RubricForAssessingMultigenreResearchPaper(EDT180B)

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Holisticimpactofthepaper
116120Knocksmeoffmyfeet,soinformativeandemotionallymovingisthepaper.
Throughoutthereisevidenceoforiginalthinking,depth,specificityofdetail,
delightsoflanguageorinsight.Themgpisrifewithexcellentwritingthat
includesattentiontoapleasingvisageofthepage,actionverbs,variedsentence
length,effectivewordchoice,skilledplacementofpayoffinformation,strong
leadsandendings,visualandothersensoryimagery.Researchisinteresting,
surprising,anddeftlyandcreativelyincorporatedintothepaper.
112115Anexcellent,fulfillingpaper
101111Agoodpaper.Imupbeatbecauseofsolidmovesthewritermakesthatare
mentionedabove.Ilearnthingsaboutthetopic.Whilethepaperdidntblowme
away,Iamhappywithitscompetentexecution.Researchisgood.

90100Paperiscomplete,butwritingdoesnotconsistentlyemploythosequalities
ofvoiceandmeaningthatmakewritingstrongandvivid.Thereisa
feelingof
middleoftheroadaboutit.
7989Notanadequatepaper.Thewritingshowsalmostnoneoftheskillsmentioned
above.Somepiecesseemperfunctory,asifwrittenhastilyandneverrevised.
Contentshowslittledepthorinsight.Moretellingthanshowing.
78andPlummeting

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Requiredelements:

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Title

Aninsulttoturnin,aninsulttotheteacher,tothedisciplined,
creativeactofwriting,andtothewritersownmind

9.310 Original,illustrative,surprising,piquesareadersinterest,maybesomething
mysteriousaboutit
8.49.2 Serviceableandclear,good

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7.58.3 Simplynamesthetopic(e.g.AMultigenrePaperaboutVampiresassoletitle)
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Notitle
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Introduction/Preface/DearReader(notnecessarilythefirstpieceafterthetitlepage)
9.310 Piquesreadersinterestandprovidespertinentinformation,setsreaderupwell
forreadingwhatisahead,somethingmagical,provocative,ormovingaboutit.
Maybeunconventionalinbeingcomprisedoftwoorthreepieces.
8.49.2 Informative,perhapsnononsense,nottoobriefortoolong
18.3 Provideslittlesubstantiveinformation,doesntcompelreadertoreadon,maybe
overlongortoobrief
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Missing

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UnifyingElement(s)/Repetend(Nameyourunifyingelement(s)withpagenumbers)
9.310
8.79.2
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Connectionsbetweenpiecesareeasilyrecognized,surprising,creative,moving
Unifyingelementpresent,effective
Unifyingelementpresentbutnotparticularlyeffectiveormemorable
Missing

Visage(Namethevisualelement(s)withpagenumbers)
9.610 Appealingtotheeyes:Spacing,typesize,readabilityoffontmakethereader
speedalong,concentratingonmakingmeaning.Containsstrongvisual

element(s)thataccomplishessomethingthatwordsalonecannot.

9.39.5 Notatallphysicallyhardtoread.Visualelement(s)addmeaning.
8.48.9 Notphysicallyhardtoread.Visualelement(s)maynotbeparticularlyvividor
meaningful.
7.58.3 Someprintmaybehardtoread.Visualelementmorelikeafrill,maybesimply
downloaded,copied,orpastedin,nomeaningfulpayoff.
17.4 Writerseemstohavepaidlittleattentiontothereadersphysicalexperiencewith
readingthepaper.Littleornothingappealing.Maybe,infact,difficulttoreadin
parts.Visualelement(s)maybemissing.
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CopyEditing
10
9.7
8.49.2
7.28.3
06.5

Perfect.Noerrorsexceptpurposefulones.
Containsfewerrorsingrammar,punctuation,spelling,typography
Containsmorethanafewerrorsbutmeaningnotseriouslyaffected
Containsenougherrorstothepointofdistraction,writer,perhaps,hasnot
proofreadwellordoesnothaveknowledgeofgrammar,usage,andspelling.
Frequent,repetitiveerrors,acopyeditingdisaster

