Writing Rubric (EIC 3)

EXCELLENT GOOD ALMOST NEEDS WORK NO CREDIT

4 pts 3 pts 2 pts 1 pt 0 pt
Organization
EXCELLENT □ GOOD □ ALMOST □ NEEDS WORK □ NO CREDIT □
Paragraph has a clear topic Paragraph has a clear topic Paragraph has identifiable Paragraph is missing either The sequence of ideas
sentence, supporting sentences sentence, supporting topic sentence, supporting topic or concluding sentences. shows no clear pattern.
in a logical order, and a strong sentences in a logical order, sentences, and a concluding
concluding sentence. Both the and a strong concluding sentence. Minor errors can
topic sentence and the sentence. Minor errors can be found in both topic and
concluding sentence are error- be found in either topic or concluding sentences.
free. concluding sentences.
Content
EXCELLENT □ GOOD □ ALMOST □ NEEDS WORK □ NO CREDIT □
The writing is focused on topic. The writing is mainly Student has attempted to There is no focus on topic.
There is no focus on
Student has included at least 3 focused on topic. Student focus on topic and included Student has attempted to topic. Most of
supporting details, AND all of has included at least 3 at least 3 supporting details, include supporting details, BUT
supporting details are
them are relevant. supporting details, AND AND about half of them less than half of them are not relevant.
most of them are relevant. are relevant. relevant.
Sentence
variation / EXCELLENT □ GOOD □ ALMOST □ NEEDS WORK □ NO CREDIT □
Transition
Student has used compound Student has used compound Student has used Student has mostly used simple Student has used an
sentences with “and, but, or, sentences with “and, but, or, compound sentences with sentences. assortment of
so” and complex sentences, so” and complex sentences “and, but, or, so” and No transitions have been used. incomplete and/or
and these sentences are without making complex sentences without incorrect sentences.
error- free. punctuation or sentence making punctuation or
Transitions (e.g. first, next, fragment mistakes. sentence fragment
then, later, that, finally) have One or two transitions (e.g. mistakes.
been used effectively. first, next, then, later, that, No transitions have been
finally) have been used. used.
Spelling,
Word form & EXCELLENT □ GOOD □ ALMOST □ NEEDS WORK □ NO CREDIT □
Word Count
There are 0-2 spelling and There are 3-4 spelling and There are 5-6 spelling and There are more than 6 Paragraph does not meet
word form errors, AND word form errors, AND word form errors, AND spelling and word form errors, the required number of
paragraph meets the required paragraph meets the required paragraph meets the AND paragraph meets the words.
number of words. number of words. required number of words. required
number of words.
Grammar &
Punctuation/ EXCELLENT □ GOOD □ ALMOST □ NEEDS WORK □ NO CREDIT □
Capitalization At least 6 sentences are error- At least 5 sentences are At least 4 sentences are At least 2 sentences are error- Less than 2 sentences
free. error-free. error-free. free. are error-free.
 If work is completely off-topic, the score for content is zero, score for other criteria is 25 % max.
 If being found being guilty of plagiarism, score for the writing is zero.
Notes on plagiarism:
- Copying words or ideas from someone else or from a source (similarity ≥ 20%)
- Giving or receiving the plagiarized text (similarity ≥ 20%)
- Turning in someone else’s work as your own (similarity ≥ 20%)