Focus English 301 Revised Document Rubric Absent or Below Basic Thesis is unidentifiable or does not respond the prompt. Essay has no coherent focal point. Tone usually suggests an absence of audience awareness. Design usually does not conform to the genre's conventions. Spelling, syntax, diction, or punctuation errors impede Readability & readability. Stvle Developing ‘Thesis fits the prompt, is identifiable but vague, too broad, or unrelated to the document's paragraphs. Essay is not consistently or adequately linked to the thesis. ‘Tone is often inconsistent or suggests misreading of the document's audience Generally uses appropr design that conformsto the genre's conventions. Spelling, syntax, diction, or punctuation errors impede readability or otherwise distract from meaning. Proficient Thesis fits the prompt and is, clear and specific. Blog and Persuasive thesis takes a position. Profile thesis reports. Essay maintains consistent and adequate connection to the thesis. Vaan Advanced Thesis fits the prompt and is clear and specific” Blog and Persuasive texts’ theses take a position that is legitimately / arguable and insightful. Profile “ thesis offers a complex report on the chosen topic. v Essay maintains a connection to thesis with style. Usually employs appropriate “Employs sophisticated tone tone and language for the appropriate audience. Appropriate design conforms to the genre's conventions. Spelling, syntax, diction, or punctuation errors are few and do not distract from meaning. and language for the appropriate audience, Engaging design conforms to “~~ genre's conventions Outstanding control of ¥ language, including effective diction and sentence variety. QOmits or uses incorrectly A few errorsin MLA- or APA- Correctly uses MLA- or APA- Correctly uses MLA- or APA; L~ MIA. or APA-style style parenthetical citations, _ style parenthetical citations, style parenthetical citations, parenthetical citations, quotation marks, and works quotation marks, and works quotation marks, and works quotation marks, and works cited list. Often includes _cited lst. Usually introduces cited list. Introduces each cited list. Drops quotations sources’ names without each source fully—you know source fully—you know who and ideas into text without introduction, who did the research or did the research or talking, for introducing source. talking, for whom, and why. whom, and why. Ideas not explained, Typically explains concepts. Develops concepts coherently. Develops concepts with sophistication and creativity. wa Inadequate, inappropriate, or Over uses or under-analyzes Supports the thesis and Supports the thesis and. |“ irrelevant evidence. evidence. paragraph claims with credible, paragraph claims with well relevant, analyzed evidence, selected and thoroughly, Analysis and insightfully analyzed evidence. Organization Unorganized: difficult to find Demonstrates some signs of Effectively ordered, unified Effectively ordered, unified relationships between organization, but occassionally paragraphs are generally _paragraphs are sequenced paragraphs or sentences. includes abrupt orillgical__ linked with useful transitions. effectively and seamlessly shifts and ineffective sequence of ideas. ie NG isque wi