LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

Explain and analyze information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence, and appropriate discussion towards complete understanding on any given topic.

PERFORMANCE ADVANCED PROFICIENT INTERMEDIATE BEGINNER BASIC

STANDARD (NEEDS IMPROVEMENT)
There is one clear, well There is one clear, well There is evidence of a focused There is a topic of discussion There is not a clear main topic.
focused topic. Main ideas are focused topic. Main ideas are
topic. Main ideas are hardly but it tends to scatter despite Main ideas are not clear nor
OVERALL FOCUS clear and are well supported evident but need stronger presented and they need to be the fact that some supporting supporting ideas are visible in
by detailed and accurate support since it does not supported by detailed ideas are presented. the text.
information. provide detailed information.
information.
The Thesis Statement is The Thesis Statement is The Thesis Statement is The Thesis Statement is not The Thesis Statement is stated
skillfully stated in the stated in the introduction. It
somewhat stated in the clearly stated in the in the last sentence of the
THESIS STATEMENT introduction. It clearly states states the topic and the introduction. It generally states
introduction. It is difficult to introduction. It states the topic
the topic and the writer’s writer’s purpose. The parts of
the topic and the writer’s find the topic and the writer’s not the writer’s purpose. The
(PARAGRAPHING)
purpose. The parts of paragraph are evident and purpose. The parts of purpose. The parts of paragraphs do not contain all
paragraph are well-structured with a high degree of paragraph are hard to identify paragraph are not fully the essential parts of it, making
and coherently intertwined. cohesion. but evident and with a degree developed to make the text the text hard to read.
of cohesion. coherent enough.
All explanations clearly and Most explanations clearly Some of the explanations state The explanations barely state Few explanations do not state
insightfully state how evidence state how evidence supports how evidence supports topic how evidence supports topic how evidence supports topic
supports topic sentence. All topic sentence. Most sentence. Some of the sentence. The evidence is sentence. Evidence is
evidence is reliable and evidence is reliable and evidence is reliable and somewhat reliable and unreliable and irrelevant, It does
relevant and purposefully relevant and supports each relevant and supports each relevant to support each topic not support each topic
EXPLAIN, EVIDENCE supports each topic sentence. topic sentence. The author’s topic sentence. The author’s sentence. The author’s sentence. The author’s purpose
AND VOICE The author’s purpose of writing purpose of writing can be purpose of writing needs to be purpose of writing is not clear of writing is unclear. There is
is very clear, and there is clearer, and there is evidence clearer, and there is some enough, and there is poor evidence of attention to
strong evidence of attention to of attention to audience. The evidence of attention to evidence of attention to audience. The author’s
audience. The author’s author’s knowledge and/or audience. The author’s audience. The author’s knowledge and/or experience
knowledge and/or experience experience with the topic knowledge and/or experience knowledge and/or experience with the topic is/are very limited.
with the topic is/are evident is/are somewhat evident. with the topic is/are superficial.
with the topic is/are difficult to
relate to.
The author uses graphic words The author uses vivid words The author intends to uses vivid The author scarcely uses The author uses very
and phrases. The choice and and phrases. The choice and words and phrases. the choice vivid words and phrases. The uncommon words in order to
WORD CHOICE placement of words seems placement of words is and placement of words is choice and placement of sound sophisticated but fails to
accurate, natural, and not accurate most of the times. imprecise at times and/or words is generally inaccurate give accurate meaning in
forced. seems redundant. redundant. context. The writing lacks
variety.
All sentences are well Most sentences are well Sentences are well constructed Most sentences are Most sentences are not well
constructed and have varied constructed structure (simple, structure (simple, compound, constructed with the intention constructed, but they have a
structure (simple, compound, compound, and complex) and and complex) but they do not of following a specific similar structure and/or length.
SENTENCE and complex) and length (8 to have varied length (8 to 10 have varied length. There are structure (simple, compound, The author makes several
STRUCTURE, 10 words per sentence). The words per sentence). The some errors in grammar, and complex) but lacks errors in grammar, mechanics,
GRAMMAR, author makes no errors in author makes a few errors in mechanics, and/or spelling that variety in their use. The and/or spelling that interfere
MECHANICS, & grammar, mechanics, and/or grammar, mechanics, and/or interfere with understanding. author makes some errors in with understanding.
SPELLING spelling. spelling, but they do not grammar, mechanics, and/or
interfere with understanding. spelling, that interfere with
understanding.
ICESI UNIVERSITY ENGLISH VII GRADING RUBRIC TO EXPOSITORY ESSAY GRADE:
Professor: Andres F. Torres