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Poetry in contemporary free verse style (Titles and page numbers)

9.3-10 Contains sensory images, specific detail, attention to line length, space between
lines, syntax not choppy or fragmented, in most cases will read in perfectly
grammatical, complete sentences, titled, precise word choice
8.4-9.2 May lack some elements above that would have made the poem stellar.
7.5-8.3 Few images. Choppy or fragmented syntax. Possibly abstractions.
6.6-7.4 Little or no imagery, abstractions, little attention to other poetic elements, word
choice imprecise, wordy
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Absent

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Expositorypiece250350words(Nametheexpositorypieceandpagenumber)
9.310 Theemphasisisonlogic/explanation/persuasion/interpretation/analysis,not
narrativeordescription.Vivid,interestinginformation.Addsinsightanddepth
tomgp,iswellwrittenwithactiveverbs,specificity,andfewwasted

words.

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8.49.2 Informativeandisclearlyexpositorywriting
7.58.3 Clearlyexpositorywriting,thoughinformationnotvitaltoeffectofpaper.
Writingcouldbetightenedandsharpened.
07
Writerdoesnothaveclearunderstandingofexpositorywriting
ProsePoem(Nameprosepoemandpagenumber)
9.310 Shortblockoftype,aparagraphortwo,sensoryimagespresent,asituationrather
thanaplot,noattentionpaidtolinelength.Fresh,intenselanguage.Payoff.
8.49.2 Shortblockoftype,aparagraphortwo.Languagenotparticularlyintenseor
sensory.
7.58.3 Writteningeneralitiesandabstractions,littlethatisspecificorimagistic
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Absent

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FlashFiction/FlashNonfiction/StartlingorPointedNarrativeVignette(NameandPage)
9.310 Anarrative(story),maycontaincharacters,tension.Auditoryeffectsmaybe
enhanced.Somemysteryorsurprise.Oftenthereisuneasepresentattheend,a
sweetlyambiguousorimplicitend.Clear,effective,evenmoving,payoff.
8.49.2 Interesting,thoughwritermighttelltoomuchandshowtoolittle.Clearpayoff.
7.58.3 Toobrief,notdevelopedorcarriedthrough.Payoffabsentorineffective.

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lingers.

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FinalPiece/Genre
9.610 Thelastpieceaddsafinal,resoundingnotetothemgp.Itleavesthereaderwitha
deepunderstandingorfeelingthatappealsbothemotionallyandintellectually.It
mightsolveamysterywoventhroughthemgp.Itliftsthereader,it
8.49.5 Thelastpieceisfunctional,letsreaderknowclearlythatthemgpiscomplete.
78.3 Thelastpieceisoverlongorunrewardingoranticlimactic

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WorksCited
9.610 Complete(1015sources),arangeofresearchisrepresented(books,articles,
bookreviews,websites,primarysources),sourceslistedinaconsistent
8.49.5
7.58.3
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06.5

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bibliographicstyle.
Rangeofsourcesnotasdeepandcompleteaswouldwarranta10.
Brief(underfivesources),perhapsbibliographicstyleinconsistent
Indicatesminimalresearch
Indicatesthatresearchhasnotplayedsignificantpartinthemgporthatresearch
hassimplybeenploppedintothepaperorattached

NotePage
9.310 Eachgenre/piecethatneedsanote,hasone.Withinthetext,aparenthetical
referenceindicatesthatthereisanotepageentryaboutthegenre.Notesare
vitaltounderstandingadimensionofthepaperyouwouldntotherwiseknow.
Notescontainsurprising,informativeinformationonresearchand/ortheprocess
ofcreation.Thereisasurprising,fulfillingqualitytothenotes.
8.49.2 Notesareinformativeandthorough.Parentheticalreferencesappearintext.
08.3 Notesthatareneededarenotprovided.Questionsleftinthe
readersmind.OrNotesarelargelyperfunctory,addinglittlepertinent
informationandhurtingtheoveralleffectofthepaper.