Writing Grading Rubric
Student: Professor:
Your draft’s main strength is . . .
Your draft needs improvement in . . .
Characteristics
Grades
A: 94-100%
A-: 90-93%
B+: 87-89%
B: 84-86%
B-: 80-83%
C+: 77-79%
C: 74-76%
C-: 70-73%
D+: 67-69%
D: 64-66%
D-: 62-63%
F: 0-61%
Claim
claim is compelling, genuinely debatable, focused, specific, and arguable
claim is clear and debatable, but may have shifting focus and/or specificity
claim is vague or pedestrian, raises some debate, but lacks focus and/or specificity
claim is limited, unclear, trite, inconsistent or absent, and lacks focus and specificity
Logic & Organization
develops ideas cogently, organizes them logically within paragraphs, connects them with highly effective transitions; clear and logically consistent organization relating all ideas together
develops unified and coherent ideas within paragraphs with generally adequate transitions; clear overall organization relating most ideas together
develops and organizes ideas in paragraphs that are not necessarily connected with transitions; some overall organization, but some ideas may seem illogical and/or unrelated
does not develop ideas cogently, organize them logically within paragraphs and/or connect them with clear transitions; uneven and/or ineffective overall organization
Audience
clearly addresses claim, structure, and evidence to paper’s intended audience
claim, structure and evidence chosen with some attention to the paper’s audience
claim, structure or evidence not suited to the paper’s audience
little or no attempt to consider audience in its choice of claim, structure or evidence
Evidence
ample, relevant, concrete evidence and persuasive support for every debatable assertion; uses multiple, reliable sources which are assessed critically
relevant, concrete evidence and persuasive support for most debatable assertions; uses multiple or reliable sources which are not always assessed critically
merely adequate evidence and support for most assertions; uses single or multiple sources, which may be unreliable and used uncritically
weak evidence and persuasive support; uses limited source(s), and/or relies predominantly on sweeping generalizations, narration, description, or summary
Citations
researched support correctly quoted, paraphrased, and cited.
researched support adequately quoted, paraphrased, and cited.
researched support incorrectly quoted, paraphrased, or cited.
researched support incorrectly quoted, paraphrased, and cited.
Control of Language
outstanding control of language, including effective word choice and sentence variety; superior facility with the conventions of standard written English
clear and effective control of language, including word choice and sentence variety; competence with the conventions of standard written English
intermittent control of language, including word choice and sentence variety; occasional major or frequent minor errors in standard written English
poor control of language, includes problems with word choice and sentence structure; frequent errors in standard written English
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