Project 1 Genre Analysis Grading Rubric

Thesis Statement Paper contains a thesis statement which contains the main claim you are making about your discourse community, which you will prove in your paper.

0.5

Setting and Rhetorical Situation

Paper contains a detailed section that explains the setting of the genre, and describes issues of author, audience, and purpose (as detailed on pg. 93)

0.5

Explanation of Genre Conventions

Paper contains a detailed explanation of the traits, patterns, requirements, trends, and common rhetorical choices of the genre (as detailed on pg. 94)

0.5

Analysis

Paper provides in-depth, thoughtful answers to 2-3 of the questions on pg. 94 which help to better understand both the genre and the discourse community surrounding that genre.

0.5

Presence of Analytical Paragraphs

Paper should contain at least 2 paragraphs which follow the claim/evidence/analysis model as discussed in class

0.5

Presence of Genre Sample Written by Author

Paper contains an example of the genre written by the author which adheres to the conventions laid out in the genre analysis

0.5

Project 1 Genre Analysis Grading Rubric

Sample Analysis Paper contains a distinct section which explains in detail how the authors genre sample specifically meets the criteria for the genre laid out in the genre analysis, and why the author made the rhetorical choices he/she did in that sample. Both analyses provide lots of evidence and examples from the general genre samples and the authors genre sample which help support the claims made throughout the paper, and the main claim of the thesis statement

1.5

0.5

Evidence

0.5

College-level Writing

Paper is free of typos, grammatical errors, and structural problems, meets the length requirements and is in basic MLA format (12 pt Times New Roman, double-spaced, 1 margins, etc).

0.5

Total Score:

1 Paper completely meets the expectations for this category 0.5 Paper partially meets the expectations for this category 0 Paper does not meet the expectations for this category (Note: this scale is different for the Sampl e Analysis section