Skip to main content

University of Notre Dame

iRubric for Sakai

iRubric: Contemporary Theory final paper rubric

edit print share Copy to my rubrics Bookmark test run assess... delete Do more...
Contemporary Theory final paper Contemporary Theory paper grading Rubric Code: VXBAW57 By amische Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Social Sciences Type: Writing Grade Levels: Graduate

Paper framing and structure Descriptions
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Weak 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Introduction And framing	Excellent Introduction contains: 1. An engaging lead-in; 2. A preview of the case; 3. A preview of the theorists; 4. A clear statement of the argument	Good	Fair	Weak	Poor
Body and organizations	Excellent Body consists of well-constructed paragraphs with topic sentences, supporting examples, and logical sequences between ideas. Sections of the paper are appropriately divided and subtitled.	Good	Fair	Weak	Poor
Conclusion and lead-out	Excellent Conclusion contains: 1. Summary of argument; 2. Recap of theorists and argument; 3. Questions for future study; 4. An interesting lead-out	Good	Fair	Weak	Poor
Style and fluency	Excellent Clearly and elegantly written, with a strong personal voice and active, engaging prose. A pleasure to read.	Good	Fair	Weak .	Poor
Grammatical clarity	Excellent Free of grammatical errors: run-ons, fragments, subject-verb agreement, pronoun agreement, verb tense, commas, other punctuation, sentence fluidity, awkwardness, spelling, etc	Good	Fair	Weak	Poor
Use of quotations	Excellent Quotes are: 1. relevant to context; 2. well-placed in sentences; 3. of appropriate length; 4. correctly formatted and punctuated; 5. include proper author reference and page number	Good	Fair	Weak	Poor
Discussion of theorists
	Excellent 10 pts	Good 9 pts	Fair 8 pts	Weak 7 pts	Poor 6 pts
Theorist 1: concepts	Excellent Clear, nuanced, and detailed explanation of relevant concepts of the theorist (or theoretical school), using associated terminology from the readings and class notes, including all important subconcepts.	Good	Fair .	Weak	Poor
Theorist 1: applications	Excellent 1. Clear and engaging explanation of how the theorist's ideas can be fruitfully engaged to explain the case; AND: 2. Discussion of the LIMITATIONS of the theories for explaining the case.	Good	Fair .	Weak	Poor
Theorist 2 concepts	Excellent Clear, nuanced, and detailed explanation of relevant concepts of the theorist (or theoretical school), using associated terminology from the readings and class notes, including all important subconcepts.	Good	Fair	Weak	Poor
Theorist 2: applications	Excellent 1. Clear and engaging explanation of how the theorist's ideas can be fruitfully engaged to explain the case; AND: 2. Discussion of the LIMITATIONS of the theories for explaining the case.	Good	Fair	Weak	Poor
Theorist 3: conceepts	Excellent Clear, nuanced, and detailed explanation of relevant concepts of the theorist (or theoretical school), using associated terminology from the readings and class notes, including all important subconcepts.	Good	Fair	Weak	Poor
Theorist 3:applications	Excellent 1. Clear and engaging explanation of how the theorist's ideas can be fruitfully engaged to explain the case; AND; 2. Discussion of the LIMITATIONS of the theories for explaining the case.	Good	Fair	Weak	Poor
Theoretical synthesis	Excellent Synthesis pulls together elements across all three theorists (or theoretical schools), makes a case for the value of this new framework, and show how it can provide better light on the case than any of the theorists taken alone.	Good	Fair	Weak	Poor

Subjects:

Social Sciences

Types:

Writing

Discuss this rubric

You may also be interested in:

More rubrics by this author

More Social Sciences rubrics

More Writing rubrics

Do more with this rubric:

Preview

Preview

Preview this rubric.

Edit

Edit

Modify this rubric.

Copy

Copy

Make a copy of this rubric and begin editing the copy.

Print

Print

Show a printable version of this rubric.

Categorize

Categorize

Add this rubric to multiple categories.

Bookmark

Bookmark

Bookmark this rubric for future reference.

Assess

Test run

Test run

Test this rubric or perform an ad-hoc assessment.

Grade

Grade

Build a gradebook to assess students.

Collaborate

Apply this rubric to any object and invite others to assess.

Share

Publish

Publish

Link, embed, and showcase your rubrics on your website.

Email

Email

Email this rubric to a friend.

Discuss

Discuss

Discuss this rubric with other members.

Do more with rubrics than ever imagined possible.

Only with iRubric^tm.

n202