TRENDS

Rubrics for Position Paper

Criteria Excellent Very Good Good Poor
Arguments and The entire paper Most part of the Some parts of the Paper suggests an
evidences clearly addresses paper addresses paper addresses inability to
the issue and the issue and the issue. The comprehend the
provides very provides some paper provides a assignment or to
effective and solid arguments and few effective and respond
arguments and evidences to solid arguments meaningfully to
evidences to support the main and evidences to the topic.
support the main position. support the main
position position.
Communication of Paper explores the Paper shows some Paper may treat Paper lacks focus,
ideas issues showing depth and the topic demonstrates
thorough complexity of simplistically or confused or
comprehension of thought repetitively; simplistic thinking,
the next; goes doesn’t or fails to
beyond the demonstrate communicate
obvious or class sufficient ideas.
discussion comprehension of
the text
Organization Paper is coherently Paper is well- Paper is Paper is poorly
organized, with organized and adequately organized and/or
ideas supported by developed with organized and undeveloped; lacks
apt reasons appropriate developed, support from the
reasons and generally text.
examples supporting ideas
with reasons and
examples
Mechanics control Paper is generally Paper has few Paper has some Paper has serious
of mechanics, free from errors in errors in errors, but and persistent
sentence mechanics, usage, mechanics, usage, generally errors in word
structure, and sentence and sentence demonstrates choice, mechanics,
grammar, spelling structure structure control of usage, and
mechanics, usage, sentence
and sentence structure.
structure.