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301 Blog Posting Rubric, By Leslie Bruce

Criteria

Absent or Below
Basic

Developing

Audience's needs are

often not recognized:
terms and ideas need
explanation and
SLO #1: Write
formally and
language needs
informally, in-class adjustment for the
1 and out-of-class, for
audience. Purpose (to
a variety of
analyze the rhetoric
audiences and
ofa picture) isn't clear
purposes.
or achieved.

Shows some attention

to audience's needs,
sometimes defining
necessary terms and
ideas and using
audience-appropriate
language. Purpose (to
analyze the rhetoric
ofa picture) may be
unclear at times, and it
may not be achieved
convincingly.

Omits or uses
incorrectly MLA- or
APA-style
SLO #2: Using the
parenthetical
appropriate majors
customary citation citations, quotation
style, ethically cite marks, and works
and communicate cited list. Drops
2
information from a quotations and ideas
variety of
into text without
disciplineintroducing source.
appropriate
Frequently uses
sources.
SLO #3: Compare, irrelevant or
evaluate,
unpersuasive sources.

A few errors in MLA- or

APA-style parenthetical
citations, quotation
marks, and works cited
list. Often includes
sources names
without introduction.
Sometimes uses
irrelevant or
unpersuasive sources.

Fails to support claims

with relevant
reasoning and/or
specific evidence.
Objectivity and a
controlling idea may
be lacking.

Attempts to support
claims with reasoning
and evidence, but
specificity and/or
objectivity may be
lacking. A controlling
idea may be missing or
implied.

synthesize, and
communicate
carefully,
objectively, and
persuasively the
relative merits of
3 alternative or
opposing
arguments,
assumptions, and
cultural values.
Integrate this
evaluative work
into a persuasive
argument.

Organizational devices Organizational devices

(controlling idea,
(controlling idea,
headings,
headings,
SLO #4: Organize,
subheadings, topic
subheadings, topic
focus, and
sentences,
transitions)
sentences, transitions)
communicate ones
may be absent,
fit the prompt, but may
4 thoughts clearly
and effectively to unrelated to the
be vague, too broad, or
address a rhetorical prompt, or illogically
inconsistenly or
situation.
connected. Ps contain illogically linked. Ps
multiple topics or are may not be unified.
disorganized.
SLO # 5:
Recognize,
evaluate, and
employ the
features and
contexts of
language and
5
design that express
and influence
meaning and that
demonstrate
sensitivity to
gender and cultural
differences.

Spelling, syntax,
Spelling, syntax,
diction, or punctuation diction, or punctuation
errors impede
errors often impede
readability. Lanuage readability or
may reflect a gender otherwise distract from
or cultural bias.
meaning. Lanuage
Design may be
may occasionally
unconventional and
suggest a gender or
ineffective.
cultural bias. Design
may be inconventional
or ineffective.
Grade: 68

Extra comments
This seems to be an
argument advocating
the benefits of
swimming, ice baths,
and drinking water.
However, the prompt
asks you to analyze a
picture.

Please cite your

pictures.

Remember that thesis

needs to make a claim
about the photo--what
is it trying to make you
do, think, or believe?

You need a thesis to

control your content,
which should solely
include analysis of the
photo.
P2 has two topics:
benefits of swimming
and benefits of ice
baths. Another P
discusses benefits of
drinking water.
Choose one topic so
you can achieve depth.