Appendix 5B Scoring Rubric English Department Modesto Junior College – – – Superior—Clearly Poor—Marginally Above Average Competent Acceptable Exceptional A comprehensive A thorough grasp A basic grasp of A lack of A basic lack of of the subject of the subject the subject matter familiarity with the understanding of matter is matter is is demonstrated subject matter is the subject matter demonstrated demonstrated Focus is generally demonstrated is demonstrated Body is Focus is clear and adequate but may Focus is vague, Focus is not developed with thoughtful not be either too general, evident original, Body is generally immediately clear too narrow, Body largely insightful, and supported by to all readers superficial, or unsupported by creative support; facts, examples, Response to the indirect relevant facts or the paper goes etc. though assignment is Body supported by examples beyond repeating support will not be generally adequate few examples or Demonstrates no what others have as varied or vivid Body supported facts; many understanding of said and as in an excellent by examples, examples are audience/purpose contributes paper details, but are unanalyzed something new to Demonstrates mainly surface Demonstrates poor Development our understanding understanding of oriented and understanding of of the topic audience and generalized audience and Focus is clear, purpose, though Demonstrates only purpose imaginative and may occasionally some fully realized stray from it understanding of Demonstrates audience and specific attention purpose to relationship between audience and purpose logical, and Clear and logical Ideas generally Unclear ordering Minimal inventive organization of related to one of ideas; organization; organization of ideas in relation to another and to the organization not inappropriate or ideas in relation one another and to focus, but may readily apparent no paragraphing to one another the focus have some Underdeveloped or Ineffective or and to the essay’s Appropriate unrelated material inappropriate missing focus introduction and Adequate introduction and introduction and Highly effective conclusion introduction and conclusion conclusion introduction and Appropriate and conclusion Transitions are Minimal or no conclusion smooth transitions Some attempt at lacking use of transitions Organization Appropriate and between transitions smooth paragraphs and transitions between most between sentences paragraphs
Appendix 5B – Scoring Rubric – English Department – Modesto Junior College Exceptional Superior—Clearly Above Average Competent Poor—Marginally Acceptable Development A comprehensive of the subject matter is demonstrated Body is developed with original, insightful, and creative support; the paper goes beyond repeating what others have said and contributes something new to our understanding of the topic Focus is clear, imaginative and fully realized Demonstrates specific attention to relationship between audience and purpose A thorough grasp of the subject matter is demonstrated Focus is clear and thoughtful Body is generally supported by facts, examples, etc. though support will not be as varied or vivid as in an excellent paper Demonstrates understanding of audience and purpose, though may occasionally stray from it A basic grasp of the subject matter is demonstrated Focus is generally adequate but may not be immediately clear to all readers Response to the assignment is generally adequate Body supported by examples, details, but are mainly surface oriented and generalized Demonstrates only some understanding of audience and purpose A lack of familiarity with the subject matter is demonstrated Focus is vague, either too general, too narrow, superficial, or indirect Body supported by few examples or facts; many examples are unanalyzed Demonstrates poor understanding of audience and purpose A basic lack of understanding of the subject matter is demonstrated Focus is not evident Body largely unsupported by relevant facts or examples Demonstrates no understanding of audience/purpose Organization logical, and inventive organization of ideas in relation to one another and to the essay’s focus Highly effective introduction and conclusion Appropriate and smooth transitions between paragraphs Clear and logical organization of ideas in relation to one another and to the focus Appropriate introduction and conclusion Appropriate and smooth transitions between paragraphs and between most sentences Ideas generally related to one another and to the focus, but may have some unrelated material Adequate introduction and conclusion Some attempt at transitions Unclear ordering of ideas; organization not readily apparent Underdeveloped or inappropriate introduction and conclusion Transitions are lacking Minimal organization; inappropriate or no paragraphing Ineffective or missing introduction and conclusion Minimal or no use of transitions