Report Review

Formal Report Rubric

OFTI 1130

Report Topic:

Criteria

Needs

improvement

Basic

Distinguished

PURPOSE

 Understands author’s purpose – to provide data, analyses, and conclusions.

 Written appropriately for the intended audience.

0 5 10

INFORMATION

 Maintained the topic throughout the report.

 Selected important information about the topic.

 Recognized key ideas to be paragraphed separately.

 Used appropriate vocabulary. First-person pronouns are only found in the Letter of Transmittal.

0 10 20

ORGANIZATION

 Included three major divisions: front matter, body, and supplementary parts.

 Findings are presented logically and objectively.

 First- second- and third-level headings are included.

 Ended with conclusions or recommendations.

 At least one visual aid is presented.

0 10 20

GRAMMAR

 Uses topic specific terms.

 Uses timeless present tense.

 Grammar is appropriate and correct for the purpose – it sounds authentic and important.

0 10 20

CONVENTIONS

 Accurate spelling.

 Accurate punctuation.

 Accurate sentence structure.

 Used correct formatting.

0 10 20

SOURCES

 Three primary sources are cited.

 Three secondary sources are cited.

 Citations are found within the report and included in the work cited portion.

0 10 20

Report Rubric Total Points:______/ 110

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