K40 Fall 2016

Weekly Response Paper Rubric

0 = Plagiarism
Category

Criteria

Careful
reading

Correctly understands texts as needed

Highlights/focuses on main ideas of focal text(s)

Depth of
analysis

Discuss and evaluate texts with regard to the weeks

topic
Place text in dialogue with one another (rather than
solely treating them separately)
Draw useful meanings from the text

Relevance of
question
and/or
example

Draw an original question that is in dialogue with the

text
Relate to strong example/evidence drawn from other
sources (explain specifically why its relevant to the
reading)

Clarity

Writing is clear and easy to read and understand

Basic

Stay within the guidelines of the assignment: 200-250

words, double-spaced, 1 margins and standard font
Submission is timely: 6 p.m. Thursday
Few or no errors in usage, grammar, or mechanics
(spelling, punctuation, capitalization, etc.)

2 = Missing or Thoroughly Inadequate

3 = Developing
4 = Meets Expectations
5 = Exceeds Expectations
(Total score 25)

Score