts	Developing 16.25 pts	Good 18.75 pts	Very Good 21.25 pts	Excellent 25 pts
Audience Adaptation 0-25 points	Zero Missing or not submitted	Developing (1) Essay makes little use of common rhetorical strategies for functions like expanding on ideas, providing examples, expressing views, and/or does not make claims to an identifiable group or audience. (2) The writing attempts to communicate the writer’s ideas, but many expressions may be difficult to understand and the audience overly broad. (3) There is little sense of audience or the target audience is indiscernible or ineffective.	Good (1) Essay uses some common rhetorical strategies for functions like expanding on ideas, providing examples, expressing personal views, and/or making claims to an overly broad audience. (2) Writing generally communicates the intended meaning to readers. Several expressions may be difficult to understand & without a narrow audience. (3) Writer may misunderstand the assignment & not target a specific audience. (4) The task set is not doable because the audience is overly generic, broad, or general.	Very Good Essay makes some appropriate use of rhetorical strategies for functions like expanding on ideas, providing examples, expressing personal views, and/or making claims to an identifiable audience. (2) Writing is generally effective & communicates the intended meaning to readers who are receptive to the message. (3) Writing incorporates some syntactic & lexical variety. (4) The task of persuasion is doable, but the audience could be narrowed or may be already persuaded of the writer’s claims.	Excellent (1) Essay makes appropriate & effective use of rhetorical strategies for functions like expanding on ideas, providing examples, expressing personal views, and/or making claims to one identifiable & narrow audience. (2) The writing effectively communicates the intended meaning to an audience who can make a change. (3) Writing expresses ideas clearly to a specific & defined audience through syntactic & lexical variety. (4) The writer sets a doable task to a target audience who can be persuaded.
Conventions & Writing Process
	Zero 0 pts	Developing 10 pts	Good 15 pts	Very Good 17.5 pts	Excellent 20 pts
Conventions & Writing Process 0-20 points. 10-point deduction for not submitting revised rhetorical situation profile and reflection memo; 20-point reduction for not submitting an initial draft for peer review. Minus 5 points if the audio file is not submitted as a SoundCloud link or is not accessible on the professor's first attempt.	Zero Missing or not submitted	Developing Essay generally follows some expectations for conventional academic formatting, although there may be many inconsistencies in MLA citations, and proofreading for sentence boundaries and subject verb-agreement.	Good Essay generally follows the general expectations for conventional academic formatting. There is some attempt at MLA source citations, though there may be proofreading issues or other errors.	Very Good Essay follows most expectations for conventional academic formatting, with MLA source citations, and proofreading for sentence boundaries and subject-verb agreement.	Excellent (1) Essay uses conventional academic formatting for page layout, title, capitalization, paragraphs, & font. (2) Sentences are proofread for written academic sentence boundaries (e.g., avoiding run-ons). Subject-verb agreement & verb tense consistency (3) Sources are accurately cited through MLA documentation style.

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