Rubric
| Criteria & Points Assigned | Missing or Serious Problems (2 pts) |
Below Expectations (3pts) |
Meets Expectations (4pts) |
Excellent Work (6pts) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relevance of answer to the question | The essay did not answer the question. | Answer is incomplete. Excessive discussion of unrelated issues and/or significant errors in content. | Answer is brief with insufficient detail. Unrelated issues were introduced and/or minor errors in content. | Answer is complete; sufficient detail provided to support assertions; answer focuses only on issues related to the question; factually correct. | |
| Thoroughness of answer | None of the relevant details were included. | Serious gaps in the basic details needed | Most of the basic details are included but some are missing | Deals with the entire question | |
| Organization and logic of answer | Weak organization; sentences rambling; ideas are repeated. | Minor problems of organization or logic; Needs work on creating transitions between ideas | Clear and logical presentation; good development of an argument; transitions are made clearly and smoothly. | ||
| Mechanics of writing (spelling, punctuation, grammar, clarity of prose) | Major problems with mechanics of language; Awkward sentence construction; Poor or absent transitions; Frequently difficult to understand. | Frequent problems with mechanics of language; Occasional awkward sentences and poor transitions; reduce readability. | Clear, readable, prose. Good use of transitions; no problems with spelling, punctuation, or grammar. |