RUBRIC FOR ANALYTIC SCORING OF WRITING

(COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY) Developed by faculty at Capital Community College, 2001

In Progress (1) Essential (2) Proficient (3) Superior (4)

Purpose & Purpose unclear, Wavers in purpose, Adheres to purpose, Addresses purpose
Audience failure to address incompletely fulfills assignment, effectively, uses
topic or addresses shows adequate assignment
directions, weak assigned topic or understanding of to explore topic’s
grasp of issues, directions, key issues, intrinsic interest, shows
inappropriate style, shows need for style is appropriate full understanding of
careless or more study to intended issues, engages
messy visual of issues, style audience, audience, establishes
presentation. varies, visual presentation is credibility, uses
presentation ragged. readable, headings, format, and
format is correct. citations (where
relevant) effectively.
Organization No central idea, no Loose focus on Central idea is Focuses consistently
clear logic or focus, central idea, clear, on clearly expressed
many repetitions or contains some paragraph structure central idea, uses
digressions, lack of repetition & is adequate, some paragraph structure
structure. digression, structure problems with and transitions to
needs work. consistency, logic, guide reader
or transitions. effectively.
Development Most ideas Presents ideas in Supports most ideas Explores ideas
unsupported, general terms, with effective vigorously, supports
confusion between support for ideas is examples and points fully using an
personal and inconsistent or details, finds appropriate balance of
external unsuitably personal suitable balance subjective and
evidence, unclear or distant, some between references objective evidence,
use of distinctions distinctions need to personal and reasons effectively
or levels of clarification, external evidence, making useful
generality, reasoning unclear. makes key distinctions.
reasoning flawed. distinctions.
Language Word use unclear, Word forms & Word forms are Employs words with
sentence structures sentence structures correct , sentence fluency, develops
inadequate for are adequate to structure is concise standard
clarity, errors convey basic effective, English sentences,
seriously meaning, errors applies standard balances a variety of
distracting. cause noticeable English grammar & sentence structures
distraction. mechanics, effectively.
presence of a few
errors is not
distracting.