Appendix F: Rubric 4 3 2 1 Ideas/Evidence Exceptional Effective A somewhat No one thesis/claim that thesis/claim that effective that does not make responds to the responds to the thesis/claim that sense, or one that assignment. assignment. responds to the does not respond to Exceptional Effective supporting assignment. the assignment. supporting ideas/evidence. Supporting ideas/evidence. ideas/evidence that somewhat make sense. Analysis Exceptional Effective Somewhat effective Ineffective or no explanations that explanations that explanations that connection of connect the connect the connect the ideas/evidence to ideas/evidence to ideas/evidence to ideas/evidence to the thesis/claim. the thesis/claim. the thesis/claim. the thesis/claim. Organization Exceptional topic Effective topic Somewhat effective Ineffective or no sentence, sentence, topic sentence, sentence, supporting supporting supporting supporting sentences and sentences and sentences and sentences and concluding concluding concluding concluding sentences with sentences with sentences with sentences with exceptional effective transitions. somewhat effective ineffective or no transitions. transitions. transitions. Exceptional Effective vocabulary Mostly accurate Inaccurate Language vocabulary with a with a tone that vocabulary with a vocabulary with a tone that an shows an effective tone that shows a tone that shows no exceptional awareness of somewhat effective awareness of awareness of audience and awareness of audience and audience and purpose. audience and purpose. purpose. purpose.
Appendix F: Rubric 4 3 2 1 Ideas/Evidence Exceptional thesis/claim that responds to the assignment. Exceptional supporting ideas/evidence. Effective thesis/claim that responds to the assignment. Effective supporting ideas/evidence. A somewhat effective thesis/claim that responds to the assignment. Supporting ideas/evidence that somewhat make sense. No one that does not make sense, or one that does not respond to the assignment. Analysis Exceptional explanations that connect the ideas/evidence to the thesis/claim. Effective explanations that connect the ideas/evidence to the thesis/claim. Somewhat effective explanations that connect the ideas/evidence to the thesis/claim. Ineffective or no connection of ideas/evidence to the thesis/claim. Organization Exceptional topic sentence, supporting sentences and concluding sentences with exceptional transitions. Effective topic sentence, supporting sentences and concluding sentences with effective transitions. Somewhat effective topic sentence, supporting sentences and concluding sentences with somewhat effective transitions. Ineffective or no sentence, supporting sentences and concluding sentences with ineffective or no transitions. Language Exceptional vocabulary with a tone that an exceptional awareness of audience and purpose. Effective vocabulary with a tone that shows an effective awareness of audience and purpose. Mostly accurate vocabulary with a tone that shows a somewhat effective awareness of audience and purpose. Inaccurate vocabulary with a tone that shows no awareness of audience and purpose.
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