Writing rubric score
Adapted from Weigle
  Aspects      Score          Level                               Criteria
                                         Knowledgeable
                       EXCELLENT TO      Substantive
                4                        Thorough development of thesis
                        VERY GOOD
                                         Relevant to assigned topic
                                         Some knowledge of subject
                         GOOD TO         Adequate range
                3                        Limited development of thesis
                         AVERAGE
                                         Mostly relevant to topic, but lacks detail
  Content
                                       Limited knowledge of subject
                2      FAIR TO POOR    Little substance
                                       Inadequate development of topic
                                         Does not show knowledge of subject
                                         Non-substantive
                1       VERY POOR        Not pertinent
                                         OR not enough to evaluate
                                          Fluent expression
                                         Ideas clearly stated/supported
                       EXCELLENT TO      Succinct
                4                        Well organized
                        VERY GOOD
                                         Logical sequencing
                                         Cohesive
                                         Somewhat choppy
                         GOOD TO         Loosely organized ideas but main ideas stand out
Organization    3                        Limited support
                         AVERAGE
                                         Logical but incomplete sequencing
                                       Non-fluent
                2      FAIR TO POOR    Ideas confused or disconnected
                                       Lacks logical sequencing and development
                                       Does not communicate
                1       VERY POOR      No organization
                                       OR not enough to evaluate
Vocabulary                               Sophisticated range
                       EXCELLENT TO      Effective word/idiom choice and usage
                4                        Word form mastery
                        VERY GOOD
                                         Appropriate register
                3        GOOD TO       Adequate range
                         AVERAGE
                               Occasional errors of word/idiom form, choice, usage but
                                meaning not obscured
                               Limited range
           2   FAIR TO POOR    Frequent errors of word/idiom form, choice, usage
                               Meaning confused or obscured
                               Essentiall translation
                               Little knowledge of English vocabulary, idioms, word
           1    VERY POOR       form
                               OR not enough to evaluate
                               Effective complex constructions
               EXCELLENT TO    View errors of agreement, tense, number, word —
           4
                VERY GOOD       order/function, articles, pronouns, prepositions
                               Effective but simple constructions
                               Minor problems’ in complex constructions
                 GOOD TO       Several errors of agreement, tense, number, word —
           3
                 AVERAGE        order/function, articles, pronouns, preposition but
                                meaning seldom obscured
Language
                               Major problems in simple/complex construction
  Use
                               Frequent errors of negation, agreement, tense, number,
           2   FAIR TO POOR     word order/function, articles, pronouns, prepositions
                                and /or fragments, run-ons, deletions
                               Meaning coonfused or obscured
                               Virtually no mastery of sentence construction rules
                               Dominated by errors
           1    VERY POOR      Does not communicate
                              OR not enough to evaluate