Use: This rubric is intended for grading an in-class creative essay asking students to respond to an ethical scenario in 30 minutes. The grading point value is 8 points Category 2 1 0 A. Quality of Evaluation Provides thoughtful, Provides general Lacks evaluation of and Response to logical evaluation of evaluation of the the scenario. Scenario (content) the scenario. scenario. Provides unclear Provides a thoughtful, Provides a general response to scenario logical response to the response to the or lacks a response. scenario. scenario. B. Persuasive Argument Response is highly Response is mildly Response is not (content) persuasive and persuasive and makes persuasive and is maintains reader’s sense to the reader. difficult to understand. attention. C. Grammar, Usage, and Response has 3 or less Response has 4-6 Response has 7 or Mechanics (writing) errors in grammar, errors in grammar, more errors in usage, and mechanics. usage, and mechanics. grammar, usage, and mechanics. D. Organization (writing) Response paragraphs Response paragraphs Response paragraphs are well organized with have appropriate topic have ineffective or no clear topic sentences sentences and topic sentences and and supporting supporting sentences. supporting sentences. sentences. There are There are some There are ineffective effective transitions transitions between or no transitions between paragraphs. paragraphs. between paragraphs. Creative Essay ________/8 Additional Comments:
Use: This rubric is intended for grading an in-class creative essay asking students to respond to an ethical scenario in 30 minutes. The grading point value is 8 points Category 2 1 0 A. Quality of Evaluation and Response to Scenario (content) Provides thoughtful, logical evaluation of the scenario. Provides a thoughtful, logical response to the scenario. Provides general evaluation of the scenario. Provides a general response to the scenario. Lacks evaluation of the scenario. Provides unclear response to scenario or lacks a response. B. Persuasive Argument (content) Response is highly persuasive and maintains reader’s attention. Response is mildly persuasive and makes sense to the reader. Response is not persuasive and is difficult to understand. C. Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics (writing) Response has 3 or less errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics. Response has 4-6 errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics. Response has 7 or more errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics. D. Organization (writing) Response paragraphs are well organized with clear topic sentences and supporting sentences. There are effective transitions between paragraphs. Response paragraphs have appropriate topic sentences and supporting sentences. There are some transitions between paragraphs. Response paragraphs have ineffective or no topic sentences and supporting sentences. There are ineffective or no transitions between paragraphs. Creative Essay ________/8 Additional Comments: