Rubric for Argumentative Essay - UCSB
Rubric for Argumentative Essay
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|Quality |Strongest: 5 |Adequate: 3 |Weakest: 1 |Score |
|FOCUS/ UNITY |Paper is focused and doesn’t|Paper is mostly focused and |Paper is not focused and | |
| |go off on tangents |does not go off on tangents |goes off on tangents | |
| |Makes a point |Attempts to make a point |Point uncertain | |
|DEVELOPMENT/ |Includes rich supporting |Some supporting details |Few or irrelevant supporting| |
|INFORMATION |details |Some repetition of story |details | |
| |Avoids redundancy |components |Redundancy | |
| |Addresses the best arguments|Addresses some of the best |Addresses few or none of the| |
| |of the opposition |arguments of the opposition |best arguments of the | |
| |Includes good quotes from |Includes some good quotes |opposition | |
| |packet texts and writer’s |from packet texts and |Includes some quotes from | |
| |research |writer’s research |packet texts and writer’s | |
| | | |research | |
|COHERENCE/ |Follows through on thesis |Mainly follows through on |Does not follow through on | |
|ORDER |The reader does not get |the thesis |the thesis | |
| |confused |The reader occasionally gets|The reader is generally | |
| | |confused |confused | |
|DEPTH |Displays insight |Surface understanding |Minimal or no reflection or | |
| |Demonstrates significant |Some reflection & awareness |insight | |
| |reflection & awareness |Some reference to wider |Limited connection wider | |
| |Establishes significant |world |world | |
| |connection to wider world | | | |
|AUDIENCE/VOICE |Character of writer is |Character of writer varies |No character of writer | |
| |consistently conveyed |Tone strays from narrative |Few connections between | |
| |Tone fits narrative |Leaves some unanswered |narrative and tone. | |
| |Anticipates & answers |questions |Does not answer readers' | |
| |readers’ questions |Invites some interest |questions | |
| |Engages readers’ interest |Moderate use of the passive |Invites little reader | |
| |Active voice |voice |interest | |
| | | |Overuse of the passive voice| |
|WORD CHOICE |Precise terms |Some imprecision |Imprecise language | |
| |Avoids clichés |Some clichés |Many clichés | |
| |Varied words |Some repetition of words |Much repetition of words | |
| |No verb tense or sentence |Some verb tense or sentence |Repetitive | |
| |agreement problems |agreement problems |Many verb tense and sentence| |
| | | |agreement problems | |
|PARAGRAPHS |Paragraphs have a main idea |2 or 3 parts |0-1 of 3 parts | |
| |and a topic sentence | | | |
| |Paragraphs have limited | | | |
| |scope | | | |
| |Paragraphs have examples | | | |
|SENTENCES |0-1 errors in grammar per |2 errors per page |3+ errors per page | |
| |page |Repeats sentence form |Boring sentence form | |
| |Varies sentence form | | | |
|SPELLING |0-1 errors in spelling per |2 errors per page |3+ errors per page | |
| |page | | | |
|PRESENTATION |Clean, clear |Not APA/MLA format |Unattractive | |
| |Businesslike |Readable |Unreadable | |
| |APA/MLA format | | | |
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