ENG 101 WRITING 1 RUBRIC
Name: __________________________________________ Grade: _______ / 15
Section: _________________________
Proficient Good Fair Poor
Thorough and insightful elaboration of Adequate elaboration of generally well- Limited elaboration of ideas with Minimal or no elaboration of ideas; lack
ideas with specific, relevant, and developed ideas with relevant and logical few/somewhat relevant and logical of examples or explanations; frequent
logical explanations, examples, and explanations, examples, and citations to examples, explanations, and citations to digressions, redundancies, or fallacies;
Elaboration
citations that support the main support the main argument; good support the main argument; limited overreliance on citations with almost no
argument; critical analysis/synthesis of analysis/synthesis of sources analysis/synthesis of sources analysis/synthesis
______ / 6
sources; minimal to no room for
improvement
6 4.5 3 1.5
Skillful organization, incorporating all Adequate organization, incorporating Basic organization, with problems in Inadequate organization, with significant
Organization essential elements effectively, with a almost all essential elements, with a mostly incorporating essential elements, or lack of problems in incorporating essential
logical and smooth flow of ideas; logical and smooth flow of ideas them, leading to a flow that causes some elements, or lack of them, leading to a
______ / 4 minimal to no room for improvement strain for the reader flow that is very difficult to follow
4 3 2 1
Proficient language usage, adhering Good language usage, partially adhering to Basic language usage, attempting to Inadequate language usage, no
to academic style, with clear and academic style, with mostly clear and adhere to academic style, with some clarity adherence to academic style, with
Language appropriate expression, and skillful appropriate expression, and good in expression and ineffective or no unclear or inappropriate expression,
Use paraphrasing of source material; paraphrasing of source material; paraphrasing of source material; noticeable showing major deficiencies in or no
minimal to no errors occasional lexical or grammatical errors lexical or grammatical errors that paraphrasing of source material; frequent
______ / 3 that do not significantly impede occasionally impede understanding lexical or grammatical errors that
understanding significantly impede understanding
3 2.25 1.5 0.75
Skillful adherence to rules of Satisfactory adherence to rules of Partial adherence to rules of mechanics as Minimal adherence to rules of mechanics
Mechanics mechanics as required by APA mechanics as required by APA guidelines required by APA guidelines as required by APA guidelines
guidelines, with minimal to no errors
______ / 2
2 1.5 1 0.5
1. "0" out of 15 in case of cheating or no submission 5. "1" out of 15 if completely off-topic
Ground 2. "1" out of 15 if the response is below 125 words 6. - 3 pts. if only 1 source is used; -6 pts. if written without any sources
Rules 3. Half of the score if the response is below 250 words 7. - 2 pts. if no in-text reference OR no end-text reference is given for the
4. - 0.5 if the student has exceeded 650 words citations
TASK EXPECTATIONS
ELABORATION LANGUAGE
1. Idea Development a. use a variety of simple and complex structures accurately
a. clearly answer all parts of the prompt b. adhere to an academic style by…
b. maintain a focus appropriate to the prompt - avoiding informal pronouns (the general “you” or “we”) and using gender-neutral
c. thoroughly develop the ideas, using appropriate/relevant details, explanations, and pronouns
exemplifications - avoiding metaphors/phrasal verbs/idioms/proverbs/clichés /exaggeration, etc.
d. ensure that all ideas have clear relevance to the main argument - using tentative language
e. avoid unnecessary repetition of arguments/information - avoiding direct and/or rhetorical questions to the reader
- avoiding contractions
2. Use of Sources c. use quotations sparingly, only when necessary; paraphrase mostly
a. demonstrate a detailed understanding of the source(s) d.ensure quotes do not disrupt the grammar of your sentences
b. critically analyze and evaluate all the ideas in the sources to develop your own stance e. when paraphrasing, sufficiently change the source vocabulary and sentence structure,
c. choose relevant ideas/parts from the source(s) which effectively support your argument keeping the original meaning
d. use a sufficient number of citations to effectively support your argument (not too many f. edit your paper to correct mistakes
citations so citations do not dominate, or not too few)
MECHANICS
ORGANIZATION 1. In-Text Referencing
1. Overall Structure and Paragraphing: a. give in-text references after all quotes, paraphrases, and summaries
a. can start with a short introductory part/sentence(s) and end with a brief concluding b. format all in-text references in APA style
part/sentence(s) 2. End-Text Referencing
b. divide your paragraphs logically, including a single idea in each paragraph a. list the end-text references for all the sources you cited in the paper (and no others)
c. include a topic sentence that clearly shows the main idea in each paragraph b. format the references list in APA style (hanging indent, alphabetical order, etc.)
3. Spelling & Punctuation
2. Coherence and Cohesion:
a. use correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization
a. introduce and develop the supporting points in a logical order
b. edit your paper to correct mistakes
b. use linkers/transitions to show how ideas are related within and between paragraphs
c. integrate the citations effectively (may use the ICE method) to maintain a smooth 4. Formatting
flow of ideas a. use the required text alignment, font size, margins, and line spacing
b.indent the first line of all paragraphs by a tab space
c. do not add extra lines between paragraphs
d.assignment/course/student information
