DISCUSSION FORUM RUBRIC – 12 Points Possible

ENGL 1180 & 1190, Macomb Community College

Professor Kiel Phegley

Criteria

Commendable

Performance

Adequate

Performance

Below Performance

Writing Style/Grammar/Readability (1 points)

The writing is clean, direct and complete with an absolute minimum of misspellings, agreement issues or grammatical errors.

1/1

Though readable, the posts contains a noticeable number of errors in spelling, tense or other basic style issues and contains fragments or incomplete thoughts.

1/1

The writing is inaccessible. Grammar, spelling and style issues make it impossible at points to understand the basic ideas the posts engaging.

0/1

Original Post Engagement on the Topic (4 points)

The writing expresses a keen focus on the particular literature topic at hand. The student uses examples from our texts and from outside in order to make their point clear.

4/4

The writing veers away from the task at hand too often. While literature is mentioned, the examples and ideas used far too often move conversation away from our core objectives and distract more than engage.

2/4

The writing has little or nothing to do with the specific prompt or is non-existent/incomplete.

0/4

Analytical Bent (4 points)

The points made in the post betray an original, well founded analysis of the literature at hand. The literary elements at work are not only mentioned, but the student places a premium on exploring how they work and to what effect for the reader.

4/4

The post makes observations about literature but fails to connect those observations with any real analysis. Argumentation feels more like a list of evidence rather than an expression of what that evidence means. The post summarizes heavily.

2/4

There is no original argument or analysis achieved. Students simply give affirmative responses or cite factual evidence but fail to engage with the real work of literary criticism.

0/4

Complete & Timely Responses (3 points)

The student responds in the required number of discussion threads beside their own. Their responses connect to what classmates had to say and either add new insight to the opinions of others or challenge assumptions in a professional and courteous manner. Responses are offered throughout the week and not just at the last minute.

3/3

The student fails to respond enough in various other threads and/or post responses that fail to prove the original post was read/understood/given due credit. The responses are overtly combative or distract from the work of criticism in a way that is personal or frivolous. The responses come so late that no one will see them.

1/3

The student fails to post responses to others or if they post at all, their responses are off topic, trolling, self-centered or simply summarizations rather than real engagement.

0/3

The post DISCUSSION FORUM RUBRIC – 12 Points Possible ENGL 1180 & 1190, Macomb appeared first on PapersSpot.